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Walters deserves thanks
for his perspective

Re: “Walters columns make monotonous placeholder” (Page A6, May 14).

It is interesting that Dewayne Guidinger finds Dan Walters’ columns monotonous. I guess the outstanding journalism exhibited by Walters with facts and data to support his perspective is too dry for some readers.

I believe Walters should be thanked for shedding light on the hidden, unsavory, inappropriate and often corrupt practices of our elected officials, transit management, unions, etc. Thank you, and keep up the good work.

Chris Wood
Pleasanton

We need Walters to
call out state leaders

Re: “Walters columns make monotonous placeholder” (Page A6, May 14).

The California Legislature, elected by us, is supposed to work for us. They do not. How do you like your electricity bill? Too bad if you have rooftop solar. Are there any homeless in your town? They’re definitely improving education, aren’t they? Fixed all our water problems, too, right?

Meanwhile, Gov. Gavin Newsom is flapping in the breeze, going whichever way the wind blows. He has no center. Free health care for all one day, restrict Medicaid the next. Position himself as he may, Newsom will never become president of the United States; 49 other states know better. They see what’s happening here.

I am all for Dan Walters calling out the California Legislature and Newsom when each deserves his written columns. If the reader is “tired” of it, then don’t read his columns.

R Cote
Castro Valley

State must hike funding
for Alzheimer’s centers

California’s 10 Alzheimer’s Disease Centers (CADCs), including the outstanding UC Davis Center in Walnut Creek, are in trouble, with some at risk of closing soon, potentially leaving Californians with Alzheimer’s in the cold.

The CADCs are a smart investment that leverages hundreds of millions in federal research spending to expand access to expert diagnosis, treatment and provider training for ordinary Californians. Sadly, they have been underfunded for years, while the need for their services has exploded.

State lawmakers should actively support the Alzheimer’s Association’s request for a $2.2 million increase for the CADCs. Without action, we’ll lose these precious centers that California has spent millions of dollars and several decades to develop, and risk being unprepared for an increased older adult population that we’re already woefully underequipped to serve.

Dave DuFresne
Danville

We must speak out
against rogue president

Two-thirds … that’s how many of the citizen voting-age population did not vote for Donald Trump and this rogue administration. He has no mandate, no majority of support for the destruction he is bestowing on our government and the people.

No one asked that USAID be abolished, or that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, FEMA or Voice of America (to name a few) be disbanded. There was no mandate to deport U.S. citizens, or those seeking citizenship, to prisons in foreign countries. No mandate to cut funding for critical programs, like Meals on Wheels and Head Start. Enough is enough.

Write your representatives in Congress and demand better. Put pressure on the Republican enablers who are too afraid of losing their cherished positions to push back and stand up for what’s right. Demand the grifting stop. Become vocal among family, friends and neighbors. Join a rally. Our democracy and freedoms are at stake. Speak up now while we still can.

Cathy Teegardin
Pleasant Hill

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Trump’s actions portray
president in decline

For those thinking there was no lower depth for Donald Trump than his bromance with Vladimir Putin, consider Trump’s ongoing allegiance to Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince, prime minister, heir apparent to the Saudi Arabian throne, responsible for ordering the live butchering, seven-minute execution of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018.

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This on the heels of Trump defying Article I of the United States Constitution to accept a $400 million airplane from Saudi Arabia’s economic ally Qatar.

Meanwhile, Trump takes credit for revoking the disastrous tariffs he instated, our economy roiling during this ongoing uncertainty.

To try to paint Ukraine, not Russia, as the aggressor in their conflict, to foment the Jan. 6 insurrection, and to not want to be seen in the presence of U.S. military amputees are not actions of a patriotic American, but of a confused, illiterate oaf.

Mike Scott
Walnut Creek