Category Archives: Plato’s Republic

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

Moss Calls Grand Boulevard ‘Garbage’

Posted on July 30, 2014 by markweiss86

Reporting live from Palo Alto Planning and Transportation meeting, a public hearing, sage and activist Bob Moss says, re “build to the line” proposal that the catch-word “Grand Boulevard” is “garbage”. If I get the chance I will get Bob … Continue reading →

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I don’t wanna be your hero I just wanna fight like everyone else

Posted on July 29, 2014 by markweiss86

Thank you,  Kerry Yarkin and one other, for diverting the cavalcade of trolls who attacked me on the Weekly’s site, under the back-handed article about entering the race. What Gennady Sheyner strangely leaves out is that I got nearly 6,000 … Continue reading →

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Obscure labor action in Palo Alto

Posted on July 28, 2014 by markweiss86

Three men who say they are part of a carpenters union are standing around on Emerson with a banner and say that in San Leandro a company I never heard of is building its new headquarters with non-union labor. They … Continue reading →

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Open letter to Diana Diamond: on Arrillaga, et al

Posted on July 26, 2014 by markweiss86

Diana, you are on-point here in many ways. I think staff actually supported The Arrillaga Towers proposal to the tune of $500,000 not $250,000. ‘Our Palo Alto” meanwhile, as if we haven’t learned anything, or it is too soon to … Continue reading →

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This machine surrounds hate

Posted on July 26, 2014 by markweiss86

Kudos to Rachel Garlin for writing this song, in honor, I am guessing, of Martin Luther King and Barack Hussein Obama, and the work of editors to create this video, using, I am guessing, Rachel’s students in 2009 at King … Continue reading →

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NEWS FLASH: WEISS PICKS UP 1,400 MORE VOTES IN CONTINUED TALLY

Posted on July 26, 2014 by markweiss86

Wow. I had been telling people, for about two years, that I garnered 4,300 votes in the 2012 Palo Alto City Council race. (I came in sixth, with four seats open). But I just noticed, on SmartVoter, that as of … Continue reading →

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Don’t get your Dauber down (note to self)

Posted on July 26, 2014 by markweiss86

humm baby its a grand old flag. and yes we can (do) (better) sho nuff ya dig by any means necessary or is that mo better blues Continue reading →

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What I want and what I got

Posted on July 25, 2014 by markweiss86

What looks to be a reader of the Palo Alto Weekly and potentially a supporter of fellow Palo Alto City Council candidate Lydia Kuo — he posts anonymously or under the name “another res” — directs a question to me … Continue reading →

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Save us, George Willard

Posted on July 23, 2014 by markweiss86

I mean, Jack Burden.   That’s funny, I just name-checked (and vowed to re-read) Winesburg, Ohio on my blog: Web Link Palo Alto needs a George Willard to get to the bottom of what is going on here; not sure … Continue reading →

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I am running, if you define running as walking around, shooting photos and then writing about that or those

Posted on July 23, 2014 by markweiss86

Within an hour of visiting Donna Grider, the Palo Alto City Clerk, to “pull papers”, two reporters called to confirm if I was indeed running. I called back Breena Kerr of the Post and asked if I could add another … Continue reading →

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