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S.J. should assist homeless
get again on their toes

As some who has lived in downtown San Jose for greater than 10 years, homelessness was at all times one thing regular to me. Not till I used to be round 14 did I notice that it was an precise downside.

In 2023, a survey was performed figuring out that San Jose is the main metropolis for homeless folks within the South Bay. San Jose has 85 folks dwelling on the streets for each 100,000 folks.

If San Jose was in a position to create extra housing for the homeless then charges may very well be lower down by a 3rd, leaving extra folks to have the ability to fear much less about housing and extra about taking the subsequent step in life and getting again on their toes.

Melissa Gutierrez
San Jose

Will’s outrage needs to be
directed at abortion case

Re: “State pork ruling invitations interstate financial struggle” (Web page A7, Could 18).

George Will’s paroxysms over the Supreme Court docket’s determination to not hear a case that challenged California’s humane pork legislation needs to be saved for extra pressing authorized issues. A latest ruling by federal District Choose Matthew Kacsmaryk invalidated the Meals and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion tablet mifepristone. The Supreme Court docket blocked Kacsmaryk’s ruling quickly permitting entry to the medicine to proceed.

Conservative spiritual pursuits successfully difficult the FDA drug approval course of is way extra troubling and consequential. If the excessive court docket later affirms the case, it will deny entry to most abortions and may very well be the start of extra drug challenges, together with contraception. Choose Kacsmaryk was chosen by the challengers due to his historical past of opposition to abortion. Kacsmaryk dominated on essential medical and regulatory issues, by which he has no experience. Will’s concern over coercive evangelism is certainly on full show within the judicial system.

Warren Seifert
Gilroy

Help essential for
new most cancers screening

As a three-time most cancers survivor and American Most cancers Society Most cancers Motion Community advocate, I’m enthusiastic about new know-how to enhance most cancers early detection.