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Metropolis selecting nice over
church restoration

Re: “Officers eye nice for tarp removing” (Web page A1, Sept. 19).

The Metropolis of San Jose must get its head screwed on straight and thank Jim Salata, not nice him, for cleansing up The First Church of Christ, Scientist website.

Subsequent, town ought to get better the church and assess the proprietor the price of the work, then use eminent area to take over the property and discover a new purchaser to develop the location, maintaining and restoring the church as a part of the ultimate improvement.

David Michetti
Walnut Creek

Settle Levi’s curfew
problem by elevating fines

Re: “Metropolis, venue officers proceed raucous combat over live performance curfews” (Web page A1, Sept. 8).

It’s a unhappy commentary on our society when a curfew problem percolates to the native paper.

One would assume an occasion organizer is wise sufficient to shift a beginning time to keep away from this deadline. Given the dimensions of those occasions, a $1,000 nice is nothing. The nice needs to be 1% of the gate receipts for each minute the occasion goes past the curfew.

That may be honest and affordable. It will even be avoidable for any occasion planner with any substance.

Jerry Cabak
Santa Cruz

Nation can’t afford
to not renew CTC

Re: “State retains title as having nation’s highest poverty price” (Web page A6, Sept. 15).

California leads the nation in expertise, agriculture, leisure — and poverty.

Multiple in 10 Californians skilled poverty in the US in 2022, in response to newly launched Census information. Amongst them, kids noticed the worst will increase — baby poverty ranges greater than doubled from the earlier 12 months.

In 2021, the Expanded Youngster Tax Credit score (CTC) was handed as part of the American Rescue Plan and massively curbed baby poverty. In a choice that kids and households in poverty now bear the brunt of, Congress didn’t renew the Expanded CTC after 2021.

Whereas some members of Congress ask how we will afford such a coverage, I ask them this — how can we afford to disregard necessary and weak members of our group?

As Californians, we are not any strangers to main the cost. I name on our California U.S. Congress members to raise this problem and combat for all households and youngsters.

Danica Berry
San Francisco

Congress ought to reinstate
profitable tax credit score

Why is the clearly profitable Youngster Tax Credit score program not being funded?

The Census Bureau has reported just lately that baby poverty in the US has elevated considerably. Particularly, the report exhibits that the poverty price utilizing Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) for youngsters below 18 elevated from 5.2% to 12.4% between 2021 and 2022, greater than doubling. The principle purpose for this improve was the expiration of the Youngster Tax Credit score, or CTC, in 2022.

It’s unconscionable that such a profitable program just isn’t being thought-about for funding. It behooves Congress to make each effort to reinstate funding of CTC within the upcoming finances.

Pravin Soni
Sunnyvale

Invoice could be essential
step towards gun security

Re: “Why governor ought to signal gun violence prevention invoice” (Web page A6, Sept. 14).

As a survivor of gun violence, who misplaced my beloved sister to suicide with a firearm, I’m writing to induce Gov. Gavin Newsom to signal and approve AB 28, the Gun Violence Prevention and Faculty Security Act.

No household ought to ever should endure the ache that my household has skilled. Moreover, as a former elementary faculty instructor and principal, in addition to the guardian of a younger grownup, I do know that enhancing gun violence schooling and providers is essential to maintaining our college students secure in colleges. AB 28 will embrace $50 million to the Division of Training, which can embrace essential funding for college psychological well being, behavioral providers and college security measures, serving to to save lots of the lives of our valuable kids.

Lowering the epidemic of gun violence is attainable by rising funding for gun violence prevention. I look ahead to gun security champion Gov. Newsom signing the invoice.

Sharon Genkin
San Jose

UAW name for 32-hour
work week is sound

The enjoyment related to well-rounded human improvement can’t be purchased. It could solely be activated by all-sided human exercise.