Category Archives: Plato’s Republic

pertaining to government, the public sector, governance, democracy, politics, issues pertaining to such, like “freedom of speech” concepts

The Mendoza Line and taxing the payrolls here

Posted on May 29, 2015 by markweiss86

I posted something to Steve Levy’s column today, about San Francisco payroll tax: As of 2012, San Francisco had a 1.5 percent payroll tax, that brought in $400 M to city coffers. What would you estimate, Dr. Levy, the hypothetical … Continue reading →

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Cool public art in the pipeline for Palo Alto (Ala & Binta)

Posted on May 26, 2015 by markweiss86

Ala Ebtekar and Binta Ayofemi (the blue tunnel thingy did not cut and paste from staff report, will update)  (you can find it here, in the staff report, if you scroll down) edit to add: Elise DeMarzo sent me … Continue reading →

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Yo La Tengo and BV

Posted on May 26, 2015 by markweiss86

Yo La Tengo is a rock group based in New Jersey featuring the husband wife duo of Ira Kaplan and Georgie Hubley. They are big in my world, even if you’ve never heard of them. Their name is a baseball … Continue reading →

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Eminent domain is clear moral choice for Buena Vista Mobile Home Park

Posted on May 25, 2015 by markweiss86

t I say eminent domain is the clear moral choice. What the current ownership group intends to do, and I believe that was their plan since they took over, in 2000, is an economic pogrom. Palo Alto meanwhile has protective … Continue reading →

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Adios, AGS

Posted on May 21, 2015 by markweiss86

Even so, we should not renew American Guard Services and encourage the local workers to self-organize, re-bid and give them a raise back to the $14 they were making before AGS. If we have $50 M or whatever for a … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders zydeco mack daddy

Posted on May 12, 2015 by markweiss86

Will announce Rosie Ledet as fantasy Veep Seriously this is a good sign. Also, New Yorker cartoon about man dreaming of a Sanderized America, by Chris Weyant. Also, DD of MarketWatch excerptable: “I can hear the Republican attack ad right … Continue reading →

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Who deleted program H-41 wherein Bueva Vista was specifically protected in our Comp Plan?

Posted on May 11, 2015 by markweiss86

One thing I noticed today is that in the PATC review of proposed amendments to the Housing Element of the Comp Plan (1998-2010) is that, besides as you say above including Maybell, they also apparenlty deleted “Program H-41″ which specifically … Continue reading →

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Ozy and PBS on the BV

Posted on May 8, 2015 by markweiss86

Coincidentally or providentially, Gwen Ifil of PBS had Carlos Watson of Ozymandias (ozy.com) media, a special report on mobile home parks in the U.S. and Silicon Valley. Following the links of their coverage made me realize that if we are … Continue reading →

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Hey, Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand?

Posted on May 7, 2015 by markweiss86

(cut and paste paragraph about Joe Simitian at today’s Los Altos Farmer’s Market, 5-7 p.m. and Saturday in Palo Alto, a.mish — I will check it out if bad grippa is indeed in check) (cut and paste to Jimi Hendrix … Continue reading →

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The Monkey’s got the main line sewed up tight

Posted on May 7, 2015 by markweiss86

Yesterday I posted to Palo Alto Weekly that I voted No on the school parcel tax as a protest against the political machine that chugs along a bit too easily here. Reading furthr into Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip” … Continue reading →

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