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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Line 147 Update
This op ed piece I wrote was published last Friday in the Palo Alto Daily Post. As we move into our second month since major
How Big Is Big Enough?
The ultimate size of projects like the Transit Village always end up reflecting a balance between economic pressures striving to make them bigger and community
Transparency: Good for Governments, Great for Gas Companies
Next Monday Senator Jerry Hill will hold a public hearing in the San Carlos City Council Chambers on gas pipeline safety. If you are able
It’s Not Settled
This was published as an op ed in the San Mateo Daily Journal on October 17, 2013. You can find it on their site here.
Conspiracy Thinking
An odd but all too common email that we received as a result of our gas pipeline experience prompted me to write about conspiracy thinking.
State of Emergency
Tonight the Council declared a state of emergency in San Carlos as it relates to a high pressure Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) gas pipeline.