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Palo Alto’s poker politics

Posted on September 8, 2014 by markweiss86

Steve Cohen is a dear friend, and fellow Gunn alumnus, and an Oracle staffer, Stanford grad, son of a famous math professor. He helped edit my ballot pamphlet statement, as he did in 2009. He is an avid poker player … 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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