County should do rightby its foster youngsters
Re: “Social workers seek new leaders” (Web page A1, Oct. 9).
When will Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors act to cease youngsters dying in a wrongly conceived plan to maintain households collectively – no matter how unsafe these households is likely to be for his or her youngsters.
Solely County Supervisor Sylvia Arenas has spoken out forcefully on behalf of the youngsters who’ve died. The remainder of the supervisors? Not a peep. Too scared to say one thing or do one thing?
What’s going on?
Adjustments are wanted: Adjustments for youngsters endangered by misguided insurance policies and adjustments for youngsters who desperately want somebody to care. Social staff are devoted public servants with the coaching to do the best factor. Too dangerous the identical can’t be mentioned for his or her supervisors.
For Pete’s sake, do the best factor.
Evelyn VigilSan Jose
Reelect Owens, Greyas faculty trustees
With nice enthusiasm and confidence, I write to specific my full assist for Bob Owens (Space 2) and Adrienne Gray (Space 6), West Valley-Mission Neighborhood Faculty District trustees of their reelection this Nov. 5.
Since my appointment to the Board of Trustees in March, I’ve been profoundly impressed with their unwavering dedication to making sure our district is managed in a approach that finest serves the tutorial targets of our college students whereas sustaining a fiscally accountable finances. Owens’ monetary data is encyclopedic whereas Gray’s dedication to our college students’ success is superlative.
Each Owens and Gray exemplify the phrase “trust” via their moral conduct, their steadfast dedication to the district and the group, their dedication to avoiding self-interest, and their adherence to the governing academic code.
Mary-Lynne Bernald
Saratoga
Vote no on Measure Rin San Jose Unified
Re: “School officials hope voters will dig deep and approve funding measures on ballot” (Web page A1, Sept. 30).
Measure R is just not wanted so SJUSD can enter the true property enterprise.
San Francisco and Alum Rock Faculty Districts have already introduced a number of faculty closures. SJUSD is silent. If faculty closures are trending, why is SJUSD wanting to supply reasonably priced housing?
Measure R will price residents $60 per $100K of assessed house worth. This implies $300 for a $500,000 house as much as $1,200 for a $2 million house. As older folks promote their properties and houses are reassessed to market fee this will probably be a windfall for SJUSD.
Vote no on Measure R.
John B. HernandezSan Jose
Federal coverage, uniondemands killing Boeing
Re: “Boeing and workers dig in for a long fight” (Web page C1, Oct.10).
Whereas Boeing carries a lot blame for its demise, notably careless high quality management in plane upkeep that brought about numerous accidents and close to accidents, authorities coverage and union calls for guarantee there will probably be no restoration.
If Boeing had had a degree enjoying subject within the Airbus competitors with European corporations, their monetary story might need been totally different. So long as our authorities continues its outdated altruistic commerce insurance policies there will probably be no restoration for Boeing or different troubled corporations. The economic job exodus will proceed.
Fred GutmannCupertino
Media is favoringTrump in protection
The media continues to present former President Trump tens of millions of {dollars} value of free publicity. The latest instance was on this paper, on Oct. 12. Overlaying our nationwide politics, there have been three headline articles pertaining to Trump and one protecting Harris: former President Obama’s speech urging male assist for Harris.
Did the media not study its lesson from 2016? Why this fascination with a bigoted, prevaricating misogynist? It’s time for the media and all Individuals to return to our core values whereby braveness, honesty, equal alternative, democracy and the Structure are revered.
All media, together with social media, can and should assist ahead this nation’s return to its ethical compass by offering equal protection of each 2024 presidential candidates.
Marcia FarissSaratoga
Time for the nationmodernize elections
Among the many many thorny questions debated by the delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Conference, one of many hardest to resolve was the best way to elect the president. The Founding Fathers debated for months, with some arguing that Congress ought to decide the president and others insistent on a democratic common vote.
On the time of the Philadelphia conference, no different nation on this planet immediately elected its chief government, so the delegates had been wading into uncharted territory. Additional complicating the duty was a deep-rooted mistrust of government energy.
Because the present election course of continues to be managed by selections made in 1787, I imagine that it’s time for america of America to maneuver into the twenty first century. With the methods in place right now, I imagine that the elections can happen with legal guidelines handed in 2024 and never 1787.
David BungerSan Jose
