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Indeed on Measure Y
for the Oakland Zoo

One of the measurements of a local community is how we handle our animals. The Oakland Zoo is often all set to settle for, rehabilitate and rehome wildlife that demands aid. In the past 5 years, the Oakland Zoo has rescued 17 mountain lions, eight bears, around 600 yellow-legged frogs and a lot of much more.

Our zoo has also cared for 36 critically endangered California condors. If you have at any time been fortunate more than enough to see a wild condor even though in Pinnacles or Large Sur, it is attainable that distinctive hen you observed has made a lifesaving excursion to Oakland Zoo’s veterinary hospital and been produced again into the wild.

It’s this form of get the job done that has manufactured the Oakland Zoo the only zoo endorsed by PETA.

Make sure you choose our area zoo. Be part of me in voting indeed on Measure Y.

Kalla Rokoff
Oakland

Vote for slate who
believes in RHFD board

There really should be a legislation prohibiting folks from jogging for a posture they want to get rid of. Steve Hill, who works for Con Fireplace, and is on the Rodeo Hercules Hearth Office Board is managing for the RHFD Board all over again. During 2021, Hill promoted the annexation of RHFD into Con Hearth, an business that serves about 753,000 citizens.

The good thing is, Hercules and Rodeo residents have a preference this November to vote for the slate of Annie Cargo Ziff, Tara Shaia and incumbent Marie Bowman, who think in the worth of sustaining our Rodeo Hercules Hearth District Board and fire office. As a resident of Hercules, I pay hundreds of bucks each and every year for Evaluate O to keep our community hearth section. Past yr, at City Council and RHFD meetings, many spoke versus annexation.

If you want to retain our Rodeo Hercules Fire District, please help the slate of Bowman, Cargo Ziff, and Shaia.

Sarah Creeley
Hercules

Governor is correct to call
out greedy oil corporations

Re. “Newsom targets runaway fuel costs,” Web page A1, Oct. 8:

Excellent for Gov. Newsom to go following our significant gasoline rates. An marketplace spokesperson states that California only provides 29% of its have crude oil. Not described is that one more 15% arrives from Alaska. The rest, coming from foreign resources, has been reasonably inexpensive for months.

As for taxes on gasoline in California, per Newsom, ours are only about 30 cents per gallon bigger than most other states. The argument that the demand from customers for gasoline is up in California is also a bogus 1. How does a perceived “demand” give the oil and gasoline business the suitable to raise charges? Because it can?

In quick, there is no explanation for our gasoline in California to be up to $2.50 bigger for every gallon than in other sections of the region. I support our governor’s quest to obtain out why this is and/or to tax extra profits.

George Fulmore
Emeryville

People will pay
gasoline windfall tax

Re. “Newsom targets runaway fuel price ranges,” Web site A1, Oct. 8:

It is very clear that our governor does not recognize how enterprises work.

The cash that oil corporations use to shell out taxes will come out of what we pay at the pump. In result providers do not seriously pay out taxes they acquire the taxes from us. If the point out raises the taxes on oil firm income, the organizations will increase the cost of gas to address the further taxes. To a corporation, taxes are just a price tag of undertaking business.

Elevating the taxes on oil organizations only rewards the politicians in Sacramento giving them extra of our cash to play with.

Dennis Mockel
Oakland

U.S. need to negotiate
end to Ukraine war

To honor Day of the Useless, close U.S. involvement in the Ukraine-Russia war. The war’s mounting useless can prevent as a result of a ceasefire and negotiated settlement. For these seeking victory for 1 aspect, how many more useless Ukrainians or Russians are tolerable? For individuals who say, Putin will not negotiate, realize that Ukraine and Russia are negotiating prisoner swaps and grain shipments. Recall Ukraine and Russia started negotiations in March 2022, shelved at the behest of Britain and the United States.

Most scary is the prospect of nuclear war. It is folly to believe we can endure in any meaningful way. No make any difference who you are rooting for or who you consider is at fault, it matters that we assist a ceasefire and a negotiated settlement, if people today want to endure.

To prevent a nuclear disaster, People can act by urging elected officials to help a ceasefire and negotiated settlement.

Eleanor Levine
Oakland

We have to deal with
EV battery dangers

Electric powered vehicles are starting to be the future of the automotive field. They are turning out to be a lot more and much more suitable to change fuel-powered automobiles. As it is, EVs are a incredible action in decreasing air pollution. On the other hand, there is a serious fundamental challenge with EVs that is not talked about.