Letters

What do most people know about Indian casinos? For that matter,

Railroads know intermodal, serve business and commerce with it. And what do we have? COG-VTA knows transit, “free” lite rail shuttle, Heavy Socialist Lite Rail, crucifying losses with Caltrain, almost as bad as Amtrak, empty bus-seat transport, gouging motorists and truckers to

What a discourtesy to taxpayers and overworked city

As someone who has been touched by cancer and as an American

Dear Editor,

On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be "forever free." At the time of his death he was enshrined as “The Great Emancipator” and the writing and signing of this document was considered the most hallowed accomplishment of his presidency that led to the 13th Amendment. On this sesquicentennial, our President, the first African American to serve in the same office did not mark the Proclamation’s anniversary in any way nor was their much fanfare given to it by the media. This was both shameful and disappointing and speaks to the unpatriotic, secular attitude that permeates our society. We need to remember and acknowledge our Nation’s great historical past and not become desensitized by a liberal, socialistic agenda.

This weekend we received two pamphlets regarding Measure J. It seems that “Yes on J” means no to fracking but it allows conventional oil drilling.

Getting involved in the sales tax campaign was not an easy decision for me.  I knew it would be met with resistance, in these hard times, but still I felt I needed to do something to maintain at least the same level of service.  Honestly, for me it was just about not losing any more services; most notably public safety.  I wanted to at least ask the residents for another five years of an existing tax because I thought it would be good for us as a community.  I wanted to give you the choice to choose our path.  I felt like it wouldn't be too much to ask the voters to continue Measure T because there was so much more to be lost than just that one penny spent on the dollar that we have already been paying.

Thanks to Mr. Shaddox, the financial debacle at City Hall