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About markweiss86

Mark Weiss, founder of Plastic Alto blog, is a concert promoter and artist manager in Palo Alto, as Earthwise Productions, with background as journalist, advertising copywriter, book store returns desk, college radio producer, city council and commissions candidate, high school basketball player, and blogger; he also sang in local choir, fronts an Allen Ginsberg tribute Beat Hotel Rm 32 Reads 'Howl' and owns a couple musical instruments he cannot play

Blame Burt for this mess we are in

Posted on October 9, 2020 by markweiss86

These companies that Pat Burt all of a sudden wants to tax — despite 17 years in leadership who were afraid to tax companies, so as not to upset the landlords — now have a trillion dollar market cap.Leadership had … Continue reading →

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Cubberley Basketball Hall of Fame and honorable mentions, in Plastic Alto

Posted on October 9, 2020 by markweiss86

Cubberley basketball hall of fameas accorded by Plastic Alto, Earthwise Productions and The Titensity Spin On Your Finger Machine Doctors First team:Forward Mike Nichols 1959Forward Rick Kuhta 1964Center Paul Trainer 1971Guard Ray Gale 1962Guard Todd Walker 1974 Second teamForward Wylie … Continue reading →

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Bucky Ball at Stanford Hospital at Twilight — this night, photo by Terry Acebo Davis

Posted on October 8, 2020 by markweiss86
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On the basis of sex: Ladomirak, DiBrienza and Nisewaner Lead Women’s Sweep in PAUSD Race

Posted on October 8, 2020 by markweiss86

I watched the League of Women Voters candidates forum and am marking my ballot, were it ranked:Jesse Fletcher LadomirakJennifer DiBrienza (i)Karna Nisewaner. The also-rans for me are, in order: Katie Causey, Todd Collins, Matt Nagle. I think this is a … Continue reading →

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Tanaka greenrolling video

Posted on October 7, 2020 by markweiss86

Greg Tanaka does not know anything about the environment nor does he care. He somehow thinks that saying he is interested in the environment will earn your vote. Or having his intern say this, in a 14-second video. it’s a … Continue reading →

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There is something on our minds

Posted on October 7, 2020 by markweiss86
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Candidates riff on global warming

Posted on October 6, 2020 by markweiss86

My Scorecard: Rebecca Eisenberg – B+ She is still the only person running who I find inspiring. She reiterated her support of electric shuttles — which she introduced back in December in her application for PATC. In that context she … Continue reading →

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Riff in peace

Posted on October 6, 2020 by markweiss86
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Tanaka proposes ‘doggie style’ attack on public art program

Posted on October 5, 2020 by markweiss86

“What if, for instance, instead of buying a Jeff Koons balloon dog for ninety million dollars, we offer him half, forty million, for just the tail end of the dog, you know, the hind legs, where it ‘poops’? I’ve always … Continue reading →

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Plastic Alto 2020 coverage of local elections: Or, ‘Doomtree Palo Alto population growing all the time’

Posted on October 4, 2020 by markweiss86

Forget the bull in the china shopThere’s a china doll in the bullpenWalk with a switch, fire in her fistBiting at the bitSwing at every pitchCoach put me in like Dessa, “The Bullpen” — you may have seen this synched … Continue reading →

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