Sam Hosmer

Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer

Sam is a senior at Carlmont High School and will continue his journey at Columbia University next year. He is an active member of the local political community and volunteers for the Belmont Historical Society in his free time.

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Going with your gut

Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer • May 30, 2019

For reasons I’ve never fully understood nor disclosed for fear of crucifixion in the sphere of county Democratic party politics, I sort of can’t stand Gavin Newsom. That might be understating it....

The retirement of Belmont’s city manager, and what comes with it

Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer • May 29, 2019

A few thoughts on the resignation of Greg Scoles from Belmont Tuesday night, longtime and widely acclaimed Belmont city manager Greg Scoles attended his last council meeting, capping a 42-year career...

Op-Ed: The sadism of televised competitions

Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer • May 28, 2019

There’s a pretty solid episode of Black Mirror called “Fifteen Million Merits” in which Daniel Kaluuya — Get Out, Black Panther — lives in a future where people ride on exercise bikes to generate...

A few thoughts on student journalism

Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer • May 27, 2019

It’s been a fun year. My time in Carlmont’s journalism program was pretty accidental. I signed up for the class because I had one period free, liked to write, and had friends in the class (who promised...

The joy of old newspapers and the value of the local press

Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer • May 2, 2019

Shameless plug here: for the past year or so I’ve been working with UC Riverside to obtain, using money generously gifted to the Belmont Historical Society by the City Council, about 83 years of newspaper...

Killing time in the bay

Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer • February 28, 2019

Take I-92 to Highway 1, like you’re going to Half Moon Bay, but turn left instead of right at the intersection. Follow it for a while. Somehow, without leaving the county, every trace of urbania will...

Op-Ed: Ode to the ceremonial mayor

Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer • December 13, 2018

Things are different in San Carlos. None of the three incumbents whose seats were up this year chose to run for re-election, so council gadflies can no longer enjoy the perennially confused quasi-libertarian...

Grove in Twin Pines dedicated to former Mayor Eric Reed

Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer • November 11, 2018

Former Mayor and Councilman Eric Reed may have passed away in 2017, but his memory appears indelible. A grove adjacent to the Veterans' Memorial in Twin Pines Park in Belmont was dedicated Sunday afternoon...

Op-Ed: Don’t let rhetoric trump reason in Belmont

Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer • November 2, 2018

A couple months ago, I published a pretty lengthy article that drew a few conclusions on the nature of development in Belmont and how certain past forces have left us in our present position. I don’t...

Who gets the water bill?

Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer • September 12, 2018

Cut the check, get the service. This is the modus operandi of public and private utilities everywhere. So long as the money ends up in the right hands, the water keeps flowing and the lights stay on. If you live in Belmont, the check for the water bill ends up in the hands of the Mid-Peninsula Water District, a public agency headquartered at 3 Dairy Lane just next to US-101. They in turn purchase and pipe water originally from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park, through the San Francisco Regional Water System, to the homes of Belmont residents as well as those living in small portions of San Carlos, Redwood City, and unincorporated San Mateo County.