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Council help makes
Chavez greatest mayor decide
Re. “Candidates land large endorsements,” Web page B1, Aug. 19:
Final week, my San Jose Metropolis Councilwoman, Pam Foley, endorsed Cindy Chavez for San Jose mayor. By doing so, eight of 10 Council members now help Chavez. Whereas Councilwoman Foley has not seen eye-to-eye with Chavez on each public coverage challenge earlier than the Metropolis Council, her endorsement is recognition of Chavez’s deep expertise in public service, collaborative governing strategy and galvanizing imaginative and prescient for a greater San Jose.
A majority of Matt Mahan’s San Jose Metropolis Council colleagues help Chavez, and I perceive why. Chavez has a demonstrated observe document and unwavering set of values. With out robust working relationships with Council colleagues, and the power to drive profitable coverage change, Mahan might be ineffective.
Cindy Chavez has confirmed her management. Her expertise with the county of Santa Clara might be a power as San Jose tackles regional points comparable to homelessness, public security and small enterprise help.
Cathryn Ming Hyde
San Jose
Water board pulled
quick one on voters
I'm completely dismayed and disgusted by the choice of present water board members John Varela, Tony Estremera, Richard Santos and Gary Kremen to position on the June 7 poll a deceptive and deceptively worded Measure A, which prolonged the time period limits for water board members.
The self-serving poll measure was put earlier than Santa Clara County voters seemingly to impose a restrict of 4 4-year phrases, however a restrict of three 4-year phrases was already in place because of a 2010 election. These board members had been clearly motivated solely to keep away from being termed out themselves. Perhaps they'll suggest the same poll measure in 2026.
To make issues worse, these members wasted $3.2 million (throughout a historic drought, no much less), in their very own self-interest. It's shameful and disheartening that our elected officers deceived their group on this manner. However maybe we shouldn't be shocked given the habits demonstrated in Washington, D.C.
Judy Rattner
Palo Alto
Who're the senators
behind killing invoice?
Your Saturday story headlined “Social media habit invoice fails” (Web page A1, Aug. 13) held a number of good details about the issue, however utterly side-stepped why the invoice bought killed and what we may do about it. The article mentioned the opaque Senate finance committee quashed it.
Who's on that committee? How did they vote, and most significantly, who're the key donors to the senators on that committee? This info is way more beneficial than reporting lecturers which might be confirming that it is a actual downside. Voters must be continually reminded of the connection between cash and legislative outcomes or lack thereof if we're ever going to develop the political will to repair this corruption.
Sandy Sans
Los Altos
Progressive insurance policies are
driving away taxpayers
Dan Walters observes “California is leaking a few of its very important, highest revenue taxpayers” (Different Views, Aug. 21). He asks who's leaving California and why? One other query is why are alternative seekers going elsewhere?
Sadly, federal coverage has pushed semiconductor and photo voltaic panel manufacturing offshore. California does nothing to counter the loss. New semiconductor amenities now keep away from Silicon Valley. California mandates welfare with out regard to both value management or attraction of enterprise. Welfare as justice, leniency on crime, a price careless stance on local weather change, standing as a sanctuary state and offering abortion rights for the nation, all as a right of the means to pay, encourage immigrants, welfare recipients and abortion seekers whereas discouraging lecturers, technical employment and retired taxpayers.
So long as Californians sponsor ultra-blue state insurance policies that includes advantages over value we are able to stay up for extra exit of taxpayers with the entry of tax customers.
Fred Gutmann
Cupertino
Florida colleges ought to
lose accreditation
Gov. Ron DeSantis is forcing Florida colleges to change what they will educate for purely political causes. You hear about faculties dropping accreditation, so it appears there could also be an answer to such political overreach.
One resolution is to have excessive colleges that whitewash historical past about slavery, push a Christian nationalistic depiction of presidency, or exclude mentions of non-traditional sexual identities, and many others., to lose accreditation. Put one other manner, college-bound college students from them could be ineligible or would wish remedial coursework first.
If some mum or dad’s senior can’t get accepted to Yale as a result of the highschool he graduated from misplaced accreditation, I’m positive which may generate some resistance to a few of DeSantis’ tampering with their colleges.
The Accrediting Fee for Colleges for WASC is the accrediting board for colleges in California. If related organizations exist in different areas, maybe involved dad and mom and others must contact them urging them to think about this strategy.
Peter Cirigliano
Sunnyvale