Letters: Newsom’s recent veto slows move to cheap, green power

Submit your letter to the editor via this form Read more Letters to the Editor Newsom s veto slows move to cheap power Re Gov Newsom could have made electricity cheaper and greener Page A Nov Gov Newsom s veto of the virtual power plants bill slows progress for making electricity more affordable for Californians Related Articles Letters Paper will publish positive Trump stories when there are selected Letters Spread restoration information around bay shoreline Letters Prop article s real point was about clear ballot language Letters Inherited California properties shouldn t get tax breaks Letters Tweaking Proposition could hurt other taxpayers We now have vastly improved technologies for generating electricity We no longer need as much centralized power generation yet it is still the planning model used by PG E and the other investor-owned utilities IOUs Instead the IOUs should be leading the effort to grow local electricity generation through solar panels wind turbines and batteries Microgrids should be the main method of distribution and costly transmission lines should be minimized These new technologies are now among the cheapest methods of delivering electricity to ratepayers Political extremists with help from fossil fuel companies and social media have lessened the effectiveness of context change as a rallying issue Political emphasis on ability affordability rather than surroundings change would better serve efforts to reduce carbon emissions Rob Hogue Menlo Park Property tax jump hurts real families Re Inherited properties shouldn t get tax breaks Page A Dec A new letter regarding tax breaks on inherited property gives a wry comment that anyone who inherits property should be thankful for their good fortune and leave it at that But that is one side of the coin I worked very hard for over years saving all I could spending nothing on specialty coffees or tattoos but investing and giving responsibly I would like my Bay Area home worth well over million because of time and inflation to pass to my special-needs daughter for a residence and continued care But she won t be able to pay the current taxes on our family home she ll have to move out to who knows where I cannot give her something that is clearly mine After all our other struggles I m having trouble mustering the courage to tell her Be thankful for your good fortune and leave it at that Norman Thomas Watts Menlo Park Bike lane vote shows city is planning for future Re South Bay city opts to add bike lanes at cost of parking after heated marathon meeting Dec In approving safe bike lanes on Hollenbeck the Sunnyvale City Council established vision and courage in certainly implementing numerous long-standing city policies When creating these policies previous councils were acknowledging the necessity of fundamental change Multiple policies were adopted over plenty of years to provide safe options for those who cannot drive including lower-income people and children Multiple councils developed policies to prepare for the mobility of an increasing population by prioritizing streets for transportation over parking and encouraging transportation modes that use less space on our finite roadways And previous councils created policies to reduce our contribution to global warming by providing safe and sustainable transportation choices thus reducing our dependence on cars and lowering truck car miles traveled We cannot meet our goals without change The council considered the demands and safety of the entire district current and future They led toward a safer more equitable and more sustainable future Barbara Fukumoto Sunnyvale Voters should send Trump enablers packing One thing you can say about Donald Trump and his minions is that they are consistent They continue to be angry spiteful racist combative and self-righteous Daily this administration destroys another scientific or academic truth caters to the wealthy punishes the poor denies the need for universal fitness care rounds up and incarcerates or deports people using military tactics rudely and dangerously overreacts to any challenge defies long-standing international law and the list goes on It s fatiguing to face the morning news wondering what new travesty awaits us This is not normal behavior and elected representatives who are supposed to safeguard our republic have opted for power over honesty and rationality We must vote resoundingly to oust them and reclaim our country Claudia Parker San Jose Administration badly mishandles drug fight Presently America has a draft dodger and a warrior wannabe commanding the greater part powerful military in the world Based on alleged intelligence they are killing noncombatants from Venezuela Harken back to March My Lai Vietnam or the shock and awe of George Bush The operation isn t deterring the boats They keep coming out Why aren t they captured and interrogated for real intelligence The system necessities to be held accountable and the participants dealt with accordingly George Badger Soquel DOJ pushes losing matter with James and Comey Re James Comey are not in the clear yet Page A Dec The criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James were dismissed without prejudice meaning they can be refiled However refiling is complicated for Comey the statute of limitations may have expired and for both a properly appointed prosecutor must bring the matter forward The residents message from Donald Trump to Attorney General Pam Bondi is a central issue in the legal fallout A judge dismissed the cases because the prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was exposed to lack the legal authority to bring the indictments For a new scenario to proceed a U S attorney must be appointed according to the law which requires Senate confirmation While the cases could be appealed or refiled legal experts suggest the chances of success on appeal are not guaranteed and it s practicable the leadership will lose Mohan Raj San Jose