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Wallace, Liu will
maintain Pleasanton protected
As a retired Pleasanton Police captain who served for six months as interim police chief, I devoted my profession to enhancing public security in our great group. It's vital we proceed to give attention to offering a protected group for residents, faculties and companies.
I do know firsthand how we face rising challenges in immediately’s world. Our geography alongside Interstates 580 and 680 is a blessing, but in addition a problem with quick access for these wishing to victimize our group.
With my 32 years of devoted service and expertise in protecting Pleasanton protected, I strongly encourage you to vote for Dean Wallace in District 1 and Joel Liu in District 3. They characterize sound, considerate approaches to public security, have been endorsed by the Pleasanton Police Officers’ Affiliation, and perceive that supporting our division with respectful listening and dialogue is supporting our group.
Craig Eicher
Pleasanton
PG&E efforts lead
to terrifying shut-offs
Re. “Guide: PG&E’s state wildfire security efforts falling brief,” Web page A8, Oct. 13:
Per the article above, “a choice final 12 months to dial up circuit breakers in fire-prone areas” seems to be paying off for PG&E by lowering hearth danger. When a sensor signifies a tree department has touched an influence line, electrical energy to the world is minimize off.
We have now skilled these efforts through our 10 dwelling energy shut-offs since final March, lasting a couple of minutes to a number of hours, every affecting about 5,000 different PG&E clients close to us.
We have now not been in a position to be taught extra from PG&E, regardless that many shut-offs happen when there may be zero or near-zero wind. It seems, given our 10 shut-offs since March, that the brand new PG&E system is continuously triggering needlessly.
This vastly growing lack of grid reliability, brought on by this motive alone, is frightening, if not terrifying.
Hugh Sprunt
Dublin
Abortion ban problem
a no-win for top court docket
Re. “Jewish girls cite religion in contesting state’s abortion ban,” Web page A8, Oct. 7:
Oh, what have conservatives accomplished? Three Jewish girls challenged Kentucky’s abortion ban stating it violates their spiritual rights. If the court docket guidelines for the ladies, Kentucky might want to stroll again its abortion ban. In the event that they rule in opposition to them, they start to run afoul of the Supreme Courtroom’s determination affirming spiritual freedom.
My prediction: They rule for the abortion ban and the Supreme Courtroom is not going to hear the case. Why? It’s a no-win state of affairs. In the event that they rule for the ladies, they've egg on their face for his or her abortion ruling. In the event that they rule in opposition to them, they appear to be two-faced Structure frauds as a result of they’ve already made a ruling that strengthens spiritual freedom. It would appear to be they assist spiritual freedom, however just for Christians. What’s a poor conservative to do?
One other prediction: It doesn't matter what, it received’t be the appropriate factor. They’ll let the Kentucky court docket take the warmth.
Don Morgan
Harmony
Division is coming
from progressive left
Frank Grygus’ letter (“GOP introduced us near Putin’s wildest dream,” Web page A6, Oct. 6) displays the demonizing of the opposition get together that’s the most important risk to democracy and America immediately. That is incorrect whether or not it’s accomplished by Republicans in pink states or blue state Democrats. However since we're in a deep blue state and a good deeper blue area, the issue right here is overwhelmingly on the Democrat aspect.
Grygus’ accusations in opposition to Republicans are slanderous distortions and false stereotypes. Till the late Nineteen Nineties Republicans and Democrats have been really in a position to work collectively on vital laws. However it's virtually exceptional immediately. I say that that is largely as a result of growing radicalization and vitriol of the Democrats, which started lengthy earlier than Donald Trump got here on the scene.
It’s the progressive aspect that has modified since progressivism is at all times about change. In the meantime, conservatism is about conserving what has labored previously. One hopes we will return to working collectively.
Christopher Andrus
Dublin
Pleasanton Senior Heart
needs to be for seniors
I attended a Pleasanton City Corridor on Sept. 27 to debate the brand new administration of the Pleasanton Senior Heart by CityServe. CityServe focuses on serving the homeless, not seniors, and that's the downside.
For 40 years the senior heart has efficiently offered priceless providers to the seniors in Pleasanton. Lately, by a false risk that funds to assist the middle would disappear, the CityServe group now manages the senior heart and is proposing to make use of the middle’s services to permit homeless individuals to bathe.
The senior heart ought to stay because it has been, which is to serve the senior group. CityServe ought to associate with Axis Well being, which is funded to serve the homeless.
David Ott
Pleasanton