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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It’s Amazing How Many People Think Threats Are a Useful Political Tool
I got this email the other day from someone who shares my last name (not a relative, so far as I know): From: JBO Von
Investing Millions in a Project No One Requested
This Monday, February 26th, the Council will be voting on whether or not to move forward with rebuilding the Holly/101 interchange. That sounds like a
Turner Outdoorsman: Pre Litigation Notice
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
The $38,000,000 Question
What would you do with $38,000,000? It’s a question we’d probably all like to face. Now, I can’t offer that princely sum to you as
The Depot Cafe
Recently, the owner of the Depot Café restaurant, which operates out of the old train station building at the San Carlos CalTrain stop, announced she
Beyond Local Issues
This op ed was published today in the San Mateo Daily Journal. At its last meeting the San Carlos City Council adopted a resolution supporting