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Nevada schools coulduse A’s extra $180M
Re: “Fisher vows $1 billion to construction of A’s stadium in Las Vegas” (Page C3, Nov. 1).
Is something fishy here with the dollars?
The stadium is $1.5 billion. Fisher “has” a loan for $300 million from Goldman Sachs, another $1 billion of his “own money,” and another $380 million as a gift from the lawmakers in Nevada. That’s $180 million over the cost of the stadium.
It sounds like the state can take that money back for their schools that are not on the Vegas Strip.
J Michael BrownClayton
Piedmont housing planthreatens local safety
Piedmont is pretty far along in the planning stages of building high-density, state-mandated housing on their portion of Moraga Avenue.
The average speed on Moraga Avenue is now 39 mph, and current daily trips exceed 11,000, with 15,000 trips expected under the new housing element. The planned 200-plus homes will generate more than 800 new daily vehicular entrances and exits. That is unsafe.
Piedmont also envisions installing a stoplight at Coaches Field which would result in unimaginable congestion. Moraga Ave and Highway 13 are major evacuation routes for Piedmont and Oakland. It is also near an earthquake fault. This is unsafe.
No Oakland Moraga Avenue neighbors have ever been contacted on this proposed project. Please let your feelings be known to your city council members and planning commission members in Oakland and Piedmont.
Jane HollandOakland
There’s time for Leeto add to her legacy
Thank you, Barbara Lee!
You have been a wonderful advocate for people in Alameda Country, across the country and across the world. Your positions and actions have made an enormous difference to so many who needed protection or support. Despite fewer than 20 workdays left in Congress, I hope you can lead your colleagues one more time to protect children at home and abroad.
With support from the American people, Gavi, the Global Vaccine Initiative, has already helped vaccinate over 1 billion children around the world, saving 17.3 million lives. This also protects us from multiple infections such as measles and whooping cough from re-entering the United States.
To maintain such great progress, please work with fellow representatives to ensure continued, robust funding for Gavi in 2025 and beyond. What a great way to add to your legacy.
Susan WrightOakland
Crumbl behind timeson animal welfare
Re: “The newest Crumbl opens Friday in San Jose’s Almaden district” (Oct. 30).
While the grand opening of Crumbl in Almaden may seem exciting, consumers should know that behind the colorful branding lies an uncomfortable truth: Crumbl continues to source eggs from suppliers using cruel battery cage systems, where hens are confined to spaces smaller than a sheet of paper.
While competitors like Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks have committed to cage-free eggs, Crumbl remains stubbornly behind the times.
Allie JohnsonOakland
Uprooting homelessdoesn’t solve problem
I am writing in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders to remove homeless encampments throughout California. While this action might seem like an attempt to address the homelessness crisis, removing the homeless encampments does not address the core issues that have led to the rise in homelessness such as the lack of affordable housing, inadequate mental health services and insufficient support for those living in extreme poverty.
Removing people from these encampments only continues to displace them, forcing them to relocate into new, often more dangerous conditions, without addressing the underlying reasons why they are homeless in the first place.
I encourage the citizens and California’s governor to reconsider “out of sight, out of mind” solutions like the removal of encampments and instead focus on long-term support services that offer real help and pathways out of homelessness.
Kallie JohnsonBrentwood