Welcome!
My name is Mark Olbert, and I’m a former member of the San Carlos, California City Council. This was my site for staying in touch with my constituents. My last day on the Council was December 14, 2020.
It’s now a platform I use to address local and regional issues that my neighbors may find interesting.
Here you’ll find my blog, links to articles about municipal issues, and material that will help you understand my Council work and my current views. All these can be accessed through the menu links at the top of every page.
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“Originalism” and Voting Rights
Over at The Boiling Frog, Seth and I recently published our 19th podcast, on voting rights. As we do with all our podcasts, we ended
November, 2022 Elections: Endorsements
Here are the candidates I’m endorsing in the upcoming election, in no particular order Ray Mueller District 3 County Board of Supervisors I’ve known Ray
Alexander Kent: Ignorance in Action
I received an email today from Kent’s campaign which was highly provocative…and filled with errors. Not to mention it espouses values that fly in the
Ray Mueller for District 3 Board of Supervisors
This is a letter to the editor I wrote which was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on 10/12/2022. Editor: I was an elected
Acting Against Domestic Violence
This is a public comment I made to the San Carlos City Council at their 9/12/2022 meeting. Thank you Mayor McDowell and the rest of
Audits Are a Good Idea!
This is a letter to the editor I wrote to the Palo Alto Daily Post which was published August 1, 2022. It was sparked by