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Spread resources around bay shoreline
Re: “Natural beauty on the horizon” (Page A1, Dec. 1).
Thank you to Paul Rogers for highlighting the ongoing success of the monumental South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. Sadly, not all parcels along our shoreline are enjoying this extraordinary level of environmental stewardship.
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The needs of bayside wildlife would be better served if financial resources were directed more equitably across our entire shoreline.
Doug Peterson San Jose
Don’t exempt inherited property from taxes
Re: “Inheritance levy target of repeal” (Page A1, Nov. 30).
Proposition 13 was passed by voters almost 50 years ago. Since then, voters have amended it dozens of times, each time carving out another category of people who get a huge break on their property taxes.
Now we have a person running for assessor who wants to carve out all seniors and also a movement to make it easier for kids to inherit their parents’ low taxes. Who is left? Only the fools who buy a property at market value, and pay several times what others pay for similar property.
We all need to realize that property taxes fund public schools and local government, both of which are major factors in creating desirable cities. Fairness dictates that everyone should be treated the same. We don’t need to give more help to those who have made lots of money on their house or those who stand in line to inherit it.
Thomas Scott Morgan Hill
Middle-class families need property tax break
Re: “Inheritance levy target of repeal” (Page A1, Nov. 30).
I believe it’s time for Californians to take this issue seriously. Proposition 19 was sold as a benefit to seniors and families who were inheriting properties, but it has turned into a punishing trap for middle-class households who suddenly face property tax bills they cannot pay, making it harder for many to hold onto properties that have been in their families for generations.
The article accurately notes that signature-gathering efforts face an uphill battle, and people need to pay attention and speak up. I urge readers to get involved before more homes are lost. We can push back by signing petitions, supporting repeal efforts and demanding fairness from our lawmakers.
Enedina Serrano Gilroy
Governor should promote decentralized power
Re: “Gov. Newsom could have made electricity cheaper and greener” (Page A12, Nov. 30).
The op-ed featured on Nov. 30 offered a comprehensive analysis of the advantages of aggregating clean energy produced by users. It highlighted how this approach can enhance grid reliability, reduce costs for customers and support overall system efficiency.
The article raised questions about energy policy here in California. Newsom recently vetoed climate solutions that would allow aggregating on-site local power.
Local, clean, affordable energy is not being optimized. Newsom must stop deferring to utilities like PG&E and mobilize support for rooftop solar, virtual power plants and other clean, decentralized electricity solutions. Managing the grid with virtual power plants helps avoid blackouts, reduces reliance on gas-powered plants and saves electricity customers money on their utility bills, including those not participating in a virtual power plant program.
Rita Norton Los Gatos
Boat strikes are violence sanctioned by the state
Re: “White House insists second attack on boat within the law” (Page A1, Dec. 2).
Regarding the Dec. 2 article, my question is simple: How was the first strike even legal? In the United States, the average sentence for fentanyl trafficking is about 5½ years. Who decided that killing suspected drug runners is an acceptable replacement for due process?
Even more disturbing, the Coast Guard has acknowledged that one in four boats they target for drug activity is a false alarm. These strikes could easily kill innocent people, with no trial, no evidence reviewed and no chance for defense.
Drug trafficking is a serious problem, but abandoning the rule of law for extrajudicial killing is not “enforcement.” It is state-sanctioned violence, and it has no place in a country that claims to uphold justice.
Richard James San Jose
Motive under question for US aggression
Re: “Hegseth cites ‘fog of war’ in defending follow-up strike on alleged drug boat” (Page A3, Dec. 3).
John Jay warned in Federalist No. IV that nations often justify conflict with “pretended as well as just causes,” by masking ambition as principle. His caution feels relevant to Donald Trump’s aggressive posture toward Venezuela.
While the administration frames its actions as regional security, the shadow of Venezuela’s massive oil reserves hangs over every escalation. Jay argued that nations go to war whenever they see “a prospect of getting anything by it,” and critics argue that U.S. interest in energy dominance makes Venezuela an irresistible target. Whether or not one accepts that claim, the pattern Jay feared is visible: lofty rhetoric paired with strategic self-interest.
His warning invites us to question not only the stated reasons for confrontation, but the economic temptations beneath them by reminding us that the line between just cause and pretended cause is often drawn by power, not principle. Have we become the monster we feared?
Akeem Mostamandy San Jose
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