Spousal Support
Give us a break. Being married to a politician does not make Ms. Carrasco a politician, any more than being married to a surgeon makes one a surgeon (“Gimme Five,” MetroNews, March 31). Nobody plans to vote for Todd Palin, husband of Sarah Palin.
Reid Lerner, Gilroy
New Blood
Thank you, Metro, for writing about this new candidate. We really do need more stories like this and new people on the council. Four to eight years seems like a lifetime to endure some of these bad electeds. I hope people rethink their choices this time and vote in new! They can’t be any worse than some of what we already have. Out with the old and in with the new. New blood is needed to steer us on a new and more business-friendly course.
Kathleen, SanJoseInside.com
Info Please
Great article. I would like to learn more about Magdalena Carrasco and her positions on topics pertinent to the city of San Jose.
While I live in District 3, I realize that all councilmembers’ votes have an effect on me as a San Jose resident.
I hope Magdalena and her campaign team will post a schedule of events of where she is holding her public forums, public speeches and candidate “debates” so her potential supporters can learn more. (I did not see anything on her FaceBook page or her website.)
Tina Morrill, SanJoseInside.com
Dancing With The Pols
She’s a pretty face and engaging personality, but I’ve heard nothing of substance coming from her. But she can dance around a subject she knows nothing about like a pro.
Bob F., SanJoseInside.com
Species Argument
The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change warns that if we don’t take strong action to address global warming soon, 20 to 30 percent of the world’s plant and animal species will be at increased risk of extinction by 2050. Fortunately, there is something that can be done. This summer, the House of Representatives passed legislation to both reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases that are triggering climate change and take steps to safeguard natural resources and wildlife threatened by the changes in climate already set in motion. Now the Senate is moving on similar legislation recently introduced by Sens. Boxer and Kerry.
However, reducing carbon emissions is not enough. Any comprehensive climate and energy legislation must dedicate 5 percent of the funding generated to safeguarding fish and wildlife and the natural resources on which we all rely. Our senators should know that their constituents expect nothing less.
Mrs. Elizabeth De Medeiros, Rohnert Park
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