The last door!   When I launched this campaign for city council, I promised to try to walk every street in Belmont District 4 and knock on every door where I thought I might be welcome.  DONE!  I completed the walking over the weekend.  I ended at the front door of my friend and neighbor Vivek Wadhwa, who is an astonishing guy BTW.  He is one of the most keen observers of technology, business, and life I have ever known.  He is an author, professor, CEO, TED-talker, and a bunch of other things too numerous to mention.  You should check him  out at....  https://wadhwa.com/ 

A special thanks to volunteers who walked neighborhoods this weekend.  I couldn't get a group photo of everybody, but here is part of the group from IBEW.

City contractors have started work on the "Capacity Enhancement Project" for the sanitary sewer on San Juan Blvd. and East Laurel Creek.  That sewer line was installed in the early days by the builders and it was undersized for the current number of houses.  The full project will take about 5 months, but the contractors are doing a good job of working with residents to maintain local access in and out and to avoid distupting sewer service.

The elections office won't give me an official color "I Voted" sticker until my ballot gets entered at their office, but I VOTED.  I will update the photo when I get the official color sticker.  I would be most grateful to receive your vote.  But the important thing is that you do your own research, make up your own mind, and get out there and vote!

This quote is from the LA Times, no less.  They rate Belmont as the 10th best place to retire in California.  We were the only city in San Mateo County to make their list.  I have to say I agree with them, but I didn't think we were big enough to get noticed by the LA Times.  Now, if I could actually retire from my day job, I might have more time to enjoy some of those wonderful amenities!

Tomorrow (10/11/24) CAL FIRE will conduct a prescribed burn near the Gate Vista Rest Stop.  This is not in Belmont, but is near us on the SFPUC watershed land.  We might see a little smoke in the areas near Sheep Camp Trail.  For general info go to CAL FIRE at https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/natural-resource-management/prescribed-fire

Belmont District 4 voters should have received this mailer.  This one is from me.  It includes my committee name and FPPC number.

Some people in the district received a mailer that looks like this.  It uses images from my website, but I did not create it.  This is what is called in "IE" (independent expenditure) mailer.  My understanding is that IE pieces are completely allowable.  I just want voters to know that I did not communicate with the senders in any way about it.  I have not received any money, endorsements, or support from the senders.  They prepared this on their own, as is typical of IE pieces.

All of the official paperwork has been submitted to the city clerk.  The campaign is official!