San Carlos · issues
Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in San Carlos public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Regional transportation grant applications
The city is chasing state and regional money for major projects: the Brittan-Laurel smart corridor link, a traffic signal operations plan, the East Side streetscape plan, and the big Holly Street/101 interchange rebuild with a pedestrian overcrossing.
$46 Million Street Repair Investment
Councilmembers McDowell and Rak praised the public works team as paving crews work across town — a $44 million, five-year investment in smoother streets and safer sidewalks. Some residents, like those on El Sereno Drive, feel their streets have been overlooked.
Crestview Drive Pilot Improvements — Los Vientos Intersection
Edgewood Park neighbors are split on how to fix the dangerous Crestview/Edmond intersection — one supports the city's safety work, another opposes the proposed roundabout and wants a simple stop sign at Edmond Drive instead.
Caltrain Funding Crisis
Caltrain says it faces a $75 million annual deficit and, without new funding, could cut to hourly weekday trains, end weekend service, and close a third of stations by FY 2028 — a big deal for a town whose station just doubled its service. A five-county regional ballot measure is the hoped-for fix.