Letters: Ranked alternative leaves votes on the desk

Ranked alternative leavesvotes on the desk

Re: “Ranked choice could shake up state elections” (Web page A6, July 17).

Any polling that reveals robust assist for ranked alternative voting should be a ballot of political insiders who know find out how to use the system to their benefit.

Each particular person I’ve spoken with hates ranked alternative voting as a result of they discover it complicated and fear that their vote received’t be counted in the event that they make a mistake. Actually, ranked alternative voting does trigger many votes to go uncounted.

Dennis MockelOakland

Immigration crackdownshatters a household

My granddaughter, Sarah, simply graduated from highschool. She’s scholar, raised by two “mothers” who’ve given her a shiny future. When Sarah was a toddler, her mom labored in a neighborhood faculty. “Maria” was employed as a nanny-caretaker. She grew to become Sarah’s second mom. After Sarah began faculty, Maria continued visiting weekly, as a job, to houseclean for my daughter. She additionally visited on holidays, not as a job, however as a member of the family.

Immediately, Maria stays in her condominium, afraid to drive to housecleaning work. She’s afraid to stroll to native markets, as a result of ICE brokers are posted on the nook. After dwelling right here for over 20 years, she’s returning to Mexico. Her departure breaks our hearts; we’re shedding a part of our household.

Grandchildren develop up and sometimes transfer away. Now it’s Nanny’s flip, however not her alternative.  Trump’s merciless deportations dismember our household and disintegrate our group.

That simply ain’t proper.

Bruce JoffePiedmont

Democrats shouldfocus on redistricting

California Democrats’ greatest precedence must be supporting redistricting. If it have been as much as me, California would have gerrymandered the map in 2020.

Republicans solely worth energy. The one solution to take away gerrymandering is that if it turns into unhealthy for Republicans, wherein case, they might comply with remove it nationally.

Persons are sick and bored with privileged politicians, who don’t get damage by what Republicans do, claiming the ethical excessive floor to look good when their voters’ lives get ruined with no struggle.

Roberto GarutiWalnut Creek

As Trump pulls funding,U.S. lags in transit

Re: “Trump administration pulls $4 billion from California’s high-speed rail” (July 17).

That the Trump administration has pulled funding for this venture is infuriating. Donald Trump and his administration are main this nation to damage.

They appear extra involved with petty fights and punishing home political rivals than with the success of the US. California and the U.S. want this prepare. As anybody who has traveled abroad is aware of, the US is simply too far behind a lot of the world with tasks like this.

This prepare will advance California’s financial system and spur financial advantages all through the nation.

Melyssa GuerryPleasanton

East Bay teenagers needpro-social shops

Re: “5 teenagers arrested after hundreds swarm mall during meet-up” (Web page B7, July 13).

The article relating to the descent of a giant group of youth on Streets Of Brentwood Middle factors to social points which can be festering on this and different communities.

There’s a shared boredom among the many younger that emerges of their web use. The place are there pro-social shops for his or her energies and want for group?

James EricksonBrentwood

Trump’s spending lawtakes clean-energy toll

Re: “In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast” (July 2).

On July 2, Michael Phillis precisely predicted that the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that President Trump signed into legislation on July 4 would finish clear vitality tax credit. It seems customers have till Dec. 31 to qualify for including photo voltaic to their properties.

It is a loss for the atmosphere and our efforts to mitigate the local weather disaster, crucial ethical challenge of our day. All of the injustice points we face in our society are multiplied by local weather change.

The brand new deadline is a disservice to all of us. Whereas I don’t see a transparent pathway to restoring clear vitality tax credit, we should not surrender. I hope all of your readers will be a part of me and my colleagues within the East Bay Local weather Hope Affiliate in persevering with to strain the federal authorities to undertake an clever, efficient set of local weather insurance policies.

Jeffrey SpencerFremont