Elo-Rivera shouldn’t favor one group over others in budget forums
I object to San Diego City Council District 9 English-speaking constituents being relegated to a virtual budget forum with translation available if requested, while the budget forum for Spanish...
View ArticleMost readers continue to come to defense of Alcaraz, La Cucaracha
Re “Lalo Alcaraz’s La Cucaracha comic strip must go. It is blatantly political.” (May 9): The comics make us think and consider the world around us. Lalo Alcaraz does an excellent job of doing just...
View ArticleBudget debacle exposes emptiness of the political persona peddled by Gov. Newsom
Re “California has a multibillion-dollar budget deficit. Here’s what you need to know.” (May 10): Well, now, the careful and well-crafted political persona of our governor is starting to show cracks....
View ArticleCPUC decision to impose flat monthly energy fee on residential customers is...
Re “Lower electric rates and a $24.15 monthly charge are coming to your SDG&E bill next year” (May 9): Thanks to the Legislature and the California Public Utilities Commission for sticking it to...
View ArticleAlcaraz has parallels with pioneering 19th-century cartoonist Thomas Nast
Re “Lalo Alcaraz’s La Cucaracha comic strip must go. It is blatantly political.” (May 9): Chicano artist Lalo Alcaraz is the parallel to U.S. political cartoonist Thomas Nast from the 1800s. Readers...
View ArticleGolfers and campers can go elsewhere. Not the marsh in need of preservation.
Re “The plan to transform Mission Bay is moving forward, questions and all. To advocates of one sport, they’re existential.” (May 13): It pains me to read about objections from the golfing and camping...
View ArticleRestaurateurs who gripe about having to be honest about cost of meals, take a...
Re “New California law means no more surcharges at San Diego restaurants” (May 13): Cry me a river, restaurateurs. Many of you have been hiding the true costs of our meals for years and now you’ll have...
View ArticleWriter wrong to paint Baja California with such a broad brush
Re “Rosarito Beach resident says Northern Baja California is at a breaking point” (May 10): If the letter writer considers Mexico to be so dangerous, why live in Rosarito Beach? If Mexico is so...
View ArticleEnough is enough – time to make sheriff report to county Board of Supervisors
Re “Years after initial reports, county jail deaths and cover-up of details still the norm” (May 9): After too many misdeeds and tragedies, it is time for some individual, or some organization, to come...
View ArticleThe reason golf courses can save lots of water is because they use such an...
Re “Is your golf course really ‘green’? Here’s what one course is doing differently.” (May 14): Can you say “lipstick on a pig”? Golf courses can “save lots of water” only because they consume lots of...
View ArticleLetter writer is wrong to downplay crime in Mexico with misleading use of...
Re “Don’t paint Baja California with such a broad brush” (May 17): The letter writer’s use of raw numbers of murders in the U.S. (21,156 in 2023) in an attempt to minimize the horrific state of crime...
View ArticleA municipal utility isn’t the answer to our energy woes. Competition is.
Re “Failure of SDG&E takeover reflects residents’ belief City Hall is incompetent” (May 17): Yes, “30 years of civic mistakes” make it clear creating a public utility for electrical service is a...
View ArticleHere’s how to get kids more involved in efforts to help the environment
“Re “Opinion: Let us reaffirm our collective commitment to protect the planet — starting in San Diego.” (April 19): Joe LaCava’s article helped me to realize that kids should be doing more to protect...
View ArticleEssay warning that social promotion hurts young students divides readers
Re “Schools must keep poor readers back” (May 17): Of course, reading is very important. If one cannot read and comprehend, all subjects will be difficult. My job as a math teacher was to try to teach...
View ArticleColumn on homelessness issues prompts a split reaction
Re “A way to support housing options for homelessness into a neighborhood” (May 19): I think Lisa Deaderick’s column was very well-written. I think two of the most important points she makes are that...
View ArticleWe can’t make access to housing ‘a right that requires someone else’s work to...
Re “Housing is a privilege in California with sky-high costs. This needs to change, now.“ (May 20): “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country,” are notions clearly...
View ArticleIs U.S. Attorney’s Office run by Larry, Moe and Curly? Mess nothing to...
Re “‘Embarrassment to the government’: Judge slams prosecutors for unraveling of ‘Fat Leonard’ case” (May 21): How could the U.S. Attorney’s Office blow the Fat Leonard case so badly? With all the...
View ArticleWhy would utilities or state government keep propping up power grid as is?
I recently received a letter from SDG&E informing me that crews will be installing new gas lines in my neighborhood. The work will take place on both public and private land and include digging and...
View ArticleWas battery facility fire a wake-up call or no big deal for an emerging...
Re “Firefighters extinguish ‘unpredictable’ blaze at battery storage facility in Otay Mesa” (May 15): This fire is a sobering reminder of how important it is to choose the right location for...
View ArticleAt least bike-lane ‘scofflaws’ in San Diego are actually using them
Re “A new law makes it easier to crack down on bike-lane scofflaws. To the man behind it, it’s a no-brainer for San Diego.” (May 3): The bike lanes in North Park and other neighborhoods are going to...
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