Letters: The Delta tunnels should never be built

Submit your letter to the editor via this form Read more Letters to the Editor Delta tunnel project shouldn t be built Re Newsom tries Hail Mary for Delta tunnel Page A May Tom Philp laments the fact that Gov Newsom has not succeeded in moving the Delta tunnel construction project forward Philp blames the regulatory system Like the overbudget high-speed rail project the Delta tunnel is an exercise in massive spending for infrastructure that does not have sufficient masses patronage Citizens are not persuaded that the benefits are worth the cost in dollars and environmental damage Philp argues that Southern California deserves to deplete water from Northern California due to population numbers in the south That was the rationale for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Water District for which Philp previously worked to grab the Owens River over a century ago More than of California water is used by agriculture Now almond farmers want to deplete the Delta biosphere for profitable exports I for one am thankful for the regulatory system Certain projects should not be built Amelia Marshall Oakland San Ramon state plan deserves encouragement Re San Ramon has chance to set conditions lesson Page A May This letter asks for group encouragement for the proposed Situation Action Plan I fully encouragement the actions being taken by San Ramon to lessen their impact on the context The cornerstone measure that they ve based their plan around has its roots in existing statute and the goals of the Open Space Advisory Committee of San Ramon This gives the proposed plan pre-existing promotion which I think is a wonderful way to ensure that the city follows through I also appreciate how comprehensive the plan is and hope that when the day comes to vote on June the city will move forward with the proposed plan If they do find issues I hope they only find that there are more avenues San Ramon can limit its circumstances impact Thomas Helgren San Ramon Quake will reveal depth of human arrogance Re Going below the surface Page E May The U S Geological Survey has been saying for years that a megaquake will destroy a highly urbanized region of California Yet leaders have ignored this obvious fact which is based on sound research and acted as if California is just like anywhere else and in the process allowed absurd towers to be built thinking nothing can destroy them These modern-day Towers of Babel will inevitably go down as a reminder of how profoundly arrogant people are A J Buttacavoli Walnut Creek Trump is leading nation toward totalitarian rule If you still feel that Donald Trump is leading this country on a good curriculum consider He demands unswerving loyalty to himself He punishes those who oppose him He appoints fawning toadies to high positions He suppresses dissent He hangs huge posters of himself up on ruling body buildings He cultivates hatred of others Friends when you look at these traits please ask yourself Does this remind me more of George Washington or of Kim Jong Un And ask yourself would you rather live in a free country or a totalitarian state Peter Simcich El Sobrante Stand up to Trump s assault on democracy DOGE has recklessly eliminated more than federal jobs with more planned but the One Big Beautiful Bill still raises the debt ceiling The administration has gutted FEMA FDIC and USAID and dramatically reduced cancer HIV bird flu and other critical strength research Donald Trump also has tried to extort mineral rights from Ukraine separated from our allies while cozying up to Russia Saudi Arabia and Qatar He s made ridiculous overtures to subsume Greenland Canada and the Panama Canal We witnessed despicable White House ambushes of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the South African president tried to make any sense of his on-off tariff whims that destabilize the markets and tracked his assaults on universities legal firms and reporters who dare ask him pointed questions He has ignored court orders and made numerous millions from his crypto coin scheme Sadly there s so much more Stand up now or bow later No Kings Day is June Barry Brynjulson Pleasanton Trump policies reveal disrespect for military Re Trump delivers address at West Point stressing new era Page A May Related Articles Letters Mahan s proposal is a good first step for accountability Letters Bay Area homeless advocates must pool their guidance Letters Knowledge is the best tool to help the unhoused Letters State must seize chance to change coyote management Letters Without change Santa Clara County grants look like favors In the military there has been an aggressive erasure of the valor of Black female and other groups down to eliminating and obscuring content honoring those buried at Arlington National Cemetery The acts of valor of our countrymen of color have been deleted from executive websites so there is no longer a record of their distinguished facility Brave Black soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield and are buried in Arlington National Cemetery are having the memories of their valor erased from history This despicable act was ordered by a cowardly traitor who never served in the military and avoided the Vietnam War by citing bone spurs in his foot After this Memorial Day when we honored those who gave their lives in utility to our country one wonders how we the American people can conscience such loathsome disrespect to the memory of those who died protecting our democracy Jeanne Kinkella San Leandro