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.
If you’d like to be automatically notified when new content is added to this site just click the Subscribe button at the top of any page. If you’re already a subscriber you can use the Subscribe button to edit your subscription options.
Enjoy! And if you have a moment, drop me a line to let me know what’s on your mind.
San Carlos Rewarding Monumentally Bad Behavior
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
Community Foundation Update
For the last six months resident volunteers have been working hard to set up a new community foundation aimed at improving the quality of life
Gun Store Regulation
This is a letter I recently mailed to Governor Newsom, Senator Jerry Hill and Assemblymember Kevin Mullin. Dear Governor Newsom, Senator Hill and Assemblymember Mullin:
Development by Right, EIRs and Liberty
This is a lightly-edited version of an op ed I wrote which was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on Friday, April 12, 2019.
I’m Having an Effect!
As close followers of the City Council know, I’ve asked that staff and my colleagues refer to me as “the chair of the Council”, or
Chair’s Remarks on the Year Ahead
The Council chair (aka mayor) traditionally offers thoughts on the year ahead when he or she is appointed. I chose not to do that last