‘Irreparable harm’ notlikely at Oakland airport
Re: “Oakland airport name change is blocked” (Web page A1, Nov. 14).
For all who could also be unaware, that physique of water contained in the Golden Gate is known as San Francisco Bay. That geographic title shouldn’t be owned by the town and county of San Francisco, and it’s free for use at will. Any try to dam using a geographic title is a idiot’s errand.
Each the introduction and the consideration of those frivolous lawsuits have eradicated what tenuous confidence as soon as existed within the judiciary.
R CoteCastro Valley
College students don’t have‘right’ to grade inflation
Re: “Grade inflation is spreading from high schools to college” (Web page A6, Nov. 13).
Karin Klein’s essay on grade inflation demonstrates that “grade grubbing” harms studying.
As a Mt. Diablo Unified College District instructor within the Eighties, I used to be overtly pressured to cross seniors who had executed completely nothing in my class. A few years later, as a instructing assistant within the English Division at UC Berkeley, I used to be “strongly encouraged” to cross a pupil who couldn’t write an essay with out grammatical errors in each sentence.
Grade inflation was already effectively on its manner as a consequence of strain to maneuver college students on and up by way of the system. Nonetheless, in right now’s faculty atmosphere, when college students and their dad and mom spend lots of of hundreds of {dollars}, going into debt for a school schooling, the scholar is the buyer with presumed “rights” to be happy with the product.
Kathryn JordanBerkeley
Denying new homesis immoral, unlawful
Re: “California city sued over ‘unlawful ban on new housing’” (Nov. 5).
Blocking housing development, particularly for our most susceptible residents just like the homeless, throughout a housing disaster and absence ought to be seen as an completely disgraceful act and must be litigated extra.
Whereas I do know that folks are usually stingy about what occurs round their home, this stinginess has reached a degree the place the town of Woodside tried to declare itself a mountain lion habitat to keep away from constructing homeless shelters.
I don’t suppose this downside shall be fastened by simply suing cities; that is the results of a long time of politics of homeownership, exclusion and politicians burying their heads within the sand. We’ve to repair this downside alongside the litany of others that we’ve to face.
Yusuke MoriDublin
Nation appears to havepivoted from justice
Re: “Justice Dept. ends pursuit of Trump” (Web page A1, Nov. 26).
Of all of the injustices cascading from this election, this one made me sick.
Donald Trump brazenly trampled the Structure by making an attempt to falsify the election ends in 2020. Our justice system is so damaged that he now won’t ever be tried. He can declare whole vindication. Case closed. I can’t stand it.
I concern for the pivot level we’ve reached right here in my nation.
Barbara MoritaEl Cerrito
College is out onthe rule of regulation
Re: “Justice Dept. ends pursuit of Trump” (Web page A1, Nov. 26).
To all the scholars I taught American historical past: Keep in mind how I emphasised the rule of regulation? To know our democratic system of presidency it was primary to know that nobody, not even the president of america, was above the regulation.
Guess I used to be unsuitable. Sorry, guys.
Nancy ThorntonConcord
Biden lacks authorityto OK use of missiles
Re: “Ukraine gets OK for use of missiles” (Web page A1, Nov. 18).
One wonders the place, at the moment, Joe Biden will get the ethical authority to let Ukraine assault Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles. Allow us to hope that Vladimir Putin doesn’t reply together with his arsenal of tremendous long-range hypersonic missiles concentrating on america.
Biden ought to keep low and be stored out of any key coverage choices. He was rejected in a coup by his personal get together. He has confirmed his incompetence in management many occasions. His restricted cognitive understanding of his actions and his advisers are main us nearer to World Struggle III. The earlier he and his corrupt administration are out, the higher will probably be for all of us.
Chris KnielOrinda
