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Work-in-progress Mark Weiss ballot statement 2014

Posted on August 4, 2014 by markweiss86

Statement of MARK WEISS, Candidate for Member, Palo Alto City Council Occupation: CEO of small business / activist / writer Education and Qualifications: I am running for Council in the tradition of Simitian, Fazzino and Yeh, who were student leaders … Continue reading →

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Greetings, fellow democrats, all 56 of us

Posted on July 14, 2014 by markweiss86

What level of change is appropriate in the California Avenue Focus Area? Low Elaborate and describe your vision for the focus area. Consider land uses, urban design, transportation, social equity, and any other aspects that are important to you. I’d … Continue reading →

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Our Palo Alto pseudo-mandate

Posted on June 30, 2014 by markweiss86

I’ve been meaning to organize my thoughts about Our Palo Alto, and the workshop I attended last week, at the Elks Club. I was seated, via purportedly random processes, at a group of 7 that included insiders Steve Levy and … 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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Our Palo Alto discussion featuring Sid Espinosa et al at Downtown Library Wednesday April 23, 2014

Posted on April 24, 2014 by markweiss86

I am carrying the business card of David Evan Harris, one of the panelists (along with Sid Espinosa, Steven Levy and Ann Dunkin): Research Director, Institute for the Future, 124 University Avenue, Palo Alto. Harris said, and my own eyes … Continue reading →

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23 small New Yorker Caroliner Plastic alters

Posted on April 16, 2014 by markweiss86

1. Abe Rosenthal has a book on the murder of Kitty Genovese, three letters to the editor, regarding something published March 10, 2014; 2. Alynda Lee Segarra, 27, Hurray for the Riff Raff, of New Orleans, part of the American … Continue reading →

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On corporate hardwire to the home

Posted on February 20, 2014 by markweiss86

I posted this on the Palo Alto Weekly comments board, the lone dissenter among a dozen or more zealot-regulars salivating for the corporate-pseudo-donation of fiber ring (faster internet to the homes): Posted by Mark Weiss , a resident of Another … Continue reading →

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