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Oakland wants workable
plan for trash drawback
Oakland has an issue with trash dumping. The Metropolis Council has licensed $85,000 for cameras that would not have audio capabilities, no synthetic intelligence, no license plate readers, and no facial recognition. Why trouble? They received’t establish the culprits, so there are not any arrests.
On Feb. 28, I wrote to the Oakland Metropolis Council and the mayor. Listed below are my concepts:
1. Oakland’s waste administration gives free cumbersome trash pickups. Make residents conscious of this, they may make a telephone name for a free pickup at their dwelling.
2. Oakland may begin a program like “Maintain Hayward Clear and Inexperienced” for volunteers to assist.
3. Open town dump to free drop-offs. Higher nonetheless, pay the residents for dumping. That $85,000 would go quite a bit additional right here than utilizing near-sighted cameras.
As of March 9, I've not heard again from any member of the Metropolis Council or the mayor.
Jim Cauble
Hayward
Proper chief in cost to
cope with faculty racism
Regarding the article about racist remarks by De La Salle gamers and fogeys (“De La Salle crowd accused of racist remarks,” Web page A1, March 8), I've some ideas.
First, it's unhappy and completely inappropriate. Extra importantly, although, is that David Holquin, President of De La Salle, is an excellent particular person and I do know he'll do what is correct. I labored with David at Justin Siena Excessive College for years and I can guarantee your readers that he's trustworthy compassionate and clever.
This unhappy episode couldn’t be in higher arms.
Michael Tiffany-Brown
Crockett
Trio of tales mirror
Bay Space’s merciless ironies
You actually outdid yourselves with a trifecta of surprising and but ironic tales March 9.
First, we be taught of the “thriller gasoline surcharge” of an additional 30 cents a gallon (“Will Californians pay a worth on the pump?” Web page A1). How a couple of full-scale investigation of the place this cash has been going since 2015?
Later we hear a couple of lottery in Daly Metropolis for below-market housing for lecturers (“Curiosity in backed trainer housing intensifies,” Web page B1). 5-year math trainer, division head and I'm positive hard-working Nicole Ann Polo who makes within the low $50,000’s hopes to get one of many items.
And eventually, town of San Leandro will spend $250,000 to rent two avenue workers members to select up trash (“Officers OK public bathroom for downtown,” Web page B1). Totally and utterly insulting to the highschool trainer within the article in an adjoining column.
Leslie Rocha
Danville
Price of standing with
Ukraine is value it
For disgrace, the query within the headlines mustn't have been “Will Californians pay a worth on the pump?” (Web page A1, March 9) It ought to have been, “Will Californians stand In solidarity with Ukraine and pay the worth on the pump?” Headlines and articles have penalties and the dearth of feeling within the one that was printed is telling.
Throughout the Madness of Vladimir Putin’s conflict, these of us who're caring individuals should get up for what's respectable whatever the value. We cannot ignore the truth that the worth improve relies on that world-shattering occasion, and probably conflict profiteering.
How will the East Bay Instances reply? With wimpy headlines and articles or robust ones that present help for the combat in opposition to Putin’s unjust conflict on the civilian inhabitants of Ukraine? Paying on the pump is the least we are able to do to point out our help.
William Buchanan
Livermore
Putin’s conflict reveals
autocratic rule’s hazard
As we witness the carnage being inflicted on Ukraine by Russian navy personnel we are able to additionally examine the management being proven by each Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.
Whereas president Zelensky has proven nice braveness and inspirational management to Ukrainians, motivating them to combat with heroism in opposition to the invaders, Vladimir Putin has remained remoted from his individuals, closed off all communications that don't agree together with his “truths” and has jailed hundreds of Russians demonstrating in opposition to Putin’s invasion.
This conflict has demonstrated to me why it's so essential to help our democracy over any authoritarian kind of presidency which sadly is supported by a small, vocal minority in America. Those that would select an authoritarian chief have to see what harm can occur when anyone like Putin seizes energy. Because it has been stated, “Energy corrupts and absolute energy corrupts completely.” We are going to quickly have the prospect to decide on.
Fredrick Ford
Walnut Creek