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Invoice might assist cease
buyers shopping for houses
Re: “SB 584 might worth people out of holidays” (Web page A6, June 6).
Letter author Beth Weber-Guarino makes use of a foul instance of Santa Cruz in making an attempt to drum up opposition to SB 584, which might tax short-term leases. Santa Cruz residents need to have extra housing made out there for residents, not for out-of-town partiers who need low-cost holidays.
The reality is that in Santa Clara County, in accordance with Airbnb monitoring web sites, over 80% of short-term leases are owned by two entities. It’s largely not mom-and-pop renting out a spare bed room as initially meant. Homes are bought out of the long-term rental marketplace for this goal, breaking down communities, pricing out potential owner-occupants and making it more durable for younger individuals to get a foot within the door of residence possession.
I’m writing to my legislators to encourage them to vote for SB 584.
Alayne Yellum
San Jose
Migrant flights
encourage myriad tears
Re: “Second flight of migrants arrives” (Web page A1, June 6).
I weep tears of despair for migrants who’re being exploited.
I weep tears of concern towards those that conceived and inspired others to take part within the despicable act of transporting migrants to different states.
I weep tears of profound unhappiness on the welcome migrants obtain.
I weep tears of misplaced pleasure on this nation l name residence.
I weep tears for the way forward for our land.
Darlene Ristrim
San Jose
Impound planes to
halt migrant flights
Re: “Second flight of migrants arrives” (Web page A1, June 6).
I’m unable to board a aircraft to fly wherever inside or exterior the US with out presenting to the TSA and the airline government-issued proof of my identification.
But in some way, troublemakers in different states can constitution plane, load them with what they name “undocumented” individuals, and fly them to California.
Possibly California ought to go a legislation impounding plane whose house owners/operators haven’t complied with journey necessities for his or her passengers to current government-issued proof of identification earlier than boarding.
Or perhaps these vacationers do have such proof of identification, and the troublemakers are merely mendacity about their immigration standing, as a way to foment the difficulty they need to trigger.
Howard Thomas
Los Gatos
Reject invoice establishing
income-based billing
Meeting Invoice 205 requires the California Public Utilities Fee to create an income-based payment for the state’s utility clients. Charging for electrical energy primarily based on revenue no matter utilization is unfair. The apparent instance is that an individual who for no matter cause be it a photo voltaic system or easy frugality makes use of little or no electrical energy will likely be charged in a very disproportionate method.
Of concern is that investor-owned utilities comparable to PG&E will acquire revenue info from the Franchise Tax Board (FTB). This appears blatantly improper and fraught with the potential for vital mishandling. There isn’t any cause to imagine that PG&E is more proficient than different firms at managing danger.
Additionally of concern is the impact this new proposal can have on rooftop photo voltaic power manufacturing and storage. This proposal will scale back the motivation for potential new clients to spend money on and set up solar energy.
AB 205 must be rejected.
Alan Levenson
Saratoga
Let’s preserve perspective
on debt ceiling deal
Re: “Debt ceiling deal good signal for pragmatism” (Web page A6, June 6).
I agree with Manny Morales’ tackle the latest debt restrict compromise (letters: 6-6-23).
