Category Archives: Plato’s Republic

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

Non-profit rock venue in Berkeley, more office space in Palo Alto

Posted on May 28, 2014 by markweiss86

Apropos of the news that former BGP partner David Mayeri is opening a non-profit music venue in Berkeley, re-purposing the former UC Theatre (flagship of Gary Meyer’s Landmark chain), I am re-posting this letter I wrote to City Council about … Continue reading →

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Andrew Bernstein and the Homer Warehouse shows

Posted on May 22, 2014 by markweiss86

I snagged a copy of “California Slim: The Music, the Magic, and the Madness” a memoir by Andrew Bernstein, who knew Bill Kreutzman and Gregg Rolie growing up in Palo Alto, and also toured as part of Willie Nelson’s gang. … Continue reading →

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Alex De Grassi part of The Varsity Theatre guitar pantheon

Posted on May 22, 2014 by markweiss86

Eric Hanson, who appears most often in Plastic Alto as the baseball poet and Cleveland Indians fan, is now an agent with Baylin Artist Management in Philadelphia, an agency whose clients include Matt Haimovitz, Christopher Riley, Kaki King and Rani … Continue reading →

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The Croix de Palo Alto

Posted on May 20, 2014 by markweiss86

Back in the day the San Francisco Giants had a promotion wherein if you stayed to the end of an extra innings game, at often breezy and brisk Candlestick Park, you would receive a little prize, a pin called Croix … Continue reading →

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Gunn boosts athletic program with German hire

Posted on May 19, 2014 by markweiss86

The Gunn High Titans athletic department recently hired an internationally-known German cross country skier, Denise Herrmann, to help narrow the gap between them and the cross-town Vikings. In addition to the current 20 sports, Gunn will be adding cross country … Continue reading →

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To solve everything, click here…soon

Posted on May 19, 2014 by markweiss86

We have been working closing with an outside contractor to map the process and begin the conversion of our old microfiche blueprint plans to a digital format.  This will be a multi-year effort to convert all of the 125,000 fiche … Continue reading →

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Kevin Skelly and Vieux Carre

Posted on May 16, 2014 by markweiss86

I ran into Kevin Skelly, the out-going (meaning he is leaving, not that he is approachable or gregarious, which he also is) PAUSD superintendent at a yogurt shop the other day, and had the opportunity to express my sense of … Continue reading →

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Emma Goldman and the revolution dance

Posted on May 12, 2014 by markweiss86

At the dances I was one of the most untiring and gayest. One evening a cousin of Sasha, a young boy, took me aside. With a grave face, as if he were about to announce the death of a dear … Continue reading →

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Five posts for Cinco De Mayo

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Weirdly, I posted five small items today. I’m gonna reprint them there, back to back. My starting lineup included Mayor Taylor leading off, Lynn Tolman, Otis Taylor, Michael Carney in the cleanup spot, Beth Custer, Terry Acebo Davis, Paul Celan, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Dan Kaufman from BARBEZ

Posted on May 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Not sure what to say yet, but couldn’t help but hit “reblog” function…I heard Seymour Hersh give a long lecture re-telling the story of My Lai massacre at a student investigative journalism conference in New Haven in 1985 or 1986 … Continue reading →

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