Heath Flora is a politician who doesn’t care about his constituents | Opinion
Flora doesn’t represent us
“Heath Flora’s GOP leadership, controversy and Modesto ties,” (sacbee.com, Oct. 7)
Assemblyman Heath Flora does not adequately represent his constituents. He has never passed up an opportunity to benefit himself financially at the expense of Lodi residents. Luckily, enough is finally enough.
Maybe we can finally replace Flora with someone who wants to be there for the right reasons.
Koriann Einsel
Sacramento
Flora doesn’t care about constituents
“Heath Flora’s GOP leadership, controversy and Modesto ties,” (sacbee.com, Oct. 7)
I am tired of being represented by politicians who claim to want to cut corruption but then benefit financially from it.
Christina Middleton
Sacramento
California fights back
“Why rejecting Prop. 50 would save California Democrats from themselves | Opinion,” (sacbee.com, Oct. 9)
Perhaps a “yes” on Proposition 50 will someday lead to a consensus that all redistricting should be non-partisan.
Bruce K. Morse
Sacramento
A wait-and-see approach
“Gavin Newsom flip-flopped on CA slavery reparations. It’s no surprise | Opinion,” (sacbee.com, Oct. 15)
Yes, the governor changed his position — no doubt to deny the Trumpists a subject for attack as Newsom positions himself for a presidential run.
This “flip-flop” in no way undermines Newsom’s original intent concerning slavery reparations. Rather, it is a recognition that to defeat Trumpism, sacrifices need to be made. In the case of slavery reparations, it’s clear that it needs to wait for a more hospitable political environment — just as many other issues will need to wait until authoritarianism is defeated.
Ted Goodman
Sacramento
Downplaying others’ experiences
“Jewish UC Davis professor: Protecting free speech is not antisemitic | Opinion,” (sacbee.com, Oct. 11)
Abuse, harassment and discrimination against Jewish community members of UC Davis and University of California campuses across the state have been extensively documented by UC Davis and the UC system.
These abuses are prevalent, disruptive to learning, and harmful to students, staff and faculty. Downplaying harassment and discrimination makes it harder to rectify such violations and undermines the rights of all to equal protection, access to justice and freedom.
Noam Schimmel
Berkeley
City should rework proposal
“Sacramento is planning 8 new homeless sites. How long until they’re open?” (sacbee.com, Oct. 8)
Thank you for warning those of us who live in the unincorporated south area of the city’s plan to dump “eight new homeless sites” on our doorsteps.
New homeless housing is needed. However, the city should partner with the county to ensure project sites are scattered throughout the city or county so that no one area is affected, while others are spared from homeless sites.
We ask the city of Sacramento to amend its proposal and spread its low-income housing projects throughout the area.
Charles P. Bucaria
Sacramento
Childhood memories of Humphrey
“Whale of a tale: Remembering Humphrey’s magical journey up the Delta 40 years ago,” (sacbee.com, Oct. 9)
This article literally brought tears to my eyes. I was five years old when this happened, living in the Bay Area, and I remember this was all that was talked about by my teacher and in the news. Eventually, there was a book entitled “Humphrey The Lost Whale.” It was so popular at my school library that I still remember what the cover looks like and can recall the excitement I felt when I read and reread it. Ana Medina
Modesto