Category Archives: Plato’s Republic

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

Mencken on the Palo Alto Process

Posted on June 20, 2014 by markweiss86

H.L. Mencken is actually the coiner, as it were, of the term “Palo Alto Process”. He was not, as some believe, talking about how long it takes to install, or get the proper permits if one wants to install, the … Continue reading →

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Hannah may Hannah will

Posted on June 19, 2014 by markweiss86

Hannah May Allison was one of the classier and most promising acts to lively up downtown Palo Alto Sunday for the annual street music event. I shot her from a distance, and got close enough to scrutinize her new EP, … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto hardball

Posted on June 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Posted by Mark Weiss, a resident of Downtown North 1 minutes ago Mark Weiss is a registered user. How is it not relevant for the reporter here to mention that the developer here is Roxy Rapp, one of the biggest developers … Continue reading →

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John Vanderslice live in Palo Alto

Posted on June 17, 2014 by markweiss86

John Vanderslice live in Palo Alto: or, life among Palo Alto’s hipster spooks Today at 3:06 PM To jv@tinytelephone.com   earwopa@yahoo.com   Hey, John. I saw a flyer advertising a John Vanderslice show in Palo Alto, for Thursday June, 19, 2014 … Continue reading →

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From one old school First Amendment dude to — dear God — another

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

  I happened into our Police Chief, Dennis Burns, today in front of City Hall and pigeon-holed him on this topic. He gave me his card, so I didn’t want to lose pace hence: mark weiss Today at 3:33 PM To … Continue reading →

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For a park in Ventura neighborhood on Fry’s site

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

Posted by Mark Weiss, a resident of Terman Middle School, 0 minutes ago June 19, 2014, after a ridiculous round of offline blather Maybe your problem is your banana is stuck up your nimby. Laffer all around. Unplug. Posted under their … Continue reading →

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Marine car wash Chicago 2009

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

She told me she had enlisted in the Marines and was shipping out in a few weeks and needed to make some extra cash for some special uniform or accessories or maybe body armor, so was holding a car wash … Continue reading →

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Street fair as shaggy dog story

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

The Weekly baited me into telling them how I really feel. Surprise, surprise. I almost never do this: I would say this is the cultural equivalent of government surplus cheese. It’s nice that the police got paid some overtime, however, … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto poor

Posted on June 16, 2014 by markweiss86

I shot this photo in 2011. I am not sure but I think this is Bunny Good, who was homeless in Palo Alto for a number of years but died recently, winter 2013-2014. If it’s not Bunny, maybe it is … Continue reading →

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Viva Ventura

Posted on June 13, 2014 by markweiss86

I went to a previous meeting on this project, and felt that the space might have been designed as amenity to the Ventura area residents, approachable by bike or on foot, perhaps via Pepper. I wondered about working with Smith-Andersen … Continue reading →

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