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With A’s out, Oakland
can concentrate on wants
Re: “Oakland A’s: ‘We’ve got a land deal in Las Vegas’” (Web page A1, April 21).
To the A’s possession group, thanks for serving to me perceive that it’s baseball, not your greed-shaped caricature of a Main League Baseball crew, that I like.
To the elected leaders of Oakland, you have got pronounced that our metropolis has wants and priorities aside from skilled sports activities groups. Truthful sufficient. These sports activities groups that you simply stated have been competing for treasured public {dollars} are gone or quickly to be gone. It’s now your flip to face and ship on what you proclaimed to be the best priorities of our metropolis — housing, security, colleges, parks, libraries, the humanities, thriving business areas, and so forth.
Pastor Jim Hopkins
Oakland
Republicans make certain
that weapons are plentiful
Re: “Didn’t get your mail in Oakland? Your letter provider could have been robbed” (Web page A1, April 18).
Welcome to the Wild, Wild West. Are you cheerful now, members of the NRA?
Our beleaguered Postal Service, already beneath hearth from inside because of Postmaster Common Louis DeJoy’s makes an attempt to sabotage mail-in voting, is now beneath hearth from actual bullets. Criminals are robbing mail vehicles at gunpoint right here in Alameda County, very like stagecoaches of the Previous West. Devoted staff’ lives are at stake as a result of weapons are so broadly out there.
What’s subsequent? Amazon, UPS and Fed Ex supply vehicles being robbed? Our society will undergo when primary dwelling supply is compromised. The GOP refuses to cease the gun violence epidemic in our nation, however they may do something to guard gun profiteers.
Film gunfights on the O.Ok. Corral are nice, however they’re not OK at our colleges, church buildings and entrance doorways. If we need to cease gun deaths, we have to cease electing Republicans.
Andrew Clever
Fremont
Alameda County wants
DA who will implement legislation
Re: “Don’t let ideological assaults derail DA” (Web page A6, April 20).
“Ideological” is an adjective that describes political, cultural or spiritual beliefs. Sandy White’s suggestion in her letter to the editor that voters ought to ignore their beliefs when District Legal professional Pamela Worth downgrades felonies and calls for assistant district attorneys not cost enhancements reminiscent of gang and firearm costs, is past understanding.
I imagine most individuals maintain beliefs that suspects needs to be correctly charged with no matter legal guidelines they break and be correctly punished as set by a choose. Actual punishment is what retains them from doing extra crimes.
Alameda County deserves accountability, and Worth is attempting to let criminals keep away from punishment. I gladly help a recall. The price is value it to maintain us secure from these profession criminals.
Chris Wooden
Pleasanton
Abortion restrictions
violate eighth Modification
Re: “Abortion bans increase fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024” (Web page A5, April 16).
Modification VIII to the Structure: “Extreme bail shall not be required, nor extreme fines imposed, nor merciless and strange punishments inflicted.”
