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Reintroducing grizzlies
improper name for state
Re. “Californians have a really uncommon approach of displaying affection for grizzly bears,” Web page A6, Aug. 3:
Reintroducing grizzly bears to California is a very unhealthy thought. It's no coincidence that those that assist such a naive thought should not those who must reside with them.
There are actually between 30,000 and 40,000 black bears within the state, and one of many causes for this inhabitants improve is the enlargement into former grizzly habitat by black bears. The reintroduction of grizzlies will create a horrible battle – one which we'd have created.
If we are able to’t maintain black bears from breaking into homes in Tahoe to raid fridges then how do you assume will probably be when an 800-pound grizzly desires to eat your peanut butter? Assume it by.
Peter Calimeris
Nice Hill
Immigrant parolee
deserves Biden’s assist
I'm the daughter of refugees. I urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to grant a pardon to Phoeun You.
Phoeun is a Cambodian refugee who got here right here at 4. Refugees arrive on this nation and obtain no authorities help they usually face many hardships compounded by racial discrimination. Typically younger folks make errors and wind up in jail. Phoeun is a kind of.
Whereas in jail he fully rehabilitated himself, incomes an AA diploma in counseling. He was granted parole. Right here in California the jail authorities instantly switch folks like Phoeun to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when they're launched, with out even allowing a household go to. So after 25 years in jail, Phoeun was instantly detained and transferred to an ICE detention facility. Phoeun is now at risk of being deported.
I urge Gov. Newsom to get Phoeun launched and returned to his household.
Caroline Lehman
Albany
Rethink transportation
to satisfy local weather objectives
Re. “Sustainability chief reviews Piedmont’s progress on greenhouse emissions,” July 26:
Transportation is the best supply of neighborhood greenhouse gasoline emissions within the metropolis of Piedmont (50% in 2020), in addition to within the state of California and the US. Most transportation emissions are attributed to gasoline and diesel-powered light-duty passenger automobiles. Along with commuting, transportation emissions derive from journeys to highschool, to the grocery retailer and for different day-to-day actions.
These actions contribute to automobile miles traveled (VMT), a key metric for measuring transportation impacts. Whereas whole VMT is projected to extend as our inhabitants grows, VMT should lower to satisfy air high quality and sustainability objectives. Accordingly, to scale back VMT and reliance on fossil fuels, communities should deal with enhancing public transit and energetic transportation infrastructure, transitioning passenger automobiles to electrical options, creating disincentives for driving gasoline and diesel automobiles, and constructing new housing close to transit strains.
With out altering how folks get round, our communities won't meet our local weather objectives.
Alyssa Dykman
Metropolis of Piedmont Sustainability Supervisor
Come November,
expel Newsom, cronies
Gavin Newsom ruined San Francisco with progressive left insurance policies and, as governor, he has finished the identical to our as soon as nice state.
Heavy authorities regulation on enterprise and residents, excessive taxes, meals advantages for unlawful immigrants, failed Ok-12 colleges, district attorneys unwilling to implement the legal guidelines and cashless bail permitting criminals to run free and wreak havoc in our cities, lack of a water technique and electrical energy shortages are the end result.
Our nice state has been ruined by Newsom and his progressive left, bombastic insurance policies. There's a mass exodus of Californians leaving the state. I too was planning to go away California, however have determined to remain, for now, to assist battle for our nice state towards the destruction by Newsom and his progressive left cronies.
In November, be part of me in voting Newsom and his administration out and vote in average, frequent sense Democrats and Republicans.
David Ott
Pleasanton
Local weather change calls for
a scientific method
Re: “Local weather change stakes are monumental for Era Z” (Aug 4), the author is a 20-year-old scholar, involved about the way forward for this planet. She’s satisfied that our Congress should instantly take decisive motion to regulate our burning of fossil fuels, in order to keep away from world Armageddon.
However isn’t there solely a lot the US can do to impression the globe’s environment? Can we realistically count on to immediately (or very quickly) cease burning fossil fuels? Shouldn’t we examine vitality sources like nuclear vitality? Nowhere in her article does the author deal with these kinds of points.
We aren’t going to get anyplace with world warming till we start to method this downside by way of science reasonably than no matter occurs to be politically expedient.
Daniel Mauthe
Livermore