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
Category: Politics
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
Deciding on Behalf of the Community
06/15/2018
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Recently the Council changed the way the Residential Design Review Committee is structured (this is the commission which reviews and approves home remodeling and construction
Bakeries and the Human Condition
05/09/2018
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Occasionally, I get really interesting emails from people about what appear to be simple topics but are actually related to much broader issues of governance.
Time to Plan for the Future
04/02/2018
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This ran in the San Mateo Daily Journal on Monday, April 2, 2018. What would you do with $38,000,000? It’s a question we’d probably all
Turner Outdoorsman: Pre Litigation Notice
02/17/2018
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Many people have asked me, since the Council adopted the firearm store moratorium last Fall, what’s been going on vis a vis Turner Outdoorsman. I’ve
Money Is More Important Than Protecting Lives?
09/12/2016
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At tonight’s City Council meeting I asked my colleagues to consider endorsing Proposition 63, Safety for All, a statewide ballot initiative that aims to put
Such a Deal!
09/02/2015
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I submitted the following letter to the editor to both the San Mateo Daily Journal and the Palo Alto Daily Post. But in case they