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Don’t cut commissions, cut council salaries instead
“Commission cutbacks could jeopardize millions for road safety, advocates say” (sacbee.com, May 20)
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The city of Sacramento has a projected $66 million budget gap, and one city councilmember has proposed eliminating “half of the annual meetings for most city commissions” in the next fiscal year. Eric Guerra “directed staff to explore reducing the number of meetings held by city commissions and boards.”
The cancellations, which would also eliminate the $50 stipend most commissioners receive for meetings, would save about $35,000 per year.
As an alternative, councilmembers could consider a 10% pay cut, which would send a more meaningful message.
Bill Motmans
Sacramento
Newsom’s hypocrisy on AI
“Newsom says AI resentment to dominate future elections. ‘The pitchforks are here’” (sacbee.com, May 19)
Ironic that California Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks that AI resentment is going to dominate future elections. His recent veto of an innocuous bill related to AI water use shows Newsom no limit to his hypocrisy. The bill would have required AI data centers to list the amount of water they will use, but Newsom sided with AI center developers in his veto.
I have a water meter at my home, so why can’t AI data centers have water meters? Society needs to know how much water that data centers are going to use and take out of circulation, to see if they should be built.
I need water to live and survive, but I can’t drink data.
Michael Santos
Antelope
Former Stockton mayor for Lieutenant Governor
“The lieutenant governor is more than a backup. Here’s the best person for the job | Opinion” (sacbee.com, May 14)
The Bee’s endorsement for lieutenant governor focused too much on demeanor and likeability versus a track record of effective governance.
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As a Stockton resident, I’ve seen Michael Tubbs transform a community that had declared bankruptcy and also had one of the highest murder rates in the country.
Through new jobs and a green economy, he moved Stockton forward; the city was named the second-most fiscally healthy in California. Under his leadership, Stockton’s unemployment rate fell from 15% in 2012 to a record low of 5.7% by 2019.
As a career water advocate, Tubbs also understands California needs a water policy that platforms affordability, protection and equitable supply for all Californians.
Michael Tubbs is the leader California needs as its next lieutenant governor.
Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla
Stockton
Rep. Doris Matsui’s website promotes obscure Republican
“Matsui’s website says Republican opponent has ‘record of serving the community’” (sacbee.com, May 19)
Recently, Rep. Doris Matsui inexplicably posted the bio of an obscure Republican candidate on her website.
At the same time, her main opponent, Sacramento city councilmember Mai Vang, is in my community of Elk Grove day after day: At coffee shops, the bookstore, private homes and more.
Vang understands the struggles of our district’s working and middle class people, because she is one of us. In contrast, multi-millionaire Matsui could not even be bothered to sit for an endorsement interview with The Sacramento Bee.
California’s Congressional District 7 has a clear choice this election: The detached and out-of-touch politics of Matsui; or the committed, imaginative and vibrant leadership of Mai Vang.
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I know how I am voting.
Trina Lee
Elk Grove