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BART’s fiscal cliff as a result of
myriad, solvable points
Re: “BART ‘fiscal cliff’ displays board’s denial of actuality” (Web page A12, Might 28).
BART’s cliff is even worse than we all know.
BART has big ambitions together with constructing a second transbay tunnel. They improve the system for the riders who won’t ever come again.
Daniel Borenstein appropriately recognized a lot of BART’s mismanagement.
However why don’t individuals need to trip? Many now not have to, as a result of skill to do business from home. Others merely can’t afford it. I all the time puzzled how airport staff might afford the steep price to commute to their jobs. The value is simply too excessive, relative to comparable programs, such because the Paris Metro or the Tokyo Subway, each of that are cleaner, extra dependable and safer. After which there’s the crime challenge. Creeps and crooks are rife within the system.
We have to downsize the system and cease investing in fairly stations. Get the rubbish off the trains, so we really feel protected. Police must be driving them every single day.
Denise Kalm
Walnut Creek
Preservation the purpose
of deliberate open house
Walnut Creek is proposing modifications to Lime Ridge Open House that don’t align with the intent and objective of our open areas, which is preservation. Any improvement of circulate trails and conversion of single-track trails to “bike-approved” multi-use standing must not ever occur. These modifications don’t align with the Lime Ridge grasp plan nor with metropolis municipal codes.
Adjustments to the insurance policies/guidelines of the open house ought to require public discussions and conferences and Metropolis Council oversite. There should be clear processes which are open to public overview for any proposed modifications.
Path designation modifications require a full CEQA course of, as any change of use would considerably affect the atmosphere.
The taxpayers of Walnut Creek bought the open areas to be protected in perpetuity. The habitats and inhabitants want our continued vigilance. The precedence for our open areas is safety and preservation, not recreation. Open areas are preserves, not parks.
Valerie Gardner
Walnut Creek
Cool political warmth
with impartial language
After I learn an article that talks about conservative Republicans, I discover that writers invariably use the time period “hard-right” or “right-wingers” to determine conservative Republicans. In the identical article, they’ll name sure Democrats “progressive,” however by no means “left-wingers” or “hard-leftists.” It definitely sounds a lot nicer simply to say progressive.
It might assist the political local weather and dialogue to chorus from utilizing phrases that will have a unfavourable implication. You won’t agree with a conservative Republican, however they’re Republicans however, simply totally different than reasonable Republicans. Equally, you’ve gotten progressive Democrats and reasonable Democrats. So, can writers simply say conservative and progressive and keep impartial? It doesn’t appear to be it.
Douglas Abbott
Union Metropolis
How would we deal with
truth-telling president?
Re: “The president America wants (not Trump, Biden)” (Web page A7, June 2).
Sure, David Mills, we deserve a president, “who’ll attempt to inform the reality, somebody keen to lose slightly than lie? Somebody we will belief.” Let’s problem Synthetic Intelligence (AI) to unveil this reluctant hero.
Nelson Mandela believed “There’s a fixed battle between good and evil on the planet.” America wants a born servant chief. We could discover our hero hiding among the many fraction of a p.c who turn into Eagle Scouts, and altar servers. Your neighbor who joined the navy to guard beloved freedom. The brave humanitarian who turns into a police officer who protects the constitutional rights of all. A sage, who feels one’s highest calling is governing the household desk.
Dangerous individuals succeed when good individuals do nothing. Sure, David Mills, our data-driven Nostradamus (AI) will predict your candidate. How will we deal with our reluctant hero?
Mark R. Clifford
Moraga
Yellowstone customer
responsible of being honorable
Re: “Man pleads responsible to transferring bison calf in Yellowstone” (Web page A2, June 3).
I help the necessity for the Nationwide Park Service to ban contact with bison in Yellowstone Nationwide Park. Nonetheless, it pained me to examine $1,000 in fines and funds imposed on a gentleman whose violation occurred whereas saving a new child bison calf from drowning. In in the present day’s world, many deliberate criminals face fewer penalties.
