With Vice Mayor David Kunhardt's unfortunate decision to resign from the Council and move to Maine (we are very happy for him, but will miss him!), we were presented with an option: should we fill the remaining 1.5 years left on his term by holding a special election, or by accepting applications from the public and making an appointment? In my view, Corte Madera tradition and common sense dictated that we make an appointment. While elections are a crucial public ritual that

After receiving and analyzing staff's report comparing the costs and benefits of renovating our dilapidated Town Hall versus purchasing or renting office space elsewhere, I voted yes to proceeding with the planned renovation of Town Hall. My reasoning was threefold. On renting, I couldn't see any justification for squandering away thousands of taxpayer dollars every month without gaining any equity for taxpayers, or a permanent home for Town operations in a facility over whic

This one was a clear win for Corte Madera. Our network of streetlights are old and outdated; they gobble up energy on the taxpayers' dime, cast an ugly orange glow, and throw too much of their light in places where it shouldn't be directed (like at residents' windows or up into the night sky) and not enough down onto our streets and sidewalks where it's needed. That's why I voted yes on a $300,000 project to address all these issues by retrofitting our existing street lights