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CBGB w. CDBG

Posted on March 11, 2015 by markweiss86

This ain’t no HUD club, or CDBG Help me write a parody of “Life During Wartime” by Talking Heads about the gentrification of Stevenson House in Palo Alto, founded by the Unitarians in 1968 but taken over by billionaire real … Continue reading →

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Alphabet soup: ‘lie-tech’ jargon w. Wu Tang Clan

Posted on March 8, 2015 by markweiss86

Today I am shedding up on “low income housing tax credit” sometimes referred to as “lie-tech” or “lit-C”. Dig? I have a list of 31 TLA three-letter acronyms on the topic. And since this is a music column, it brings … Continue reading →

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Something fishy about Stevenson House new management proposal

Posted on March 6, 2015 by markweiss86

Stevenson House is a 120-unit senior non-profit housing that staff recommends be turned to a for-profit limited partnership, granted a Planned Community zoning exemption, be given $1 M of tax payers money from SUMC (Stanford hospital expansion hush money slush … Continue reading →

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