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Bikes and mountaineering
inherently incompatible
Re: “‘Circulate Path’ proposal highlights headwinds” (Web page A1, July 10).
This text about mountain biking in regional parks illustrates the inherent incompatibility of the game with peaceable path use by hikers, equestrians, disabled people and multicultural household teams.
For many years, park district guidelines have allowed bike use on tons of of miles of fireside roads. However that’s not ample entry to fulfill the vocal bicycle owner foyer.
The highschool mountain bike groups quoted extensively within the article presumably want to “sharpen their expertise” on downhill trails, with banked curves to hurry round and jumps to jump over.
The park district assiduously avoids posting indicators that advise everybody that the bike velocity restrict is 15 miles per hour. That is simply exceeded on now-ubiquitous e-bikes.
One bicycle owner decries “Berkeley grumps” who search to restrict bike “entry.”
Might we remind them that it was primarily Berkeley grumps who organized within the Thirties to amass the open area we now get pleasure from as parkland?
Amelia Marshall
Oakland
AI dystopia sprouts
amid tech layoffs
Re: “LinkedIn reveals 200 Bay Space cuts” (Web page C9, July 27).
This headline was featured subsequent to an article in regards to the surge in San Francisco workplace demand, due to AI firms.
It appears the fears surrounding AI and the potential of it to switch people is probably not so far-fetched in spite of everything. Day-after-day we examine tech companies downsizing their workforce whereas saying the prevalence of robotics within the office.
It appears solely a matter of time earlier than all tech employees’ guide duties shall be prone to obsolescence.
Sharon Dixon
San Leandro
Pumping inhabitants
brakes isn’t so unhealthy
Re: “Golden State’s glow is fading” (Web page A1, July 26).
Concerning our slowing inhabitants development, I can’t comprehend how our state may have accommodated the 12-plus million further residents that have been projected by 2060. We’re already struggling to meet up with total underinvestment given earlier a long time of inhabitants development to supply satisfactory housing, social providers, well being care, training, transportation, fireplace security and a dependable energy provide.
We must cope with the financial ramifications of an getting older inhabitants if youthful employees usually are not shifting to our state, although it may very well be mitigated via a rational immigration coverage that welcomes those that wish to work right here.
Nevertheless, I really feel that we could have dodged a inhabitants time bomb. We have to proceed to construct housing and different infrastructure to supply for the individuals already right here. We have to make California reasonably priced, protected and an ideal place to dwell for everybody. The inhabitants numbers will type out ultimately.
John McCormick
Lafayette
Flat inhabitants lets
state assess sources
Re: “Golden State’s glow is fading” (Web page A1, July 26).
The silver lining of this purported cloud is that the state lastly might be able to assess its sources precisely and cease pursuing unattainable objectives.
One shining instance is California’s high-speed rail, which relies on inflated projections of want and revenues. The “flattened” inhabitants shouldn’t be burdened with the excessive per capita value of constructing it when extra modest options can be found to fulfill the necessity.
Victor Ryerson
Orinda
East Bay deserves
higher than A’s, Raiders
East Bay, you deserve higher than the A’s and Raiders.
These two groups run by true businessmen are in it for the cash, not civic pleasure or championships. The A’s didn’t wish to be right here within the first place. They tried Fremont, failed, and San Jose, failed. The Giants blocked that one. They’re grasping, too. We aren’t dummies right here. We perceive that sports activities companies shouldn’t get subsidies. Las Vegas, that’s their life’s blood. They need to subsidize to exist, and nobody would go there in the event that they didn’t.
So maintain your head up East Bay, we’ll get different groups to switch the A’s, Raiders and even the Warriors. We’re too huge, too highly effective to not have skilled sports activities, and let’s cease letting these groups place the blame on Oakland for his or her departures.
David Brown
Oakland
