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Reflective garments might
preserve pedestrians secure
Re. “San Jose broke its information for visitors fatalities in 2022. Why?” Web page A1, Jan. 1:
As of Dec. 31, there have been 65 roadway pedestrian deaths within the streets of San Jose, a document variety of deaths. A part of the issue is that too many individuals drive too quick, plus we inherited streets designed for top visitors all through and never pedestrian security.
Nevertheless, all of us want to comprehend that carrying darkish clothes as a pedestrian at night time or in rain is harmful. Let’s begin a brand new vogue — the carrying of day glow reflective hats, vests, jackets, gloves or belts, or straps (as worn by metropolis avenue staff). Everybody in my household this vacation acquired a day-glow inexperienced reflective hat or vest or gloves to guard them when they’re strolling or driving a motorbike.
Let’s all change into extremely seen when outdoors on the streets. Give your family members day-glow equipment. Save a life.
Susan Value
San Jose
Hurt of consuming
to unborn is tragic
Justin Fox’s column, “The pandemic consuming binge deserves consideration,” Jan. 3, (Web page A7) describes the societal disruptions of elevated consuming in the course of the pandemic as 15% increased than simply earlier than the pandemic.
Sadly, he didn’t embrace probably the most tragic consequence: consuming by pregnant girls that ends in fetal alcohol spectrum dysfunction (FASD) of their youngsters. Publicity to alcohol within the fetus is the primary reason for developmental incapacity in youngsters. There isn’t a treatment. These youngsters, who appear to be their friends, are most frequently misdiagnosed and have issue with studying, reminiscence, work, feelings, focus, understanding that their habits has penalties, and relationships their complete lives, which frequently results in hassle with the legislation and incarceration.
What deserves consideration is that there isn’t a secure degree of consuming when pregnant.
Shirley Sparks
Cupertino
Walters is just too fast
responsible Newsom
After studying Dan Walters’ Dec. 23 column (“Choose blocks Newsom’s silly gun-litigation legislation,” Web page A7), I needed to double test what his byline affiliation says: “CalMatters.” After studying his opinions for the previous couple of years I imagine he wants to vary this to “IHateNewsom.”
Whereas he doesn’t espouse any far-right, ultra-conservative leanings, he does his greatest to pooh pooh any and all actions our present governor takes.
I’m not the most important Gavin Newsom fan, however I certainly don’t discover fault in all the things he does. What’s it that Walters does care about?
There isn’t a unicorn that may repair all of our issues. Newsom didn’t create our homeless inhabitants, he didn’t create our water issues, unfunded legal responsibility issues, immigration issues, and many others. The checklist goes on and on.
The final unicorn (Arnold Schwarzenegger) taking it straight to the folks was a bust. It’s important to break eggs to bake a cake.
Joe Picone
Santa Clara
Swift motion wanted
for the homeless
The front-page information story “Vigil pays tribute to homeless who died,” revealed on Dec. 22, states the heart-rending tales of deaths. I’m writing to specific my deep concern concerning the tragedy of individuals dying whereas homeless. As a group, we should do extra to deal with the foundation causes of homelessness and supply help for individuals who are struggling. Sikh Gurdwara of San Jose has set an instance by offering free meals to the homeless.
We additionally want to offer extra sources and help to assist the homeless inhabitants, comparable to shelters, transitional housing, and entry to well being care.
I urge our political and group leaders to take swift motion to deal with the homelessness disaster and forestall additional tragedies.
Baltej Singh Mann
San Jose
Might presidential
management settle Home?
The U.S. Home of Representatives is a tragic bunch — the Republicans particularly as that is of their making.
