Tag Archives: tom Dubois

Your karma ran over my dogma: Palo Alto’s corrupt leadership

Posted on May 31, 2021 by markweiss86

Council will deliberate Tuesday an agenda item about term limits for commissioners, boards and committees- sometimes called “BCCs”. Generally speaking, leadership in Palo Alto comprises elected council members (seven, although it was nine until 2014), appointed BCCS (forty, although it … Continue reading →

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Smoke signals, I and II

Posted on May 25, 2020 by markweiss86

Twice in the last 24 hours I have posted at PAW about the government decree to ban vaping and cherry-tobacco from Palo Alto and its likely negative impact on Mac’s Smoke Shop, which I frequent for newspapers and magazines.I think … Continue reading →

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Dobos Torte VS Tom Dubois

Posted on December 24, 2019 by markweiss86

I got this from the Palo Alto Weekly: The motor home parked in front of Chef Chu’s sells special layer cakes, sometimes known as Dobos Tortes, and they have a brick and mortar spot in Los Altos. Tom Dubois, of … Continue reading →

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That’s the tea (Tom, Eric, Alison)

Posted on January 7, 2019 by markweiss86
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3 Teens kill 4 no motive w 4 pols run with mo money

Posted on October 31, 2018 by markweiss86

3 Teens Kill 4 is a band from the 1980s that sound like Talking Heads meet Negativland. No Motive was their first album, both names ripped from the tabloids. Here is my comment in the PAW board — I habitually … Continue reading →

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Kermit picks Tom, Eric, Alison

Posted on October 13, 2018 by markweiss86
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A McLuhanist swipe at or insertion chip first into or at Jenny Dearborn’s op ed in PAW

Posted on October 10, 2018 by markweiss86

Edit to ad: I came to this in reaction to Carla Befera excellent op ed re Casti man spreading crisis. If you literally have nothing to do for 45 minutes(and I can suggest 1,900 better uses) here is Dearborn A … Continue reading →

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Rating 10 possible Palo Alto city council results (or slates?)

Posted on September 23, 2018 by markweiss86

BLUF:: I am predicting TEA although ATE I thought a better acronym, so I’m saying two of three incumbents will hold and Alison will displace Cory based on more life experience. You cannot have STEAM without TEA at least in … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto incumbent lauded for anti-idling stance

Posted on August 19, 2018 by markweiss86

Tom Dubois kickoff of re-election campaign Palo Alto City Council, Hoover Park, introduced by colleague Karen Holman. From The Merc Kelley just last month: A subcommittee made up of Councilwoman Karen Holman and Councilmen Tom DuBois, Adrian Fine and Cory … Continue reading →

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Linsanity, Duboisity

Posted on August 3, 2018 by markweiss86

I had read about this but never until just now saw the video of Jeremy Lin playing on the new basketbal court at the new Mitchell Center in Palo Alto. And Greg Scharff, then the mayor and still on council, … Continue reading →

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