This essay was sparked by a comment I got on my post, The 2nd Amendment Does Not Prevent Firearm Regulation. Here’s the comment: It is

This being an odd-numbered year, there are seats coming up for re-election on the San Carlos City Council (and on the San Carlos School Board

This op ed ran, in substantially similar form, in the Daily Post on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. When the Constitution was being drafted there was

I opened last night’s Council meeting with this. We’re going to do something a little different tonight. We’ll be having the Boy Scouts of Troop

Ben Fuller, President of the Greater East San Carlos Neighborhood Association (GESC), recently published a post on NextDoor about the changes the Council made to no

Here are responses I received from staff regarding the questions I raised prior to the meeting. The corresponding questions are shown in italics. Since we’re

You can find the agenda these questions and suggestions refer to at http://www.epackets.net/sirepub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=1864&doctype=AGENDA. I’ve noted the agenda item number in parentheses. (8f, 10d) Since we’re being

Greg Rubens, the City’s general counsel, sent me the following email in reply to my questions about referendums. Mark. Thank you for posing these questions

I typically spend several hours prepping with staff for each of our Council meetings. That way I don’t have to get all of my questions