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Scott Adams living in pain
Prostate cancer has spread to his bones
Fans of the famed Dilbert cartoon strip endured bad news last week when its creator, Scott Adams, announced he has the same type of prostate cancer that former President Joe Biden has and it also has spread to his bone.
During his YouTube show, he revealed his diagnosis the day after Biden’s was announced. The 67-year-old Adams, broadcasting from his Danville mansion, shared how miserable his days are and noted that nights are worse with constant pain. To get around, he uses a walker.
He created the Dilbert cartoon strip that reminded readers of the seas of cubicles in the corporate open floor days. That was particularly dramatic in the Pac Bell building in Bishop Ranch that sprawls over 1 million square feet spread out over four floors. AT&T took possession and when it was ready to move on, Bishop Ranch owner Sunset Development bought it and has remodeled it into more human-scale and useable spaces.
Adams lived for years in a custom house including a Dilbert cutout at the end of Crellin Drive in the east Pleasanton hills. He also backed a restaurant on Main Street called Stacey’s where the Greek restaurant Elia now operates.
Adams frankly said he did not expect to live through the summer and might seek help (legal now in California) to end his times. It was obvious how miserable his life is.
The Pleasanton City Council will approve a budget that trims expenses by $10 million or more to bring it in balance with slowly growing revenues. The city budget situation was clear when voters elected Jack Balch mayor and brought newcomers Matt Gaidos and Craig Eicher to the council. The council faces a myriad of challenges to spur economic development in the city.
Sadly, led by incumbent Julie Testa, the council has spent time at three meetings debating the size and colors of the rebranded Gulf gas station at First Street and Vineyard Ave. The façade covering the pumps is the same size as it was when it was a Shell station, but it irritates Testa.
Driving around town and looking at a few gas stations, it depends upon whether you like the colors. The stations have similar signage on the pump roof.
It’s a lot of hot air about nothing. It’s sadly reminiscent of the debate an earlier council engaged in over whether there was too much pink in the beige paint of a home on the west side of Foothill Road near Lydiksen School.
That was absurd and this matches it. Please get on with serious business. There’s plenty of challenges for the council in Pleasanton.
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Testa needs to move on from the gas station sign. Seriously, this Gulf Sign is definitely not a priority. There was no issue when the station was run by Shell. How about you focus on budget, ground water issues and infrastructure. Maybe it’s time to vote Testa out. Just saying….