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Hayward, the county must get the fireworks under control
From Cinco de Mayo, Hayward is inundated with fireworks every night: at 9:30 p.m., 10:00 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 11:00 p.m., 12:00 p.m. and last Saturday at 1:30 a.m.
I sent a copy of the news to the San Jose City Council giving more powers to the police for the heavy fines imposed on landlords or tenants carrying out illegal fireworks. No answer.
I agree with Susan Paulson’s June 11 letter (“Expanding Reward for Fireworks Informers”, page A6). Alameda County or the Town of Hayward should empower the police by passing ordinances against such fireworks. It is high time the city or county dealt with this nonsense. Council members do not live in the city or hear these fireworks at night.
Bhajan Singh Gill Hayward
Gun control possible without gun ban
I’ve read that California’s gun laws are among the toughest in the country (“Do tougher gun laws slow gun deaths?” Page A1, June 6). A more precise characterization is that California’s gun laws are among the least ineffective.
I hope to see the California legislature pass the Second Amendment as a principle of protecting the people of our state from gun violence that the federal government will not control.
California needs a Department of Firearms Safety, responsible for ensuring that every firearm in California is registered with an authorized owner or dealer, and that licenses and registrations are renewed every year. License renewal will include a background check. The cost to society of gun violence should be borne by gun owners.
This is effective gun control, and it does not deny the right to own a firearm to anyone willing to register, able to be licensed and able to pay fees. fresh.
Vanya Matzek Cupertino
Passage of the bill would help repair Congress
Time and time again, Congress fails to pass laws. The reason? The current system ensures that our representatives do not represent the will of the people. One such piece of legislation, the For The People Act, enjoys strong bipartisan support.
One of the provisions of the For The People Act limits the influence of lobbyists and sets up a campaign finance system that increases the impact of small Super PAC donors. This donation matching system would be fully funded by additional fees imposed by wealthy tax evaders and law-breaking companies, which would cost taxpayers nothing. The For The People Act would encourage our elected officials to promote the will of the people, rather than the wealthy donors.
The For The People law is due to be voted on in the Senate at the end of June. I urge everyone to ask the Senses. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla pass the For The People Act.
Roslyn SpruitCo-President of Represent Us Bay AreaHercules
General criticisms cannot be taken seriously
I do not see any hope for the future of our people if it depends on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all young people are reckless beyond words. When I was young we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but young people today are extremely disrespectful and eager for any restraint. Hesiod, 8th century BC.
Thus, for at least 3,000 years, the elderly have complained about youth. I read once that this is good for the circulation of the elderly. Victor Davis Hanson took his turn in his June 11 column (“This is not your father’s stupid revolution of the 1960s”, page A7). Whatever the truth in some of his observations, his outright condemnation of any political, social or economic tendency to the left of Attila the Hun reveals a state of mind that cannot be taken seriously.
Thomas Sponsler Moraga
Urge Congress to help prevent maternal deaths
Maternal deaths have declined dramatically over the past 25 years. Despite this, around 800 people die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy or childbirth. The COVID-19 pandemic has also had an impact on patients’ access to healthcare.
The Reach Every Mother and Child Act seeks to end preventable deaths in developing countries by creating the post of Child and Mother Survival Coordinator to be filled by a USAID employee, requiring a five-year plan outlining specific goals and requiring an annual report to Congress to track progress. It is a bipartisan bill that could save lives.
I contact Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla for expressing my support for the Reach Every Mother and Child Act and I hope you will join me in this effort.
Kaylee DeLandLivermore
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