Also: Struggling candidates | Idols’ risks | Latest lie | Immersion plan | Trump’s lies. East Bay Times reader letters to the editor for March 31, 2026.
during his congressional campaigns; I’d like to know what that portends for his appointments to the Public Utilities Commission. I think all the candidates should be asked about their large donors and what they owe those corporate donors.
SoCal sheriff takes over 650,000 ballots in probeRegarding California’s race for governor, it’s way past time for most of the candidates to put our state’s needs over their egos and ambition. They should have dropped out before their names were listed on the ballot, causing confusion and splitting the Democratic votes. But better late than never — drop out and endorse a top candidate, now. Otherwise, we’ll end up with Sheriff Bianco or Steve Hilton, who would be terrible for our state and country. And Tom Steyer, please stop spending millions of dollars on TV ads, even though you’re a billionaire with money to burn. Your ads run constantly, and every time they come on, I mute the volume, get angry and wish you’d donate all of those millions to worthy causes instead. I know many others who feel the same way.” . Modern humanity doesn’t form idols to bow down and worship as much as the ancients did, but we do often idolize people regarded as leaders too much, like Cesar Chavez. I learned about Chavez’s heroism way back in the early 1970s in elementary school. The problem with idolizing anyone is that we’re all flawed human beings, who sometimes behave badly. I fault Dolores Huerta for remaining silent about what happened between her and Chavez until now. Defaming someone for actions that were overlooked or unreported for decades or based on accusations without clear evidence is wrong. But Huerta rightly realized that exposing Chavez’s behavior would hurt the cause of migrant farmworkers. That, in itself, points to the problem of idolizing leaders instead of simply focusing on the causes they rightly advanced.Iran refutes claim of talksDonald Trump’s claim that Iranians are begging him to “make a deal” is another pathetic lie. Twice, he feigned negotiating while plotting to murder those with whom he was negotiating. Similar treachery in WWII: the Pearl Harbor attack and the Nazi invasion of “ally” Russia, unleashed wars without mercy. To prevent the recurrence of similarly disastrous wars, the United Nations was founded to settle conflicts between nations peacefully. The surviving 24 Nazi leaders who started wars of conquest and instigated atrocities were tried atin 1945/46. A few were acquitted, many imprisoned and the 12 most culpable who instigated war were hanged. Trump and Pete Hegseth are certainly as guilty as those. Will we continue to exempt and shield Americans and select allies from prosecution for war crimes under the terms of the American Service Members Protection Act of 2002?District should pause Bancroft immersion planeliminate our dual immersion programSuperintendent Adam Clark cites 13 examples of community engagement, but every one of them happened after the January 28 decision was already made. That’s not engagement — it’s reaction. California law requires districts to consult families and educators before making decisions like this. Yet the district’s own records show no evidence that happened. At the same time, officials rushed to reject families’requests in just six days — far short of the 60-day timeline meant for real analysis. This program is also a critical pathway for Latino families to access Bancroft. Removing it risks reducing diversity and opportunity.. Pause the decision, engage the community, and then decide.If your child told you a blatant lie, you would talk to them about the reason we tell the truth. Why do we continue to listen to lies from this administration, and no one is asking for the truth? This is not my parents’ Republican Party that they embraced as immigrants. It is all recorded on film and Truth Social. He lies. The truth makes America great again.
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