Also: Redistricting necessary | Don’t be fooled | Impeach secretary | Crying fraud | ‘Donor states.’ East Bay Times reader letters to the editor for Sept. 2, 2025.
On Wednesday, we heard about another killing and wounding of children and adults as their Minneapolis school, Annunciation, began its school year at mass. More dead children, dead because they were shot by what we now know is the classic American mass shooter — our uniquely native-born young person whose craziness, whose need to destroy, won’t be contained because Republican legislators make sure he has access to assault weapons.
Letters: Let’s support Newsom’s counter move to Texas’ power grab Going to school has become one of the riskiest things a child can do. Why? Unbelievably, someone in America is today planning an assault on a school district that we won’t identify until more children are dead. Isn’t that the most insane statement you’ve ever read? The shooting is at least the fifth at K-12 schools in the U.S. since the school year began on Aug. 1, according to the anti-gun violence advocacy organizationYes, gerrymandering is wrong. We need a national ban on it, but until after the 2028 election, we must make this desperate effort to stop Donald Trump from stealing our chance to put an end to his fascist takeover. The five congressional seats he has had engineered to win with gerrymandering in Texas, combined with the aggressive voter suppression the Republicans are pursuing, could tip the election in his favor. Passing Proposition 50 in November simply gives California the chance to neutralize the Texas steal and is crucial to the survival of democracy in this country.A mailer from the “Protect Voters First” coalition announces that mid-cycle redistricting in California would be “weakening our democratic process.” It does not say that the recent Texas gerrymander, intended to ensure a Republican majority in the House of Representatives, triggered the California redistricting effort and weakens democracy. The mailer uses a quote from California League of Women Voters President Gloria Chun Hoo, implying that her organization endorses the coalition effort;He is clearly demonstrating that he lied during his confirmation hearings. The actions he has taken as secretary show that. A long-time vaccine skeptic with no medical background, he claimed he would follow the science, but his actions indicate otherwise. HeLet’s start making America healthy again by putting someone in charge who knows something about public health. Let’s get rid of him.to Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve Board Governor, whom he is firing for being accused of committing lender fraud on her mortgage applications. In a holier-than-thou stance, the president explains that he must protect the American people from the questionable integrity of high-level officials.to the federal government in taxes than it received in federal contributions. Nineteen other states also have this “donor state” distinction. Cuts in education, research, wind and solar development, consumer protection, Medicaid, arts endowment, public broadcasting, Planned Parenthood, Head Start and disaster relief, to name a few, will expand the gap between giving and receiving. The president, while telling us how well he is taking care of the federal government through tariffs, payoffs from tariff negotiations and lawsuits against his enemies, collecting “tens of billions per month,” expects states to be self-sufficient. The lawsuits to get our federal funding reinstated can take years to resolve. Federal legislation is needed that closes the gap. There are both blue and red states that are considered donor states. A bipartisan bill could help donor states reclaim what they are due.Miss Manners: I don't want to show them my baby registryAsking Eric: My in-laws say I turn them away, but they don’t get what’s going on in our livesHarriette Cole: I'm afraid I'll get in too deep on the rich women's tripSanta Clara County hoped to build 4,800 new homes with Measure A money. How did they exceed that goal by 38%? Santa Clara County hoped to build 4,800 new homes with Measure A money. How did they exceed that goal by 38%?Legendary country bar The Saddle Rack is back in business in the Bay Area
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