Alameda, Livermorespared fusion folly
Re: “Livermore, Alameda lose new fusion site” (Web page B1, Oct. 1).
Two East Bay cities dodged a bullet after they misplaced to Pacific Fusion’s number of Albuquerque for its $1 billion fusion web site. All three cities provided extreme tax breaks, land and different perks for an enterprise that will by no means be operational, not to mention worthwhile.
Current experiences of fusion analysis labs attaining only a few moments of extra vitality created than the vitality expended to spark fusion point out that productive sustainability is a long time away. And by then, the Alameda web site could also be underwater on account of local weather warming. Costly taxpayer perks averted.
In the meantime, Proposition 50 should win or Donald Trump’s dictatorship will smother any and all renewable vitality tasks.
Bruce JoffePiedmont
Mallard Fillmore’sskewed assaults proceed
Re: “Mallard Fillmore” (Web page B11, Oct. 9).
“Mallard Fillmore” is about as humorous as an outdated man yelling on the neighborhood youngsters to get off his garden.
On Oct. 7, Mr Tinsley implied that liberals are “celebrating the cold-blooded murder of conservatives and calling for more of it.” What’s humorous about that?
The following day, he once more accused liberals of quoting Charlie Kirk “out of context to tacitly justify his murder.”
Once more, the following day, he blamed the left for all political violence, accusing the media of falsely portraying some on the violent left as being on the proper.
This man is actually on the fallacious web page.
Gary SharpConcord
Proceed pressurefor ceasefire’s success
Re: “Israel, Hamas nearing a truce” (Web page A1, Oct. 9).
There have to be severe and steady efforts to make sure the implementation of the ceasefire settlement between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, the discharge of all political prisoners and detainees, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, and permitting uninterrupted provides of meals, medication and development supplies.
In a while, actual negotiations should start to peacefully finish the Arab-Israeli battle by concluding a peace treaty and financial agreements between all of the Arab states, together with Palestine, and Israel.
Amer AraimWalnut Creek
Sustain pressureto ban ‘steer tailing’
Again in 1994, California outlawed the Mexican charreada’s brutal “horse tripping” occasion. Accordingly, the U.S. Charro Federation modified its guidelines for your complete nation.
Charreadas characteristic an much more brutal occasion, “steer tailing” (aka “colas” or “coleaderos”), whereby a mounted charro grabs a operating steer by the tail, wraps the tail round his leg, then rides off at an angle, slamming the hapless animal to the bottom. Tails could also be damaged, stripped to the bone (“degloved”), even torn off. “Steer tailing” just isn’t an ordinary ranching follow anyplace within the U.S., and is already banned in Alameda and Contra Costa counties (1993 and 1994), and Nebraska (2008).
Passage of a California ban would probably lead to a U.S. Charro Federation rule change banning “steer tailing” nationwide. Even Cesar Chavez was an outspoken critic.
Extra county ordinances are so as. Let your county and state representatives hear from you.
Eric MillsOakland
Saving republic is ourmost urgent query
On Sept. 17, 1787, on the conclusion of the Constitutional Conference, Elizabeth Keen Powel requested Benjamin Franklin whether or not we have now a republic or a monarchy. Franklin’s response: “A republic, if you can keep it.”
Current occasions name into query the nation’s need to maintain this republic. The federal government-led suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, a direct assault on the First Modification, adopted up by the indictment of the previous head of the FBI, a blatant use of the DOJ to actual private retribution, are simply the latest assaults on democracy and the rule of regulation from this administration.
There isn’t a subject earlier than us better than the preservation of the American experiment in democracy. The query is, can we wish to preserve it?
Barry GardinHayward
