Category Archives: Plato’s Republic

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

Mark Weiss the Frederick Douglass agitator type

John Fredrich, candidate for member, Palo Alto City Council and a retired Gunn High School of Palo Alto social studies teacher, suggests that rather than thinking of Andrew Goodman the martyred “outside agitator” when Bill Johnson real estate investor and … Continue reading

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I am so third

Seven-fifty-six on a Wednesday morning, two hours until my next appointment, lap top open, frothy Capucinno here at Peet’s MP, and I feel like Gale Sayers having juked Kermit Alexander at the fifty staring up at 50 yards of open, … Continue reading

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Briefer history of time

In thin blue line the case comes down to as Adams states five words fur-lined collar or bushy hair

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Do Spoon your water

Two threads merge here: I was psyched to hear Spoon, the Austin band that debuted in the Bay Area at Palo Alto Cubberley Center Theatre in 1997, get another song on the commercial radio, here KFOG for something called “Do … Continue reading

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Fehr and loafing

I am writing this while board stiff so to speak at Council beating around the bush on “shuttle issue” –when I speak I will say what Schmid just said, and I just applauded 8:36 p.m. MARGUERITE. Speaking of chicks I … Continue reading

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Guerrero weird Weiss plug

I met Guerrero the art dealer when he was with Justin Giarla at White Walls, and checked out his Portrero Hill Gallery, and did buy a Reyes from him, for like $50. I didn’t quite catch the name of the … Continue reading

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Phyllis dress shop in Palo Alto rocks this straight guy, who dresses as he has since high school i.e. is a slob

My favorite girly shop in Palo Alto is Phyllis. Five-forty Ramona, great location, near Coupa. I debuted (day booted?) my Ginsberg tribute Beat Hotel Rm 32 Reads Howl in 2009 nearby, at 530 Ramona. For a straight guy who, please … Continue reading

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More yack from ‘Mrak’

Posted by Mrak Weiss a resident of College Terrace 0 minutes ago I asked three candidates early on, allies more or less, to join me in pushing for a voluntary $10,000 spending cap and struck out. (To my nine hundred … Continue reading

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Weiss platform in 54 words by Terry and Mark

one person one vote not one dollar one vote enforce comp plan don’t gut it will rent control save even one family already here interrobang Continue reading

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Personal to EG or BG of Portola by way of Chi-town

Senator Gillibrand a Dartmouth ’88 is Tina Rutnik not Tina Tunik; I did not know her, I don’t think. The “inter-loper, but not ‘agitator’” is a Polly Noonan. Skimming for a more accurate word. Player, perhaps. Albany, NY kind of … Continue reading

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