Without fully realizing it, I have had a bit of an obsession with the statue of Junipero Serra that looms over Interstate 280 in the general v…
Mark Simon
To those in official positions whom I have offended with incautious comments, I apologize sincerely and fully. Further, I appreciate the recen…
By now, no doubt, you have seen the ads in support of Proposition 50, the redistricting measure, which are all Gavin all the time. It is just …
The end is in sight for the saga of San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus and the move by the Board of Supervisors to fire her.
The news media — and it is funny to realize that I typed that without any sense of irony — is already calling it the redistricting war.
The hearing into whether to sustain San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus’ firing has been going on all week, and sitting through it has b…
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors may have taken meaningful and far-reaching actions at its meeting on Tuesday. I am not entirely cert…
In my career at the San Mateo County Transit District, where I special-assisted and senior-advised, I occasionally observed that there are a l…
Mark Simon commented on Ain’t no cure for the summertime blues
What does “sovereign citizens” mean?
Mark Simon commented on Ain’t no cure for the summertime blues
Exactly, Ray. Take out the half-dozen or so pages devoted to that specific issue and what remains is more than enough to justify alarm.
Mark Simon commented on Daily diary of democracy
Well, thanks, I guess.
Mark Simon commented on Daily diary of democracy
It is this kind of sweeping assertion typically offered by you that routinely prompts me not to respond to you. But to say the Daily Journal only prints one side of the story is wrong, ignorant and irresponsible. The reporters here consistently and diligently print all sides of a story or…
Mark Simon commented on This is what we do
(6-Year Term, Next Election March 2028)
Ms. Christina Corpus
Office Address: 330 Bradford St, Redwood City, CA 94063
Telephone: (650) 599-1664
Fax: (650) 599-1327
https://smcacre.gov/elections/county-offices
Mark Simon commented on This is what we do
It’s 2028. Look harder.
Mark Simon commented on This is what we do
I doubt Trump is following this issue, but regardless, she is not up for reelection next year. She is up in 2028.
Mark Simon commented on Careful what you wish for
What grand design? Hers? The county’s? This makes no sense.
Mark Simon commented on Getting where we are going
Hey Mike. Would you email me? Mark.simon24@yahoo.com
Mark Simon commented on They came, they saw, they carried signs
Dirk -- that's just not accurate. The gender mix was pretty even. That aside, I don't believe anything in my column supports your remarkably inaccurate conclusions about who attended or what they intended. It appears you wanted to reach these conclusions and opted to misinterpret the colu…