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13 Nov
Although not officially over, it looks like updates to the vote count have not been kind to Measure S. There was some glimmer of hope that late-counted votes would give us an extra percentage point and bring us over the 2/3 supermajority needed. However, the latest returns actually have that percentage going down. […]
Posted in Community, Education by: Seth
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07 Nov
When I was running for School Board, a past board member said to me: “may you not have to face the decision to change boundaries among schools.” Apparently it’s quite the school district legend that few decisions are more controversial and politically charged than changing school boundaries. My sense is that this stems […]
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05 Nov
As you may have noticed, in this blog I shy away from commentary on national and state politics — not that I don’t have strong opinions — it’s just that I want to focus attention on what directly affects San Carlos schools. So, in that spirit, I won’t comment on the presidential election and […]
Posted in Community, Finances, Reflections by: Seth
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01 Nov
Although I imagine many of you have already voted, I certainly couldn’t let this weekend go by without reminding everyone how crucial it is to vote YES on MEASURE S. Already woefully underfunded, our school district was severely impacted by this last State budget crisis (and, by all accounts, the situation will actually get […]
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13 Sep
Yesterday I attended the first class in a once-per-month, ten month program sponsored jointly by the Redwood City, Belmont, and San Carlos Chambers of Commerce. It is called Leadership Redwood City/Belmont/San Carlos, and despite it’s not terribly creative name, it looks like an extremely interesting program. it was recommended to me by some […]