Home matters – during the holidays, perhaps even more so. To paraphrase Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, we all know there is no place like home. And home and health are related – long commutes create pollution and mean time away from family.
In November 2018, I was proud to co-host our sixth annual Connect Conference. This year’s Connect 18 theme was, “Transforming Communities Through Technology” which was held at Facebook in Menlo Park. Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, Assemblyman Marc Berman, and President and CEO of SAMCEDA, Rosanne Foust, and I were pleased to welcome a roster of distinguished speakers who shared their ideas, stories, passions and best practices for using disruptive technologies to transform our communities.
As a proud Vietnam Veteran, the celebration of Veterans Day has so much meaning and that’s why I was proud to present a proclamation, during our November 6 Board of Supervisors meeting, designating November 11, 2018 as the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I.
“Truth, liberty and toleration—three words that are your guiding beacon.” Inspiring, moving words spoken to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on October 23, 2018 by outgoing County Manager John Maltbie, who is retiring after 49 years of public service and 600 Board meetings. In his own words, John Maltbie noted that what we do as a County matters.