Letters: Let’s build on momentum of ‘No Kings’ rallies

21.10.2025    The Mercury News    6 views
Letters: Let’s build on momentum of ‘No Kings’ rallies

Submit your letter to the editor via this form Read more Letters to the Editor Build on momentum from No Kings rallies Re No Kings rallies galvanize region Page A Oct Thank you for your coverage of the Bay Area No Kings protests As a psychiatrist I recognize the mental wellness benefits of a joyous gathering to speak on topics that we are passionate about Related Articles Letters No Kings rallies featured patriotism on parade Letters The president should not be an enemy to half the nation Letters San Jose s new shelter director offers a fresh start Letters Trump succeeds in Mideast where diplomats have failed Letters Bay Area leaders must act to stabilize BART One area of huge importance did not get much coverage the administration s attack on clean resource and rollbacks of environmental regulations essential to protect the medical of our communities In California we have the opportunity to pass the Polluters Pay Surroundings Superfund Act AB and SB Rather than relying on regime funds to clean up fossil fuel impurity and atmosphere damage like wildfires this bill holds the largest polluters accountable Just imagine what our communities could do with billion a tiny proportion of the industry s profits We all need to contact our legislators to demand that they continue California s conditions progress Action is the antidote to conditions anxiety Wendy Bernstein Berkeley Marches are a call to stay engaged Re No Kings rallies galvanize region Page A Oct The Oct No Kings rallies which brought out hundreds of thousands across the Bay Area were heartening and powerful But these moments must lead to more sustained civic engagement in our communities and governance To truly be represented we must consistently participate in democracy at all levels not just during major elections but through ongoing involvement in local boards councils and advocacy As a physician I worry about how weakened environmental policies directly harm the strength of my patients The federal rollback of circumstances protections is dangerous and even in California Gov Newsom has supported expanded oil drilling and weakened environmental safeguards That s unacceptable during a context situation Democracy and conditions justice are not separate fights they are fundamentally connected Our vitality safety and future depend on both It s time we make that known to leaders across California and beyond Hina Fullar Alamo Childish ploy a serious reaction to GOP rigging Re Proposition a childish ploy for dominance Page A Oct I really enjoyed Christopher Andrus Oct letter to the East Bay Times claiming that supporters of Proposition are childish and lecturing readers on the destruction of democracy Perhaps Andrus is unaware that Proposition is in response to Donald Trump s call on Republican-led states to change aka gerrymander their congressional districts mid-census to assure that more Republicans win office and that Texas and Missouri have already done so Perhaps Andrus believes that the Jan insurrection at the Capitol by Trump supporters was acceptable adult behavior and that assaulting police officers was something to be proud of It wasn t and that s why more than rioters were charged with crimes I ve already voted and I voted in favor of Proposition the Ballot Rigging Response Act Mark Sarconi Lafayette Prop a misguided effort to strike at Trump Even if you can t stand Donald Trump it makes no sense to hurt yourself by voting yes on Proposition By doing so you are ceding what little power you have remaining back to the politicians in Sacramento and all because you want to stick it to Trump Think it through I plead with you Paul Stone Dublin No Kings a counter to Trump s childishness I was watching a noontime show on the Fox News channel the Monday after over million Americans were demonstrating against the Trump administration The host of the show just couldn t understand why we were demonstrating She repeatedly mentioned how she just didn t understand the point of the demonstration Maybe it s the shutdown she requested I really don t know if she was playing dumb or was just plain ignorant of Donald Trump s tactics Meanwhile in the background images were being displayed of protesters holding signs that read Free Press Free Speech Stay out of Chicago No Ice and greater part importantly No Kings All she had to do was read those signs I wonder if she ll ever learn about Trump s Oct post on Truth Social of the AI-generated video of him flying a jet which dumped a brown substance on the crowds below This from our president What a guy Lisa Rigge Pleasanton Liberals forget about protecting birds Liberals argue that we need wind power to produce electricity but they don t seem very concerned about the number of birds that the large wind turbines kill each year The American Bird Conservancy estimates about million birds are killed each year in the United States by wind turbines This is sure a different story than we heard back in when the entire lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest was virtually shut down with a loss of around jobs in order to protect a scant spotted owls Mike Heller Walnut Creek

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