I am fortunate to have lived in San Carlos most of my 70 years of life. I have seen a great deal of change, with most of it being positive. The one exception that comes to mind is San Carlos High School. I grew up on Melendy Drive where the high school was located. I can still recall walking up and down the steep hill along with occasionally trying to climb it with my bicycle. The high school is long gone as we didn’t have enough children (at the time anyway) to justify another high school.
The world we currently live in is full of upheaval so I feel blessed to be a part of a community which seems headed in the right direction  in life.
One of the problems much of this country suffers is homelessness, and San Carlos is no exception. How we got to this point is amazing to me.
So I was quite pleased to read about the 33 affordable homes ( Daily Journal, April 24) being developed on Cherry Street in San Carlos. Cherry Street Commons has been 15 years in the making as per Kate Comfort Harr. Talk about a test of patience and persistence.
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It takes a village is an often used statement that comes to mind. The many people who were involved in this project are to be commended. Thank you for your grit and determination.
I can’t think of a better birthday present for San Carlos as we celebrate 100 years of being a city. All of you involved in this project make me proud!
Thank you for your letter David. I advocated for this project my entire 13 year career on the Council, and I am so pleased to see that it has broken ground. It was well worth the wait.
This is so perfect and timely! What a nice birthday present to the city as a whole and the future residents of the new development. It will be exciting to watch it take place : )
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Thank you for your letter David. I advocated for this project my entire 13 year career on the Council, and I am so pleased to see that it has broken ground. It was well worth the wait.
This is so perfect and timely! What a nice birthday present to the city as a whole and the future residents of the new development. It will be exciting to watch it take place : )
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