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Summer time mix has
introduced clear skies
Re. “Particular mix makes state a gasoline island,” Web page A6, Oct. 12:
Rising up in Oakland within the ’50s and ’60s, I by no means thought twice about our air high quality.
Once I was 11, I had a horse and would go as much as Skyline Boulevard to experience. From the highest of Skyline, trying down on the Bay Space, I used to be shocked to see a brown carpet stretching from the Bay and blocking the cities beneath. It was horrifying.
Now, you'll be able to journey to any vista level and see clearly. We reside close to Mount Umunhum. Taking guests to the summit often affords us a lovely view of the Bay and environs.
I'm grateful to those that’ve formulated that gasoline that gives us cleaner air. I'm surprised on the file income gasoline firms are taking and query their dedication as Individuals to the nation.
Denise Delong
San Jose
Eshoo exemplifies
vital values
There are various vital selections on the poll for the upcoming election. What ought to affect voters shouldn't be false allegations between rivals, however as a substitute the ethics and thoughtfulness of a candidate.
Anna Eshoo exemplifies these vital values. She has a protracted file of prioritizing the group and dealing to safeguard democracy, defending voting rights and insisting on authorities and political transparency.
It's these strengths that we'd like in Congress.
Ann Ravel
Los Gatos
Is Holmes enjoying youngster
card in sentencing?
Elizabeth Holmes, who had unfettered entry to contraception, chooses (plans) to now have two younger kids totally realizing that the courtroom should take into account the affect on kids in sentencing.
Now take into consideration the numerous ladies of coloration with substantiated restricted entry to contraception who obtain jail time for lesser offenses leading to a larger affect on their kids.
Shirley Cantu
Los Gatos
GOP’s plans are
to additional reward wealthy
Inflation is the primary precedence for voters.
So many commenters appear to suppose inflation is President Biden’s fault. They don’t appear to be conscious that inflation is a world state of affairs. Most international locations have the next charge of inflation than the USA. Virtually three years of COVID restrictions shut down nonessential manufacturing, so it would take time to gear again up.
We should not neglect that the earlier administration and Congress gave big tax breaks to the highest 10% and there may be rampant disparity in earnings. The highest 10% will not be feeling the inflation. Gauging costs for elevated income appears to be the plan of company America.
Bob Pedretti
San Jose
Time to replace
Second Modification
Re. “San Jose toughens gun management mandate,” Web page B1, Oct. 19:
I want to respectfully disagree with Nationwide Affiliation for Gun Rights Coverage Director Hannah Hill who's quoted as saying that proudly owning a gun is a “God-given proper.” I recall nothing within the Bible or the Ten Commandments indicating God has granted us the correct to personal a gun.
Gun possession needs to be handled like proudly owning an car. It needs to be a privilege to personal a gun, and like all driver who's required to hold legal responsibility insurance coverage, gun homeowners also needs to be required to do the identical.
Sadly, many gun homeowners are irresponsible. It's estimated between 237,000 and 380,000 weapons are stolen from gun homeowners yearly. Lots of these stolen weapons are used within the fee of against the law.
The Second Modification was written in 1791 – it must be overhauled to replicate right now’s realities. We're paying too steep a value for the correct to personal a gun.
Gregory Carlsted
San Jose
McCarthy’s Ukraine plan
places the U.S. final
The article “McCarthy: No clean test if GOP wins majority,” (Web page A4, Oct. 19) should scare the heck out of the typical American – to not point out the remainder of the world.
AARP Journal dated October 2022, Web page 17, maintains that the 2 main causes of present inflation are 1) COVID’s affect on worldwide employment and provide chain, and (2) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, which has destroyed that nation and impacted the world gasoline/oil and grain provides. Lowering assist for Ukraine is de facto assist for Putin and his disastrous insurance policies, and he can't be allowed to succeed.
McCarthy’s “America first” angle demonstrates an astounding lack of information of world affairs and their impact on the USA. That, coupled with the GOP intent to once more cut back taxes on our most rich, will proceed to extend inflation – precisely the other of their targets.
Daniel Lee
San Jose