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State wants extra
EV charging stations

Your column “I’m able to commerce in my electrical automotive,” (Web page A7, April 26) precisely factors to the pressing want so as to add electrical automobile (EV) charging infrastructure to highways and cities.

However the headline misses the purpose that the creator is contemplating a plug-in hybrid electrical automobile (PHEV), not a gasoline automotive. A PHEV solely makes use of gasoline after 40 miles or so, i.e. solely on lengthy journeys, so it’s nonetheless largely an electrical automotive. For households with two automobiles, an all-electric automotive and a PHEV can serve all journey wants with out shopping for a gasoline automotive. That’s why to date this yr in Alameda County 37.8% of recent automobiles have been EVs or PHEVs.

If we are able to get Caltrans and the Metropolitan Transportation Fee to fund plentiful EV chargers as a part of roadway infrastructure, we are going to rid the state of auto air pollution.

Jack Fleck
Oakland

Enhance A’s crowds with
government bobbleheads

The A’s need to enhance attendance and income. Particular promotion days have achieved this prior to now.

A’s followers need to attend video games and specific how they really feel concerning the present scenario and the way it bought that manner.

How about three video games the place the featured giveaway could be John Fisher, Dave Kaval and Rob Manfred Bobble Head Voodoo dolls? Perhaps with little booklets hooked up on the right way to use them or a pre-game ceremony.

The attendance at every subsequent occasion would most likely enhance. Hey, it’s all concerning the cash. What might go incorrect?

Gordon Teekell
Oakland

Fisher ought to promote workforce
to proprietor who cares

Hey, John Fisher, promote the workforce.

You’re not getting the $500 million you want from Nevada. If Commissioner Rob Manfred waives the relocation price, the homeowners might not approve the relocation. In spite of everything, that’s their cash Manfred’s waiving. In the meantime, you could have your present lease expires after the 2024 season in a spot the place the followers would reasonably see Vladimir Putin in cost than you.

So, my recommendation is to promote the workforce, John, to somebody like Joe Lacob, who really is aware of the right way to run a profitable franchise.

Gene St. Onge
Oakland

Add dropping A’s to
causes to recall Thao

Re: “Oakland A’s: ‘We now have a land deal in Las Vegas’” (Web page A1, April 21).

I blame the Pothole Queen, Mayor Sheng Thao, for the A’s leaving Oakland.

This lady is aware of zero about working an enormous metropolis like Oakland. With no communication expertise, she axed a well-liked police chief (“Oakland police chief fired by mayor,” Web page A1, Feb. 16), then mentioned good riddance to the long-standing, final sports activities workforce primarily based in Oakland.

It’s time to recall Sheng Thao for her whole incompetence.

Janet Palma
San Leandro

Present well being care
doesn’t serve state properly

Re: “California single-payer invoice is incremental step to catastrophe” (Web page A6, April 19).

Sally Pipes’ commentary dodged the next essential questions for consideration of any well being care supply system: 1) price to recipients below a single-payer vs. different well being care supply programs and a couple of) high quality of all care offered by these programs.

Since the USA now pays at the least twice as a lot as each different rich, developed nation for non-single-payer well being care however receives the poorest care by way of life expectancy, survival of newborns and plenty of different outcomes. Californians should take into account fastidiously how single-payer compares with different programs.

Gov. Newsom’s 25-member panel of specialists, “Wholesome California For All Fee,” has publicly mentioned the plusses and minuses of various programs for 2 years. It appears Californians are poorly served by our present system of well being care, which prices a lot, but delivers too little. We should do higher.

Ruby MacDonald
El Cerrito

Article is silent on
Palestinian violence

Re: “I had emotions of disgust, guilt and disgrace over Israel’s actions” (Web page A8, April 23).