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Heads should roll at
hapless housing company

Re. “Housing company requires $13M reduction in sale,” Web site B1, Oct. 3:

It’s sadly ironic that the Santa Clara County Housing Authority misplaced $13 million of taxpayer dollars on an sick-recommended serious estate buy adopted by a sale fewer than two several years afterwards just after they realized it was a awful alternative for its headquarters.

Thoughts you, this is the agency whose sole cost is to bolster and inspire the development of affordable housing in the county. Is it any question that the company continues to fail miserably at its most important mission when it can not even make wise money selections on its have behalf? Of system, one particular wonders why any heads have not rolled.

Nick Cochran
San Jose

Wang, Mehlinger for
Sunnyvale council

I write to express my wholehearted assist of Justin Wang and Richard Mehlinger for Sunnyvale Metropolis Council.

I served with the two on the board of Livable Sunnyvale. I am deeply amazed by their capability for teamwork their passion for housing, transportation and sustainability and the wide plan expertise they convey to the desk.

Sunnyvale is no extended a small city. It is the 2nd premier town in Santa Clara County and residence to some of the largest firms in the entire world. Our town faces significant troubles, these as site visitors security, weather adjust and the housing disaster, among other individuals. If we are going to fulfill these issues, we will need contemporary tips and bold voices.

Richard and Justin have the experience, experience and courage to meet up with the problems our community faces head-on. They are just what Sunnyvale desires to direct us forward. Rely me as their personalized reference.

Angela Rausch
Sunnyvale

Elect educators to
Cupertino university board

Cupertino presently has a fantastic team of people on the faculty board. The decisions they have produced around the a long time have saved Cupertino highly rated for schooling.

The present customers up for election, Satheesh Madhathil and Jerry Liu, ought to have to be reelected. Ava Chiao is a higher university instructor, someone who will carry educational experience to the school board.

Darcy Paul was on the Cupertino City Council and lacks the skills to be a school board member. His working experience on the City Council brought us the present vacant large amount at Vallco. Voters will need folks in the instructional discipline to run the school board, not a politician.

Jon Ramos
San Jose

Cease big cash
from buying elections

I am so sick of the Silicon Valley titans interfering in our elections by shelling out countless numbers to hundreds of millions in our elections.

There are only two good reasons they do this: No. 1, they never feel the prospect can get on their have merits, and  No. 2, that applicant is the a person they know will assist their desires. The Zuckerbergs did it by contributing $400 million to the Biden campaign and now the 49ers are adhering to accommodate.

This is termed getting elections, and one thing has to be performed to stop these outrageous contributions so that the persons whose each day life are influenced by the end result have the say, not the almighty dollar to outspend the opposing candidates who attractiveness to the people today they will provide.

Sharon Wangsness
San Jose

Condition does not seem
sincere on local climate

Re. “Bills Alright new housing on commercial land,” Webpage B1, Sept. 29:

When the government exempts constructing assignments from the environmental evaluate approach like the behemoth significant-pace rail or building of 100% very affordable housing initiatives (AB 2011), it makes one particular wonder about their priorities or even sincerity.

Is the surroundings truly that essential to the governing administration if duty is conveniently exchanged for expediency and incentive? One miracles if these disorders are imposed basically to exercise electric power and management.

Kathryn Tomaino
Los Altos

Article is admirable
but brief on element

Re. “Focus nutrition: Veg-ucation,” Website page B15, Oct. 2:

Though I appreciated the “Focus nourishment: Veg-ucation” write-up in Sunday’s paper, two issues troubled me: 1st, the article’s unhappy absence of information about the worth of fiber. Alternatively, the short article skewed greatly toward discussing protein. Fiber is surely our friend. Some of  the added benefits of fiber: It may perhaps assistance lower the threat of being overweight, heart ailment and diabetic issues in addition to assisting one’s digestive tract.