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Newsom contradicts
himself on Prop. 50
Proposition 50, Gov. Newsom’s present gerrymander proposal, is deeply schizophrenic in that, on the one hand, it urges our nation to undertake “truthful, impartial, and nonpartisan redistricting commissions” however, alternatively, it replaces the congressional district maps, which had been drawn by our personal state’s impartial fee, with maps drawn by the partisan politicians in Sacramento. In different phrases, Newsom is telling America: “Do as I say, not as I do. We in California is not going to observe what we preach.”
As well as, Newsom’s proposed district maps, which resemble Rorschach Assessments, are delusional as a result of they ignore the fact that the Democrats already maintain 43 (82%) of our state’s 52 seats in Congress. In Texas, the Republicans maintain solely 25 (65%) of that state’s 38 seats in Congress. Slightly than participating in these partisan shenanigans, our governor ought to concentrate on our state’s power homelessness, crime, wildfire, deficit and schooling issues.
John Haggerty
Santa Clara
Democrats’ Prop. 50
a case of tit for tat
Re: “Prop. 50 threatens equal illustration” (Web page A6, Sept. 3).
Phillip Griego cites statistics that counsel that Proposition 50 denies Republican voters in California illustration. Listed below are some countering statistics.
Texas voters don’t register by get together. In response to the Texas Unbiased Voter Venture, practically 47% of Texas voters vote for the Democratic candidate once they take part in a partisan main.
Texas at present has 37 congressional seats. Of these, Republicans maintain 25, they usually wish to enhance that to 30. This implies they wish to enhance the seats from 68% to 81%.
Democrats must deliver a gun to this struggle, and Proposition 50 is that gun.
Tom Farrell
Santa Clara
Speeders are taking
over native scenic roads
I’m a bicyclist and revel in using our lovely native roads, resembling Freeway 9, Skyline Boulevard, Kings Canyon Highway and Freeway 84 to La Honda.
Sadly, because the pandemic, the speeds on these roads appear to have gone up significantly. On any given day, teams of native drivers and motorcyclists prefer to race up the roads at speeds over 60 mph, typically coming near cyclists and creating harmful conditions. I not too long ago needed to veer off the street to keep away from getting hit. We’ve simply had one other lethal accident on Skyline, and I’m wondering what number of extra our bodies we want till the freeway patrol takes this drawback severely?
As a cop, you may get your month-to-month quota in a matter of hours simply by parking on any of those roads for a couple of hours.
Anne Valta
Santa Clara
Declining start price is
a present to crowded planet
Re: “Look to cultural norms for technique to repair child bust” (Web page A6, Sept. 4).
Yet one more article elevating false alarms over the slowdown in inhabitants development. However because the human inhabitants has swelled, life has been getting noticeably costlier, tougher and fewer nice.
Regardless of warnings of dire penalties, the general public understands higher than op-ed authors that inhabitants decline is required, particularly given humanity’s large environmental challenges.
The present financial argument is that extra individuals imply extra output and extra development, which is de facto higher. However perpetual development, on a finite Earth, is an phantasm.
Immediately, contrarian economists are demonstrating {that a} declining inhabitants doesn’t imply financial catastrophe. Rising proof reveals it might result in higher public welfare and a happier society over time. Think about having a better time discovering jobs, growing wages, having fun with extra space, much less financial stress and an easing of worldwide environmental challenges.
We have to encourage this welcome transition, given the immense pressures humanity is putting on society and the planet’s sources.
Tina Peak
Palo Alto
Actual local weather of worry is
in Gaza, not on campus
Re: “School leaders, Dems created local weather of worry” (Web page A6, Sept. 2).
Three college presidents had been known as to testify about Jewish college students dealing with discrimination on their campuses. Being teachers, they sought to supply considerate and nuanced solutions. As a substitute, they confronted an inquisition by a particularly partisan committee and Elise Stefanik, who was cosplaying for an viewers of 1 man. It was nothing however a ploy by this administration to intimidate and subjugate universities and intellectuals.
Whereas Jewish college students could really feel uncomfortable at instances, I doubt that any of them had their scholar dorm buildings lowered to rubble by bunker-busting bombs or lived their total lives underneath brutal army occupation or had been indiscriminately shot lifeless whereas ready in line on the faculty cafeteria.
If these Jewish college students actually wish to perceive and expertise worry and discrimination, they need to strive dwelling in Gaza as a Palestinian.
Jerry Gudeman
Santa Clara
