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“Dilbert” creator Scott Adams has friends in high places—or should I say the highest place in the United States.
A very public supporter and admirer of President Donald Trump, Adams revealed last summer that he was fighting metastasized prostate cancer—the same disease that former President Joe Biden is battling. On a summer podcast, Adams said that the cancer had spread to his bones and he lived in constant pain—using a walker to get around. The tone indicated he was resigned to passing on from the disease, perhaps over the summer.
Adams shot around a frustrated update last weekend, asking President Trump for his help because he is “declining fast.” Trump had offering to do whatever he could after the earlier post. Adams is a Kaiser Permanente patient and the organization has approved his application to use Pluvicto, a drug the Food and Drug Administration approved in 2022 for patients with his diagnosis. His cry for help centered on what Kaiser was waiting for to start giving him the medication intravenously.
Trump responded by social media “On it,” and Adams received phone calls from Robert F. (Bobby) Kennedy Jr, Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Center for Medicaid and Medicare, and Donald Trump Jr. calling from Africa, all offering to help.
Kaiser, in a statement responding to his initial post, noted that the organization had treated more than 150 Northern California patients with Pluvicto over the last three years and the plan was moving forward for Adams.
Adams update on Monday showed that it was perhaps a communication issue—he wanted to get on with it given his condition, but there’s a process to create the appropriate dosage for him. It also is administered in special nuclear medicine room, not a typical infusion center. His understanding what Kaiser was doing had improved significantly.
He also said that he thought senior Kaiser officials probably had a tough weekend with various Administration officials pursuing his case.
If the treatment works on his cancer, it might buy him additional time, the most precious commodity for all of us.
Adams is a long-time resident of the Tri-Valley, living for years in Pleasanton before moving to the San Ramon Valley where he currently lives. He invested in Stacy’s, a downtown restaurant where Elia operates now. He created Dilbert based on his experience while working in Pacific Bell’s 1 million-square-foot office building in Bishop Ranch (now repurposed and rehabbed by owner Sunset Development Co.)
With the ongoing Democrat shutdown of the government, lots of attention has been focused on the food programs serving lower income people. It was mind-blowing to me to think recipients have grown from 6 million In 1970 to 42 million. That’s pushing 15% of the American population. Costs have soared in six years from $63.5 billion to nearly $100 billion.
Clearly, this needs a hard look—in all facets.
Last month, I highlighted what an uplifting film “Soul on Fire” is—same can be said for “Sarah’s Oil” that opens this week in theaters around the area. It tells the story of a determined black girl and her determination to both find oil on her homesteader land and profit from it. It also shows the raw racism of Oklahoma early in the last century.
I really hope that readers of the Pleasanton Weekly understand that the opinions of Tim Hunt are not representative of Pleasanton at large. I think that helping people in need is a good thing and kindness can get you far in life. 39% of the recipients of SNAP are children. A family of 4 qualifies (at the national level) if net income is below $2,680 / month. The Republican shutdown is hurting many and obviously the voters are noticing. Let’s get our Representatives back to work and agree on how to move forward.
“His understanding what Kaiser was doing had improved significantly.”
Tim Hunt writes one article about the museum of the bible and Christian values, then a few weeks later criticizes government programs which feed hungry people. In the same article he fails to acknowledge the hate proclaimed by Scott Adams, an open racist.
Speaks a lot about Tim’s values… Willing to look the other way for the powerful and connected but not for the needy.
Fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been rising in recent years, with tens of thousands of cases reported annually. In 2024 alone, nearly 177,000 instances of fraud were documented across 48 states, and reports support fraud has doubled in 2025 compared to the prior year.
The USDA has reported that 10.3 % of SNAP payments in FY24 were deemed improper, which amounts to around $10.5 billion. This includes claims of double enrollment and the receipt of benefits by deceased individuals are using benefits through SNAP, highlighting the need for continued oversight and action to address these issues.
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News Bulletin Today:
States leading in the SNAP Fraud investigation as the worst in TAX dollars wasted.
California
New York
Illinois
Alabama
Oklahoma
And a few others, all 48 states are involved with SNAP Fraud.