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Demand accountability
for CNWS growth
Why can we care a couple of Contra Costa Civil Grand Jury report on the Harmony Naval Weapons Station undertaking which features a $14.06 million taxpayer query? Why can we — the Harmony neighborhood; the enterprise communities; our BART ridership; Freeway 242, I-680 and Freeway 4 commuters; households with youngsters at school; environmental organizations; these needing inexpensive housing; water and electrical energy customers — care?
We care in regards to the $14.06 million that may be a metropolis mortgage with out particular accountability on the way it was spent on the undertaking and the way it will likely be repaid. We care as a result of selections have been made with out the Harmony Metropolis Council following their very own procedures to achieve detailed data for every developer, and their monetary functionality.
We don’t desire a third time like this. CNWS is such an essential alternative that we should get this proper for all of us. Learn Harmony Naval Weapons Station Grand Jury Report: A Promise Unfulfilled. Electronic mail all Harmony Metropolis Council members to observe the grand jury suggestions and request a monetary audit.
Suzan Requa
Harmony
Fossil gas staff
face acquainted destiny
Re: “Fossil gas staff may very well be left behind throughout vitality transition” (Web page C7, July 31).
Historical past is filled with instances when staff with good-paying jobs are displaced by societal adjustments.
The headline within the East Bay Instances is a part of lengthy record of industries that modified: Eastman Kodak, movie cameras; Western Union, telegrams, telex, livery stables and hay farmers. Throughout engineering school orientation, we have been advised that we might probably work for seven totally different firms throughout our careers. In the present day the assertion could also be that one may go in a number of totally different industries. Ask the folks of Lynn, Mass, the “Shoe Capital of the World” within the early twentieth century.
My dad retired from Western Union with a hard and fast pension and a medical profit that was not fastened. Over 25 years of retirement inflation considerably devalued his pension and shrinking Western Union decreased his medical profit.
A superb-paying job at present is not any assure of long-term well-being.
Bob Sanchez
Pleasanton
Democrats’ insurance policies
drive surge in crime
The article “Spike in shoplifting hits some retailer house owners arduous” (Web page A1, July 31) laments the explosion of shoplifting within the Bay Space.
However the headline is deceptive. Shoplifting doesn’t simply damage some retailer house owners; it hurts all retailer house owners and hurts all law-abiding residents.
Second, it’s not “shoplifting” anymore. Shoplifting used to imply the petty stealing of a few objects; and, if caught, dealing with punishment and embarrassment. However now, it has turn out to be the brazen hauling off of hundreds of {dollars} value of stuff with completely no recourse.
The article appropriately attributes the crime explosion as being resulting from “a societal transfer away from incarceration for less-serious crimes.” Excuse me for noticing, however this isn’t a “societal” transfer. That is, the truth is, Democrat coverage. Democrat politicians have eradicated the punishment. Democrat insurance policies have created the crime wave. We have to blame them, and we have to cease electing them.
Jay Todesco
Harmony
The place is the braveness
to face as much as Trump
That is an open letter to Republican members of Congress and People who nonetheless assist Donald Trump: Why are you so petrified of Trump that you just received’t rise up in opposition to his apparent crimes and received’t assist the impeachments and indictments in opposition to him?
He was impeached for obstruction of justice, abuse of energy and inciting an riot on the Capitol. A number of of his crimes are his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, expressing assist for hanging his vice chairman throughout the riot, lacking authorities paperwork, inflation of his internet value, hush cash funds to a porn star. Is it the ability and cash you crave a lot? How will that assist your constituents who want your assist?
If, God forbid, Trump will get reelected, do you and his supporters wish to stay underneath a prison who may even be a “dictator”? Please develop a backbone and rise up in opposition to this madman.
Ramona Krausnick
Dublin
