Garbage Strike Hits San Carlos

San Carlos and much of San Mateo has been hit with the results of a strike led by workers for Allied Waste.  The strike is expected to last for a few days.  In the mean time, get used to seeing trash cans blanketing the city streets.  Local Teamsters 350 Union appears to be leading the [...]

Breaking News: San Carlos City Manager to Retire

San Carlos City Manager, Mark Weiss, is set to retire.  After what a rather brief stint in San Carlos, Mr. Weiss will no longer be the City manager as of December 18, 2010.  The City Council will start their search for a new City Manager immediately.  Given the current economic issues facing the city, the [...]

San Carlos Police Department Makes National Fox News

The decision to disband the San Carlos Police Department in the City of San Carlos has now made the national news.  San Carlos, Oakland and Vallejo all headline the video detailed below.  Please click on the link to view the video in its entirety. San Carlos Police Department Makes National Fox News

Special City Council Meeting Will Examine Contracting San Carlos Police Services with Redwood City and San Mateo Sheriff’s Department

At the December 14, 2009 City Council meeting, the City Council discussed and authorized Staff to contact neighboring police departments to provide contract Police Services for San Carlos. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department and the City of Redwood City have both expressed an interest in providing these services to the City of San Carlos [...]

San Carlos Native a Front Runner for U.S. Supreme Court

San Carlos native Jennifer Granholm is one of the front runners to be selected by President Obama to fill the upcoming vacancy to be left by current Justice John Paul Stevens.  Granholm is currently the Governor of Michigan.  She is a graduate of San Carlos High School and a former Miss San Carlos. In Granholm’s [...]

The Best of San Carlos 2010

The Best of San Carlos 2010 was derived from variety of factors including reviews, blog reader submissions and community feedback. The businesses listed below are in no particular order: Best San Carlos Lunch Restaurants The Refuge. This always packed Laurel Street restaurant is a hit for San Carlos.  For more information, please visit them online [...]

Home Invasion Robbery In San Carlos

On March 29, 2010, a home invasion robbery took place in San Carlos on the 1300 block of Hull Drive.  A 47-year old man was tied up while between two and four individuals ransacked the house. The victim stated that he felt something cold against the back of his head which may have been a [...]

Impassioned City Council Meeting Sees Residents Fighting for Their Fire and Police Departments

If the opinions expressed by San Carlos residents on Monday night at the City Council meeting were in any way indicative of the feelings of all San Carlans, the city may face a Braveheart-like rebellion by its residents if the fire department and police departments are replaced by less attractive options such as Cal-Fire and [...]

Meet Carly

Carly is the first one you see when entering San Carlos City Hall.  She is knowledgeable, friendly and informative.  She also happens to be a computer.  The friendly clerk that was essentially outsourced for a computer no longer occupies that position.  Times have changed in San Carlos, and they are about to change even more. [...]

Proposition 13: Taking Its Toll on San Carlos

Love it or hate it, Proposition 13: The People’s Initiative to Limit Property Taxation, is about to go even further under the microscope.  Proposition 13 is directly related to many of the budget shortfalls in San Carlos, from all of the department budgets at City Hall to the San Carlos School District.  Below I have [...]

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