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Council assist makes
Chavez greatest mayor decide

Re. “Candidates land huge endorsements,” Web page B1, Aug. 19:

Final week, my San Jose Metropolis Councilwoman, Pam Foley, endorsed Cindy Chavez for San Jose mayor. By doing so, eight of 10 Council members now assist Chavez. Whereas Councilwoman Foley has not seen eye-to-eye with Chavez on each public coverage situation earlier than the Metropolis Council, her endorsement is recognition of Chavez’s deep expertise in public service, collaborative governing method and provoking imaginative and prescient for a greater San Jose.

A majority of Matt Mahan’s San Jose Metropolis Council colleagues assist Chavez, and I perceive why. Chavez has a demonstrated monitor file and unwavering set of values. With out sturdy working relationships with Council colleagues, and the power to drive profitable coverage change, Mahan might be ineffective.

Cindy Chavez has confirmed her management. Her expertise with the county of Santa Clara might be a energy as San Jose tackles regional points similar to homelessness, public security and small enterprise assist.

Cathryn Ming Hyde
San Jose

Water board pulled
quick one on voters

I’m totally dismayed and disgusted by the choice of present water board members John Varela, Tony Estremera, Richard Santos and Gary Kremen to position on the June 7 poll a deceptive and deceptively worded Measure A, which prolonged the time period limits for water board members.

The self-serving poll measure was put earlier than Santa Clara County voters seemingly to impose a restrict of 4 4-year phrases, however a restrict of three 4-year phrases was already in place on account of a 2010 election. These board members have been clearly motivated solely to keep away from being termed out themselves. Perhaps they are going to suggest an analogous poll measure in 2026.

To make issues worse, these members wasted $3.2 million (throughout a historic drought, no much less), in their very own self-interest. It’s shameful and disheartening that our elected officers deceived their neighborhood on this manner. However maybe we shouldn’t be shocked given the conduct demonstrated in Washington, D.C.

Judy Rattner
Palo Alto

Who’re the senators
behind killing invoice?

Your Saturday story headlined “Social media habit invoice fails” (Web page A1, Aug. 13) held quite a lot of good details about the issue, however fully side-stepped why the invoice received killed and what we might do about it. The article mentioned the opaque Senate finance committee quashed it.

Who’s on that committee? How did they vote, and most significantly, who’re the key donors to the senators on that committee? This info is way more useful than reporting teachers which are confirming that it is a actual downside. Voters should be continually reminded of the connection between cash and legislative outcomes or lack thereof if we’re ever going to develop the political will to repair this corruption.

Sandy Sans
Los Altos

Progressive insurance policies are
driving away taxpayers

Dan Walters observes “California is leaking a few of its very important, highest revenue taxpayers” (Different Views, Aug. 21). He asks who’s leaving California and why? One other query is why are alternative seekers going elsewhere?

Sadly, federal coverage has pushed semiconductor and photo voltaic panel manufacturing offshore. California does nothing to counter the loss. New semiconductor services now keep away from Silicon Valley. California mandates welfare with out regard to both price management or attraction of enterprise. Welfare as justice, leniency on crime, a value careless stance on local weather change, standing as a sanctuary state and offering abortion rights for the nation, all as a right of the means to pay, encourage immigrants, welfare recipients and abortion seekers whereas discouraging academics, technical employment and retired taxpayers.

So long as Californians sponsor ultra-blue state insurance policies that includes advantages over price we will look ahead to extra exit of taxpayers with the entry of tax customers.

Fred Gutmann
Cupertino

Florida faculties ought to
lose accreditation

Gov. Ron DeSantis is forcing Florida faculties to change what they will train for purely political causes. You hear about schools dropping accreditation, so it appears there could also be an answer to such political overreach.