Dear Editor,
I find it amusing that on April 16th Mark Perkel wrote about the
bias of conservative media coverage of political events. I would
like to point out that there several major television news
networks; CBS,ABC, NBC, cable channels CNN and MSNBC that have a
liberal bias.
Then we have major publications; The New York Times, the
Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle,
Newsweek, and Time magazines to name a few that have a liberal
bias. On the more balanced side we have Fox News.
Conservative media bias in America? Who is he trying to kid?
Dear Editor,
I find it amusing that on April 16th Mark Perkel wrote about the bias of conservative media coverage of political events. I would like to point out that there several major television news networks; CBS,ABC, NBC, cable channels CNN and MSNBC that have a liberal bias.
Then we have major publications; The New York Times, the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Newsweek, and Time magazines to name a few that have a liberal bias. On the more balanced side we have Fox News.
And there are some lesser known conservative newspapers and magazines. Seems to me that Mr. Perkel should be happy with the preponderance of liberal news coverage in the United States.
Doug Wilber, Gilroy
A few timely reminders for etiquette on the Uvas Levee path
Dear Editor,
The weather is getting nice and folks in Gilroy are out to get fit and loose some of the holiday pounds, so they head to the levee trail to exercise. I bike and I have been a biker for most of my life. I have ridden on many bike trails an paths around the bay area and beyond.
I feel a need to instill some etiquette to my Gilroy friends:
1. Stay to the right side of the path … just like driving
2. If you bike, please keep it safe and under 15mph
3. When you hear “passing on your left” you stay to the RIGHT.
4. Don’t stand still on the path to rest or whatever.
5. Stand OFF the path.
6. Leash your dogs and keep them to the right as well.
7. if you walking with a group don’t take up the entire path from left to right …stay to the RIGHT.
8. Keep an eye on the little folks who don’t know better and keep them to the RIGHT.
In the last two weeks I have seen many locals that don’t seem to know their right from their left.
John Underwood, Gilroy
Better than average rainfall doesn’t mean to stop conserving
Dear Editor,
The Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Landscape Advisory Committee urges the community not to become complacent about the need to conserve water even though we’ve had above average rainfall so far this year.
Our committee strongly supports the water district’s Save 20 Gallons.org campaign that has helped the community reduce water use by 18 percent!
Our committee encourages the community to adjust its sprinklers so that the landscape is receiving only what it needs, seasonally. For a list of appropriate rebates to assist you with your water conservation efforts and to find out more about water-wise house calls (for residences) or for the landscape survey program (for businesses), please visit www.valleywater.org.
Miguel Aspeitia, Chair, Landscape Advisory Committee
Meg Whitman using her own cash or Jerry Brown taking union money?
Dear Editor,
Hardly a day goes by without a letter complaining about Meg Whitman using her own money to finance her campaign. I find this argument foolish.
If she is using her own money she won’t owe favors to special interests.Her major opponent Jerry Brown receives thousands of dollars from the very unions who are largely responsible for the financial mess the state is in.
I don’t know if Meg Whitman is the right person or not. The question is: Do we need Meg Whitman and her money or Jerry Brown and the unions? Is that a hard choice?
Keith C. De Filippis, San Jose
Don’t let local governments into the electricity business without a vote
Dear Editor,
Service cuts, layoffs, employee furloughs and the probability of increased taxes and fees are all becoming a reality for the average California taxpayer. It has been become clear that we need to make sure that before local politicians make big fiscal decisions with public money we get a say.
Right now, there’s a loophole in the law that allows local governments to go around voters and get into the electricity business without voter approval. If our government entered into their own electricity business, they could potentially cost millions of our public dollars without our say. We can change that by voting Yes on Proposition 16 – The Taxpayers Right to Vote Act. This initiative ensures taxpayers get the final say, through voter approval, before their government can enter into the risky retail electricity business.
Government should not be allowed to go around us on such important decisions especially when it can mean spending millions of public money or incurring public debt.That is why I support Proposition 16. It is our public money and our problem if things go wrong – we should get a say. Join me in supporting Yes on Proposition 16 to ensure that our voices are heard.
Gordon Abbott, former president,
Santa Clara County Taxpayers’ Association
