Council Corner Archive


Each week a member of the Foster City City Council publishes an article in local newspapers about issues affecting Foster City. We are pleased to provide this archive of Council Corners written by our Councilmembers.
Date	Title	Author
3/10/2010	State's Effect of Foster City	Art Kiesel
3/3/2010	OUR PRIDE	Pam Frisella
2/24/2010	The Fourth of July and FCTV - What Do You Think	Charlie Bronitsky
2/17/2010	For Whom the Bells Toll	Linda Koelling
2/3/2010	Sidewalks	Art Kiesel
1/27/2010	A Tribute Not To Be Forgotten	Pam Frisella
1/20/2010	The Fight Against Flood Insurance	Charlie Bronitsky
1/13/2010	A New Year, A New Decade... A New Promise	Linda Koelling
1/6/2010	Thoughts for the New Year	Charlie Bronitsky
12/30/2009	A New Year...A New Mission	Linda Koelling
11/25/2009	Election Process	Art Kiesel
11/5/2009	The Joys of Campaigning	Pam Frisella
10/21/2009	Power of the Vote	Linda Koelling
10/14/2009	Civility in Public Comments	Rick Wykoff
10/7/2009	School Overcrowding	Art Kiesel
9/30/2009	To Recuse or not to Recuse	Pam Frisella
9/16/2009	Transit Revival vs Transit Survival	Linda Koelling
9/3/2009	Redevelopment Update	Art Kiesel
8/26/2009	Sustainable Foster City	Pam Frisella
8/19/2009	And They Are Off	John Kiramis
8/12/2009	Term Limits - Another Challenge	Linda Koelling
8/5/2009	The Fiscal Responsibility	Rick Wykoff
7/29/2009	Flood Insurance FEMA	Art Kiesel
7/22/2009	Partners	Pam Frisella
7/8/2009	A Time for Leadership	Linda Koelling
6/24/2009	Air Traffic Control	Art Kiesel
6/17/2009	Heroes	Pam Frisella
6/10/2009	Let Us Try To Get The Story Straight	John Kiramis
6/3/2009	Challenging Our Courage	Linda Koelling
5/20/2009	The Invisible Heroes	Art Kiesel
5/13/2009	Confusing and Deceiving Words	Pam Frisella
5/6/2009	City Council Open Letter to School District	John Kiramis
4/29/2009	Vacationing in Foster City	Linda Koelling
4/22/2009	Seeking Information	Rick Wykoff
4/15/2009	Honoring Our Police and Firefighters	Art Kiesel
4/8/2009	Desperate Times Sometimes Result in Desperate Behavior	Pam Frisella
4/1/2009	A Park For Everyone	John Kiramis
3/25/2009	What Happened to Common Sense	Linda Koelling
3/11/2009	Sustainability and Transportation	Art Kiesel
3/4/2009	We Must Conserve to Preserve	Pam Frisella
3/3/2009	Working Together to get it Right-Part 2	John Kiramis
2/18/2009	Predatory Lending Schemes Must Stop	Linda Koelling
2/4/2009	Batteries and the Environment	Art Kiesel
1/28/2009	We ARE Family	Pam Frisella
1/21/2009	Working Together to Build It Right	John Kiramis
1/14/2009	A Simpler Time for 2009	Linda Koelling
12/31/2008	Holiday Spirit	Art Kiesel
12/24/2008	Reflections	Pam Frisella
12/17/2008	My Year as Mayor	John Kiramis
12/10/2008	A New Year Ahead	Linda Koelling
11/26/2008	Development Question-Tall Buildings	Art Kiesel
11/19/2008	Foster City Cares	Pam Frisella
11/12/2008	When Is It Okay To Be Boring	John Kiramis
11/5/2008	Where Do We Go From Here	Linda Koelling
10/22/2008	Redevelopment Questions and Answers	Art Kiesel
10/15/2008	We need to Give to Get	Pam Frisella
10/1/2008	Our American Resolve	Linda Koelling
9/17/2008	Got Water Part 2	Art Kiesel
9/10/2008	The Citys Responsibility	Pam Frisella
9/3/2008	The Truth Be Told	John Kiramis
8/27/2008	A Letter to all Foster City Residents	Linda Koelling
8/20/2008	Be Factually Informed	Rick Wykoff
8/13/2008	Got Water	Art Kiesel
8/6/2008	The Definition of Education	Pam Frisella
7/30/2008	Got Noise You Can Tell Me	John Kiramis
7/23/2008	Parkview Plaza from Dream to Realty	Linda Koelling
7/16/2008	The Difference a City Makes	Pam Frisella
7/9/2008	What is the Fourth of July	Art Kiesel
6/25/2008	Our Parks Are No Accident	John Kiramis
6/18/2008	Public Transit in Foster City	Linda Koelling
6/12/2008	Searching for Live Victims	Art Kiesel
5/28/2008	Another This and That Column	Pam Frisella
5/21/2008	I Want My FCTV	John Kiramis
5/14/2008	Measure O Parks for the Future	Linda Koelling
4/30/2008	Pilgrim Triton Redevelopment	Art Kiesel
4/23/2008	Difficult Decision	Pam Frisella
4/16/2008	94404 Found	John Kiramis
4/9/2008	Redevelopment A Must	Linda Koelling
3/26/2008	Are You Prepared for the Unthinkable	Art Kiesel
3/19/2008	For the Love of the Game	Pam Frisella
3/12/2008	As the Wheel Turns	John Kiramis
3/5/2008	Try Public Transit	Linda Koelling
2/27/2008	Water Issue	Rick Wykoff
2/20/2008	Are We Taking Things for Granted	Art Kiesel
2/6/2008	Still Looking for 94404	John Kiramis
1/30/2008	A Glimpse of the Future	Linda Koelling
1/16/2008	The Changing of our Skyline Part II	Art Kiesel
1/9/2008	A New Year	Pam Frisella
1/2/2008	Reflections of the Season	Linda Koelling
1/2/2008	Where Is 94404	John Kiramis
12/5/2007	Voices Heard	Pam Frisella
11/28/2007	Our Years End Once Again	John Kiramis
11/21/2007	And Now It is Time to Move Forward	Linda Koelling
11/14/2007	Regardless of the Outcome	Rick Wykoff
11/7/2007	Last Council Corner from Ron Cox	Ron Cox
10/31/2007	Is it Right	Pam Frisella
10/24/2007	Silly is Relative	John Kiramis
10/17/2007	What is this Campaign Coming to	Linda Koelling
10/10/2007	The Silly Season Turns Serious	Ron Cox
10/3/2007	Two Sides to an Issue	Rick Wykoff
9/12/2007	These Are The Facts	Linda Koelling
9/5/2007	My Position	Rick Wykoff
8/29/2007	The Silly Season is Coming Again	Ron Cox
8/22/2007	What People Want	Pam Frisella
8/15/2007	Paid in Full and Debt Free	John Kiramis
8/8/2007	Friday Night Rocks in Foster City	Linda Koelling
8/1/2007	Your Name Please	Rick Wykoff
7/25/2007	A Vote for the Charter High School	Ron Cox
7/18/2007	The Joys and Boys of Summer	Pam Frisella
7/11/2007	Foster City Recreation Experience	John Kiramis
6/20/2007	July is National Recreation and Parks Month	Ron Cox
6/13/2007	The Power of Your Voice	Pam Frisella
6/6/2007	Got Noise	John Kiramis
5/30/2007	A Town Square is Born	Linda Koelling
5/23/2007	Selecting a Developer	Rick Wykoff
5/16/2007	Last Words on the Solar Bees	Ron Cox
5/9/2007	Strong Women	Pam Frisella
5/2/2007	Hail to Foster City's Finest	John Kiramis
4/25/2007	The Gift of Life	Linda Koelling
4/18/2007	Fiscal Responsibility	Rick Wykoff
4/11/2007	Sports Fields in Foster City	Ron Cox
4/4/2007	A Great Responsibility	Pam Frisella
3/28/2007	And The Bees Buzz Goes On	John Kiramis
3/21/2007	Our Beautiful Lagoons	Linda Koelling
3/7/2007	The Geese	Ron Cox
2/28/2007	The Long And The Short of It	Pam Frisella
2/21/2007	Enter The Dragon	John Kiramis
2/14/2007	Going Green	Linda Koelling
2/7/2007	FY 2007-2008 Budget	Rick Wykoff
2/1/2007	Our City and Our Issues	Pam Frisella
1/17/2007	A Time of Learning	John Kiramis
1/10/2007	Resolutions for 2007 A Happy New Year	Linda Koelling
12/27/2006	Last Year as Mayor	Ron Cox
12/20/2006	My Mentor My Friend	Pam Frisella
12/13/2006	Be Patient with Democracy	John Kiramis
12/6/2006	A Special Happy Holiday	Linda Koelling
11/29/2006	They are Back	Ron Cox
11/29/2006	Oh What a Blessing	Rick Wykoff
11/8/2006	The Tax Man Cometh	John Kiramis
11/1/2006	Commitment to Future Generations	Linda Koelling
10/18/2006	Fall in Foster City	Ron Cox
10/4/2006	Got History	John Kiramis
9/27/2006	It is Now Time to Vote	Linda Koelling
9/20/2006	FCTV Survey	Rick Wykoff
9/13/2006	Foster City TV Channel 27	Ron Cox
9/6/2006	The End of Summer	Pam Frisella
8/30/2006	Listening	John Kiramis
8/23/2006	The Hour of the Decision Arrived	Linda Koelling
8/9/2006	Why Foster City does not have a High School	Ron Cox
8/2/2006	A Sensitive Issue	Pam Frisella
7/26/2006	Got Traffic	John Kiramis
7/19/2006	Fireworks in Sacramento and Foster City	Linda Koelling
6/28/2006	Cultivating Community and Are You Interested	Pam Frisella
6/21/2006	Emergency Preparedness Program	John Kiramis
6/8/2006	Stop and here we go again	Linda Koelling
5/24/2006	Spring has Definitely Sprung	Pam Frisella
5/17/2006	Our Preparation Continues	John Kiramis
5/10/2006	Grade A for Disaster Preparedness	Linda Koelling
5/3/2006	More on the Vacant Land	Rick Wykoff
4/26/2006	What Makes Me Mad	Ron Cox
4/19/2006	Our Neighborhoods Our Values	Pam Frisella
4/12/2006	Integrating the Views of a Community	John Kiramis
4/5/2006	Budget Meeting	Linda Koelling
3/22/2006	My Vision of the 15 Acre Site	Ron Cox
3/15/2006	Influences	Pam Frisella
3/8/2006	The Ides of March	John Kiramis
3/1/2006	A Glimpse Into the Future	Linda Koelling
2/15/2006	Council Liaisons	Ron Cox
2/8/2006	A True Community Effort	Pam Frisella
2/1/2006	Back to School	John Kiramis
1/25/2006	The Boat Concession Debate	Linda Koelling
1/11/2006	Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year	Ron Cox
1/3/2006	A Year of Re-Inventing Myself	Pam Frisella
12/27/2005	Meeting with Constituents	John Kiramis
11/30/2005	Final Council Corner	Deborah Wilder
11/22/2005	My Final Council Corner	Marland Townsend
11/16/2005	Council of the Future	Linda Koelling
11/9/2005	Thoughts for our Newly Elected Councilmembers	Marland Townsend
11/2/2005	Please Vote on November 8 2005	Ron Cox
10/26/2005	November 8th Election	Deborah Wilder
10/19/2005	November 8 Election Part II	Marland Townsend
10/12/2005	It is Time to Vote	Linda Koelling
10/5/2005	Foster City's Own Emergency Preparedness	Rick Wykoff
9/28/2005	Leo Ryan Park Stage Lions and Rotary Join Forces	Ron Cox
9/21/2005	More About Emergency Preparedness	Deborah Wilder
9/14/2005	Are we Ready to Try Public Transit	Linda Koelling
8/31/2005	Last Summer Concert	Ron Cox
8/10/2005	Recycling or Disposing of Batteries and Fluorescent Tubes	Deborah Wilder
8/10/2005	Spirit in the Air	Marland Townsend
8/3/2005	Lucky to Live in Foster City	Linda Koelling
7/13/2005	Start of Summer	Deborah Wilder
7/6/2005	What Loss What Benefit	Marland Townsend
6/30/2005	A New Sign Ordinance for Foster City	Linda Koelling
6/15/2005	Art and Wine Festival	Ron Cox
6/8/2005	Emergency Preparedness	Deborah Wilder
6/1/2005	Balancing Legacy and Change	Marland Townsend
5/25/2005	Housing Additions	Linda Koelling
5/18/2005	City Budget	Rick Wykoff
5/11/2005	Budget Juggling Act	Ron Cox
5/4/2005	Various Activities for Children in Foster City	Deborah Wilder
4/27/2005	They are Biting	Marland Townsend
4/20/2005	Finishing Leo Ryan Park	Linda Koelling
4/6/2005	New Look for Fourth of July	Ron Cox
3/30/2005	What Is New At The Library	Deborah Wilder
3/23/2005	A Business Friendly Community	Marland Townsend
3/16/2005	Community Involvement	Linda Koelling
3/2/2005	Special Olympics in Foster City	Ron Cox
2/16/2005	The Cats Pajamas A Success Story	Marland Townsend
2/16/2005	Mosquito Control	Deborah Wilder
2/9/2005	Supporting our Businesses A New Sign Ordinance	Linda Koelling
1/26/2005	A New Year Starts	Ron Cox
1/19/2005	Budget Woes or Voodoo Budgeting in Sacramento	Deborah Wilder
1/12/2005	Solid Waste Diversion	Marland Townsend
1/5/2005	Happy New Year 2005	Linda Koelling
12/29/2004	Status of Proposed Charter High School	Rick Wykoff
12/15/2004	Recycling	Deborah Wilder
12/8/2004	Year End Greetings	Marland Townsend
12/1/2004	A Time of Thanksgiving	Linda Koelling
11/23/2004	Foster City Police Department Ride Alongs	Ron Cox
11/10/2004	Special Event for Seniors	Deborah Wilder
11/3/2004	Thoughts After the Election	Marland Townsend
10/13/2004	Foster City Charter High School	Ron Cox
10/7/2004	Upcoming Election	Deborah Wilder
9/22/2004	Crossing Guards	Linda Koelling
8/25/2004	Proposition 1A Protects Foster City	Marland Townsend
8/4/2004	Thanks for Attending the Fourth of July Celebrations	Ron Cox
7/28/2004	Information Technology Advisory Committee	Deborah Wilder
7/21/2004	The State Budget Debacle What is at Stake	Marland Townsend
7/14/2004	How to Get the Word Out about the Feral Cat Problem	Linda Koelling
6/30/2004	July Fourth Celebrations	Ron Cox
6/16/2004	Countywide Special Park and Recreation District	Marland Townsend
6/12/2004	Thanks for Your Help	Deborah Wilder
6/9/2004	Sign Ordinance	Linda Koelling
5/26/2004	Grand Opening of Amphitheater	Ron Cox
5/19/2004	Few Items of Interest	Deborah Wilder
5/12/2004	Business Plan for the New City Council Chambers	Marland Townsend
5/5/2004	Leo Ryan Park Tennis vs Skateboarding	Linda Koelling
4/28/2004	Foster City Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting	Marland Townsend
4/21/2004	Police and Firefighters Awards	Ron Cox
4/14/2004	Recent Reflections	Deborah Wilder
3/31/2004	Protect our Local Funding	Linda Koelling
3/17/2004	Spring is Coming	Ron Cox
3/10/2004	Measure A Funds	Deborah Wilder
3/3/2004	Super Saturday March 13th	Marland Townsend
2/25/2004	Thanks to YAC	Linda Koelling
2/11/2004	PW Closing	Ron Cox
2/4/2004	Taking Care of Business	Deborah Wilder
1/28/2004	Council Plans for Next Fiscal Year	Marland Townsend
1/7/2004	Happy New Year	Ron Cox
12/31/2003	Time for Reflection	Deborah Wilder
12/23/2003	Happy Christmas Holiday	Marland Townsend
12/17/2003	My First Council Corner	Linda Koelling
12/10/2003	Public Access TV Station	Rick Wykoff
12/3/2003	A Tribute to Russ Harter	Ron Cox
11/19/2003	Your New City Council	Marland Townsend
11/12/2003	Goodbye	Russ Harter
10/29/2003	High School Alternate	Ron Cox
10/22/2003	San Mateo County Library JPA	Deborah Wilder
10/15/2003	Impact of the Recall	Marland Townsend
10/8/2003	How Should I Vote	Russ Harter
10/1/2003	Honors List	Rick Wykoff
9/24/2003	A Little of Everything	Ron Cox
9/17/2003	CCAG	Deborah Wilder
9/10/2003	27 Days To The Recall Election	Marland Townsend
9/3/2003	Next Year	Russ Harter
8/27/2003	High School Issue in Foster City	Rick Wykoff
8/20/2003	Cox Koelling and Wykoff City Council Winners	Ron Cox
8/6/2003	Save It and They Will Come	Marland Townsend
7/23/2003	Responsible Fiscal Management	Russ Harter
7/16/2003	Tom Mohr is Retiring	Ron Cox
7/9/2003	Summer is Here	Deborah Wilder
7/3/2003	Report on City Councils Shortest Meeting	Marland Townsend
6/25/2003	July is Parks and Recreation Month	Ron Cox
6/11/2003	The Third Largest Participant Sport In The United States	Russ Harter
6/4/2003	With Deep Appreciation	Deborah Wilder
5/28/2003	The Connections Shuttle	Marland Townsend
5/21/2003	A Significant Benefit Has Been Conferred On The Public	Russ Harter
5/7/2003	Foster City Islander Turns 30	Ron Cox
4/30/2003	Personal Preparedness	Deborah Wilder
4/23/2003	How Did it Happen - Are We OK	Marland Townsend
4/16/2003	Taken For Granted	Russ Harter
4/2/2003	The Foster City Council	Ron Cox
3/26/2003	Local High School District Funding Crisis	Deborah Wilder
3/19/2003	Foster City Water Supply	Marland Townsend
3/15/2003	Celebration	Russ Harter
3/5/2003	Budget	Rick Wykoff
2/26/2003	Fitting Justice	Ron Cox
2/19/2003	Your Local Library	Deborah Wilder
2/12/2003	Make Your Voice Heard	Marland Townsend
2/5/2003	Public Involvement	Russ Harter
1/22/2003	I AM MAD AND I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE	Ron Cox
1/15/2003	BUDGET CRISIS	Deborah Wilder
1/8/2003	Caution-Entering 2003	Marland Townsend
1/1/2003	Involved	Russ Harter
12/25/2002	Issues to be Considered Next Year	Rick Wykoff
12/18/2002	Parks and Recreation	Ron Cox
12/18/2002	SPECIAL THANK YOU	Deborah Wilder
12/4/2002	Bridgeview Revisited	Marland Townsend
11/27/2002	Appreciation and Outlook	Russ Harter
11/20/2002	Thank You	Rick Wykoff
11/13/2002	Year as Mayor	Ron Cox
11/6/2002	The American Way	Deborah Wilder
10/30/2002	The Well Prepared Voter	Marland Townsend
10/23/2002	Get Out and Vote For Measure C	Russ Harter
10/16/2002	Calling for Election Day Workers	Rick Wykoff
10/9/2002	Elementary School District Ships Students Out of Our City	Ron Cox
10/2/2002	Time to Celebrate	Deborah Wilder
9/25/2002	Animal Control in Foster City	Marland Townsend
9/18/2002	Support Your SMUHSD	Russ Harter
9/4/2002	Vacation is over - back to school	Ron Cox
8/28/2002	Upcoming Special Events	Deborah Wilder
8/21/2002	Lagoon Dredging Starts This Year	Marland Townsend
8/14/2002	Your City	Russ Harter
7/31/2002	Bits and Pieces	Ron Cox
7/17/2002	Ralph Lauro - Planning Commissioner	Marland Townsend
7/10/2002	Write - Right	Russ Harter
6/26/2002	Fourth of July Celebration	Ron Cox
6/19/2002	Thoughts on President Lyndon Johnson	Deborah Wilder
6/13/2002	Community Wall of Fame	Russ Harter
6/12/2002	Funding Non-Profit Agencies	Marland Townsend
5/29/2002	My Thoughts on the 2002-2003 Preliminary Budget	Rick Wykoff
5/22/2002	Preliminary Budget	Ron Cox
5/15/2002	Thank You Foster City Business Community	Deborah Wilder
5/14/2002	Art and Music in Foster City	Russ Harter
5/8/2002	City Attorney and Client Relations	Marland Townsend
4/24/2002	Water System Update	Rick Wykoff
4/17/2002	Kevin Miller installed as new CPRS President	Ron Cox
4/10/2002	Upcoming Events	Deborah Wilder
4/3/2002	FOSTER CITY IS NOT AN ISLAND	Marland Townsend
3/27/2002	San Mateo High School Draft EIR	Russ Harter
3/13/2002	City Council Supports the Demolition of San Mateo High School	Ron Cox
3/6/2002	Digital Economy	Deborah Wilder
2/27/2002	Parkside Towers	Marland Townsend
2/21/2002	Rebuilding San Mateo High School	Deborah Wilder
2/20/2002	Taking Shape	Russ Harter
2/13/2002	Position on Housing Element	Rick Wykoff
2/6/2002	Leo Ryan Park Renovaton	Ron Cox
1/25/2002	Communication and Information	Marland Townsend
1/10/2002	Housing Element	Russ Harter
1/2/2002	Pleasure to Serve	Rick Wykoff
12/19/2001	Being Mayor of Foster City	Ron Cox
12/13/2001	Now More Than Ever, Youth Need Caring Adults	Deborah Wilder
12/5/2001	Reflections on the year as Mayor	Marland Townsend
11/28/2001	That's America	Russ Harter