Diary of a Candidate for City Council: Roadblock
Diary #7 in an ongoing series of my experiences as a candidate.It’s been over a month since my last diary on this topic. The reason is simple, the explanation is complicated. Bear with me as I try to...
View ArticleDiary of a Candidate for City Council: Victory!
Dairy #8 in an ongoing series of my experiences as a candidate for Mountain View, CA City CouncilOn January 3 this year, I filed the required paper work to announce my intent to become a City Council...
View ArticleDiary of a City Council Candidate: Reorg Edition
When I last left you, three weeks ago, I had fought the good fight…against my company…just for the right to take a seat should I win one for the Mountain View City Council. I prevailed. You can read...
View ArticleDiary of a City Council Candidate – Campaign Kick-Off Edition
Diary #10 in an on-going series documenting my run for City CouncilNow that my daughter and son (15 and 13 respectively) are done with their school year, in the evenings (and as a family) we’ve been...
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Diary of a City Council Candidate #11: And so it begins!!!
On Saturday July 12, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce hosted a “Candidate School” and invited all eight of the listed candidates. The agenda started at 8:30, ended at 5:30 followed up by a...
View ArticleDr. Ben Carson - GOP POTUS Candidate?
As I published yesterday, in my Diary of a City Council Candidate (#11!), I spent all day Saturday in Campaign School tooling up for this November’s election. One of the speakers was a GOP...
View ArticleDiary of a City Council Candidate #12: “So. You’re a Jew, right?”
Yeah, that happened. I’ll tell you about it a little lower in the diary because first I want to catch you up on the comings and goings of being a candidate.I have a fifteen and a half year old daughter...
View ArticleDiary of a City Council Candidate #13: Two months to go!
I can’t believe I last submitted a diary a month ago. Where has the time gone? Oh yeah, nearly every minute of my days (and nights) have been filled with campaign activities and as such, I’ve had no...
View ArticleDiary of a City Council Candidate #14: Terrorist Threat
I am running for City Council in Mountain View, CA. These have been my stories.I just looked at the schedule for the next three weeks and decided to write another diary now because there doesn’t look...
View ArticleDiary of a City Council Candidate #15: The End is Near!
I am running for City Council in Mountain View, CA. These have been my stories.I can’t believe it’s been over a month since my last diary. I will post this and probably only two more: the results, and...
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Diary of a City Council Candidate #16 - I won!
Me voting! (photo by daughter on her iPhone) Running a campaign is hard. Being the candidate is even harder. This diary is a summary of the final days before the election, election night, and my final...
View ArticleJeb Bush made $29M After Leaving Office
Turns out, being a Bush is indeed quite lucrative.Jeb Bush made $29 million in the first seven years after he left public office, dramatically increasing his wealth during a recession, a financial...
View ArticleTrump owed million$ by Mexicans
Perhaps this is why The Donald is claiming Mexicans are rapists.Behind the headlines over Trump’s Mexico-bashing remarks is a legal dispute between the billionaire presidential candidate and two...
View ArticleTrump 401(k) plan sucks for employees
In my career as a financial advisor, I have worked on my share of 401(k) plans. From the description of the 401(k) plan that Donald Trump offers his employees, saving for one's personal retirement is...
View ArticleRooting for the underdog (I mean progressive)
Reading Daily Kos these days is reminiscent of 2004 when Howard Dean was running for president. He, like today’s Bernie Sanders, was the far more progressive candidate than John Kerry. It was a regular...
View ArticleRachel nails it: The Republicans are the enemy
Buried in last night's debate was a quick question round where Anderson Cooper asked the candidates who or what organization are they most proud to have made an enemy. Hillary said, "The Republicans."...
View ArticleThe Bush Family (Presidential) Legacy
A One Term PresidentA Two Term President -- winning vote supplied by the Supreme Court (term 1) -- a mysterious Ohio vote count change in middle of the night (term 2)A Failed Run for PresidentHardly a...
View ArticleLess Filling! Tastes Great!
Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday. I live in Mountain View, CA which had the distinction of being a transit gateway to Levi’s Stadium where the game was held. If you were going to take public...
View ArticleThis is not my America
The bigotry and hatred on display at Trump rallies has been well documented and continues to be nauseating. The latest occurrence was yesterday when 30 black students from Valdosta State University...
View ArticleBono is feeling the BERN!
It’s a cool thing to be an elected official (Vice Mayor, City of Mountain View) in a presidential election year. Especially when your Silicon Valley home town is an official ATM for Democratic Party...
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