State of the City Redux
10/08/2019
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Just a refresher post pointing at the State of the City address I gave back in March that addresses, in more detail, the background behind
Category: Politics
Time to Speak Up About Commercial Development
09/26/2019
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This is op ed was published in the Daily Post on Thursday, September 26, 2019. I’ll post a link to the online article on the
A Huge Transparency Hole?
08/21/2019
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Imagine a public agency being threatened with a lawsuit for something it’s done, or hasn’t done. Seeking to avoid going to court it enters settlement
Protecting the Public’s Right to Know
08/13/2019
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This is an op ed I wrote which was published in the Palo Alto Daily Post. Early this year I became San Carlos’ representative on
Tunnel Boring Machine
07/17/2019
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Silicon Valley Clean Water, the joint powers authority which operates the treatment facility out in Redwood Shores which handles wastewater from Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood
Not an Opinion I Agree With, At All
06/18/2019
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Well, it finally arrived this afternoon: an email disagreeing with the City celebrating Pride month: As a homeowner in San Carlos for over 40 years
San Carlos Rewarding Monumentally Bad Behavior
05/15/2019
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Some time ago my colleagues agreed to a suggestion I made about having staff put our banking services contract out for bid. While the then-current
Giving Back to the Community
11/16/2018
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At our November 13th meeting, staff presented the audited financial results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. The Council ultimately ended up accepting
Halloween and Honeybees
11/04/2018
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I received a well-written email from a Central middle school 6th grader on a topic which I would never, in a million years, have expected
Should the Council Get Up to a 145% Raise?
09/26/2018
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At last Monday’s Council meeting, a discussion requested by Matt Grocott, to consider changing how much council members are paid, took place. Although no specific