Letters: State should protect science with reliable funding

Submit your letter to the editor via this form Read more Letters to the Editor State s science students need dedicated funding Re Participant loan cancellation campaign could become Trump retribution tool a few advocates fear June The Residents Amenity Loan Forgiveness Plan has incentivised careers in the general sector including work in hospitals schools local governments and nonprofits These cuts are coming at a time when there is a dire need for increased financial aid as more students graduate with debt not more obstacles to a liveable wage Related Articles Letters Homelessness is not an identity for Oaklanders Letters Only the GOP denies humanity s effect on conditions change Letters With Trump s tax law signed protest is even more critical Letters Donald Trump s tax law is no gift to the U S Letters Supreme Court upholds Trump s inhumane policies These actions are under a facade of safety but in reality they are part of a larger pattern of political attacks on medical care and basic human services Low- and middle-income students cannot afford to follow career paths without patronage like Community Institution Loan Forgiveness To protect California students from these political attacks we need to overhaul Proposition Doing so could generate as much as billion yearly for residents schools totally by charging higher rates for commercial property Instead of acting like we are helpless against federal attacks we need to create sustainable revenue that does not depend on who controls the White House Lynda Otero San Francisco State must let cities plan neighborhoods Re Authorities move to preserve commercial space Page B July I was dismayed to read that all seven Village Centers in Sunnyvale including the one on East Duane Avenue will likely be replaced with housing all because of the inflexible and wholly impractical state laws that limit local control over progress This state law is harming Sunnyvale residents not helping them These harsh requirements may increase housing but in a great number of cases it is at the expense of preserving neighborhoods where people can easily walk or bike to businesses rather than use a car Shopping centers within residential neighborhoods improve the economic system provide employment reduce car traffic and create a greater sense of locality between residents in the neighborhood The state housing laws are blindly imposing their will on cities without regard to the unique variables and necessities of each city State lawmakers must amend these laws to preserve needed neighborhood shopping centers Nick Dellaporta Santa Clara S J homeless plan brings a clear trail I d like to thank San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan for his efforts in at last clearing the encampments that have plagued the Los Gatos Creek Trail for years The trail stretching from Lexington Reservoir to downtown San Jose had once been a clean safe scenic pathway for biking walking and running before becoming overrun with filth and squalor It had reached the point where only the bravest or most of oblivious souls would hazard a journey along the trail And now for the first time I ve ever seen in San Jose No Encampment No Trespassing signs are posted Hopefully this will set a precedent I ve inevitably determined it ludicrous that our tax dollars are spent to tear down encampments only to see them rebuilt because no deterrence was in place Dave Salle San Jose Social Protection email is for audience of one The July email from the Social Guard Administration which took a preeminence lap after the passage of the Big Bill was clearly intended for an audience of one Consistent with the communication plan for the administration the missive is filled with propaganda and misinformation While focusing on tax relief for SSA recipients it conveniently overlooks the fact that the bill accelerates the exhaustion of the SSA trust fund This email epitomizes misuse of inhabitants funds and constitutes waste fraud and abuse In addition it violates the Hatch Act of by engaging in partisan political activity The law ensures that the authorities operates in a nonpartisan manner It seems to me that the SSA is committed to helping MAGA more than it is committed to helping me Joel Hayflick Palo Alto Strength of free speech constantly being tested Re Trump s choice of centuries-old trope angers Jewish leaders Page A July Freedom of speech once a cherished pillar of society now trembles under the weight of censorship cancel practices and fear In in the modern day s world speaking the truth can lead to isolation mockery or even punishment Yet we are called to speak the truth not retreat into silence While governments and platforms may limit voices true freedom as mentioned in the Declaration of Independence is an inalienable right from our creator not men Though free speech may seem dead in society it lives wherever believers speak boldly guided by the notion of our founders that all men are created equal We must not be silent we must reject tyranny In truth freedom of speech isn t dead it s being tested Akeem Mostamandy San Jose