Letters: UC Berkeley offers too little security at conservative event

Submit your letter to the editor via this form Read more Letters to the Editor Berkeley offers too little assurance at event Re UC Berkeley in Fed crosshairs Page A Nov Regarding the protest at UC Berkeley outside a TPUSA event why is there not more guard at the university to prevent violence at protests Why is freedom of speech at UC on only one side of politics If I were a attendee and did not like an event I would just stay home Related Articles Letters S J leaders must keep downtown construction rolling Letters Waste and fraud have ruined the SNAP scheme Letters House bill necessities patronage in order to save lives Letters Let s hold the executive accountable for SNAP fiasco Letters Valley bosses legacies will be bending the knee I feel that universities should do a better job of presenting all sides of an issue Marianne Haas Berkeley Federal agents actions cloaked in mystery Re Federal agents conduct visits Page B Nov Apparently it is unknown specifically what agency the agents represented nor what questions they were asking It is not known how a large number of there really were These door-to-door interviews took place in Fremont The mayor seemed not to know these knock and talk visits were taking place before the morning they started If Jehovah s Onlookers Mormons house cleaners landscapers environmentalists or political campaigners come to the door they identify themselves Were these agents wearing badges What if someone opened their front door saw no identification and closed the door Would there be repercussions for not answering questions What questions were petitioned What was the intent and objective of these door-to-door interviews Were they all in one part of the city Were any of the residents who were interviewed questioned later by the city or the newspaper to find out what the agents were looking for Mike Tracy Oakland The fact is Trump wants Epstein files hidden Re New links to Epstein continue to roil Trump Page A Nov Our president is so tied to Jeffrey Epstein that you can t say one without the other Donald Trump continues to deny there s a relationship but Trump s history says otherwise He insults women has been adjudicated of sexual assault bragged about grabbing women by their lady parts walked into pageant dressing rooms while ladies were undressed is accused of cheating on his wives paid off multiple women to hide his affairs and has participated in Epstein s parties Did the president have relations with underage girls at Epstein s It sure fits his profile doesn t it Now you understand why Trump is so adamant about hiding the facts And no Kellyanne Conway there are no alternate facts Stuart Shicoff Martinez Opposing Trump is Democrats one strategy Re Democrats were on a roll Why stop now Page A Nov I agree with New York Times columnist Ezra Klein Although Democrats have scarce constructive ideas of their own exemplified by the sad and pathetic performance of the Biden administration they should be complimented for their consistency of program Prior to Donald Trump being elected the first time Democratic plan was Oppose Trump No Matter What The Issue OTNMWTI After he was elected the second time the approach was OTNMWTI Now after nearly a year of serving as president procedures continues OTNMWTI And for the remainder of his term Democratic strategy is likely to be OTNMWTI Various of us not necessarily Republican consider Democratic approach consistently stupid and short-sighted And with Zohran Mamdami heading up New York City it s likely Democratic Socialist approach will change and be even worse especially for the middle class and below Chris Kniel Orinda State must expand MPAs to restore kelp Northern California s kelp forest coverage has decreased by Kelp forests are a key part of Californian identity and it would be heartbreaking to lose this aspect of nature When I was in elementary school we learned about local geography and my class did a project about kelp forests Each aspirant did a project about a different animal from fish to sea otters and we made a collective classroom display about the diverse ecosystem as a whole Since then our kelp forests have been decimated beginning with a ocean warming event We must work to restore kelp forests and preserve this special aspect of the coast California supports a configuration of Marine Protected Areas which provide the protection needed for coastal regions to recover and thrive I urge Gov Gavin Newsom to expand and increase our MPA grid to protect our remaining kelp forests for future generations Clara Castronovo Piedmont Santos commutation comes as no surprise Re Santos release frustrates ex-colleagues constituents Page A Oct I find the outrage over George Santos prison sentence commutation quite compelling with certain calling it an attack on the rule of law Have people forgotten Donald Trump s pardoning of the Jan insurrectionists who attacked injured and maimed Capitol Police officers He called them patriots and it won t be at all surprising if they end up receiving reparations for their time spent in prison That s an attack on the rule of law Mark Gabin Concord