Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in San Carlos public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
4 issues in roads
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.