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Waterdog open space

Oct 25, 2022
Oct 25, 2022 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

I’ve written email comments to the Belmont City Council, including the future of the Belmont open-space trails, and only one member ever responds. Warren Lieberman. That’s why I will vote for Lieberman for Belmont mayor — he’s the only candidate who expresses interest in residents, while his opponent Julia Mates is endorsed by outside special interest groups and party politicians.

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Paul Sheng Oct 27, 2022 8:09am

I find the claim that only Warren Lieberman is the only council member that ever responds to this person’s email comments to CIty Council to be highly implausible. I have emailed City Council on several occasions and I have always received a response from all five councilmembers: Mates, Lieberman, McCune, Stone, and Hurt. I’m grateful to live in a city where all of our council members are equally responsive to residents.

The claim that Lieberman is the only candidate that expresses interest in residents is absurd. Watch the Chamber San Mateo Candidates Forum yourself (it’s an hour, but you can watch their opening statement in the first five minutes here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/s4-gbZ7sbUiZeElP9J1i8UhvyDX1W0BhZkVjlsefuxdbSMxO8y5H5X4peOCCJfeL86gaAyx3_9bVDDXL.pOhittUxuKJpQbwl

If you watch the video, it’s clear that Julia Mates is laser-focused on the interests of Belmont residents, and unlike Lieberman, she has innovative ideas to make life better for residents while preserving the character of our city. Unlike Lieberman, she has a detailed, expert-driven and compromise-driven plan to improve our open space trails and make them safe for everyone, which include trail features to slow bicycle traffic and increase safety for hikers. (Fast-forward to 23:23 to see the candidates speak on open space.)

Also, unlike Lieberman, Mates is not disqualified from negotiating with Stanford on their pending purchase of NDNU and plan to develop 700,000 s.f. Worth of facilities. Because Lieberman has a conflict of interest, if he becomes mayor, we’ll have an absentee mayor every step of the way, and our city will be at a significant disadvantage.

When it comes to endorsements, both candidates are endorsed by “party politicians” Jackie Spier and Jerry Hill. Where they differ is Mates is endorsed by the entire current CIty Council (except for Lieberman), 5 out of 7 current Belmont Parks and Rec Commissioners, 5 out of 7 current Belmont Planning Commissioners, and our current County Supervisor Carole Groom. It’s clear who our local leaders trust and who they see as the future of Belmont. Lieberman is beholden to Belmont’s “old guard,” as shown by his endorsements from former mayors/councilmembers, some of whom have been out of office for decades.

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