In association with my fellow founder and sponsor, Dr. David Young, of Young Orthodontics in San Carlos, I am pleased to announce that registration is now officially open for San Carlos Treasure Hunters 2011, Terror in the Canyon.  This is the 5th Anniversary of San Carlos Treasure Hunters.  In recognition of our five-year anniversary, we have taken a "dark" turn this year and have many new surprises and and challenging elements for this year's hunt. Please note this event is capped at the first 50 teams to … [Read more...]

Just when you thought the talk of budget cuts and outsourcing with regard to city services could not get any worse, well, it just took a sharp right-hand turn toward crazy town and has city leaders up in arms. How we got here: For those of you unfamiliar with the city's current plan to save about one million dollars a year on fire services, here's what happened:  San Carlos has been able to offer fire protection services through the city's participation in the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department JPA.  Under this … [Read more...]

I have been fortunate enough to maintain the San Carlos Blog for the past three and a half years. I am extremely grateful for the loyal readership of all of you.  Once a year I try to write a personal article.  I believe it adds some color to every other post that is published on this site.   This is my story. In May of 1992, I was preparing to graduate from St. Francis High School in Mountain View.  If you had asked me then what I would be doing for a career in fifteen or twenty years I would have given you … [Read more...]