Tag Archives: alma plaza

Row row row the vote (John McNellis non-endorsement photo op)

Posted on November 17, 2014 by markweiss86

John McNellis is a former rower and a developer in Palo Alto, although he lives in Atherton. I run into him at a local coffee shop. He kindly posed for this photo during my campaign (see also the photo but … Continue reading →

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Magic thinking and the Palo Alto ‘Our…’ process

Posted on September 23, 2014 by markweiss86

The Journal of the American Institute of Planners (July, 1969) outlines “Eight Rungs of Citizen Participation” (See below). I perceive the latest “visioning” exercise to lie on the lowest two rungs. If we want real power (i.e., to stand on … Continue reading →

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Horsefeathers at JJ&F

Posted on August 8, 2014 by markweiss86

Why we are at it, why don’t we vette the developer of Alma Plaza and his relationship with his grocer tenant, the one that filed for bankruptcy soon after opening, which is a public document and seems to say, according … Continue reading →

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Go Daddy Dorado!!

Posted on July 3, 2014 by markweiss86

Grocery Outlet, Berkeley-based chain, actually controlled by a hedge fund, going public, I read, for $1 Billion dollars, we gave them an oversized sign on Alma. Go Daddy, a website, one of whose bigger investors is a six-billion dollar hedge … Continue reading →

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