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Alameda has becoming plan
for renaming park
Names are vital and contact us generally to our core. A change of names for Jackson Park is vital (“Alameda to think about renaming Jackson Park to Chochenyo Park, or one thing else,” Dec. 29).
Renaming the park to Chochenyo appears becoming. The Ohlone folks have the longest historical past with Alameda. They lived right here for over 3,000 years and a few nonetheless stay right here right this moment. Many individuals of this group have been transformed to Christianity beginning within the 1790s after which many have been relocated to reservations, killed or died of illness introduced by Europeans. Little historical past stays.
I’ve heard folks say this title is difficult to pronounce. Dig deeper. To discover a title’s pronunciation is the start of studying the historical past and tradition of individuals.
Calling the park Chochenyo after the primary inhabitants is becoming for the primary park created in Alameda.
Names do hurt — reminding us of the bullies, victors and lack of historic data. Identify the park Chocheyno to advertise therapeutic.
Joan Steber
Alameda
Ignoring journey recommendation
should have penalties
When the state well being care techniques transfer to triage when it comes to admitting people to ICU and offering different assets in addition to vaccinations, consideration needs to be given to latest journey. In the event that they violated journey restrictions over the past two holidays, they need to be positioned in the back of the road.
The blatant disregard for the welfare of their fellow residents is felony they usually shouldn’t be rewarded for it. Information regarding journey of people needs to be amassed for that function.
Peter Bishop
Harmony
Cartoon’s critic
forgets King’s dream
The creator responding to the Mallard Fillmore cartoon about President-elect Biden deciding on folks due to their pores and skin colour being racist as “laughable and absurd” (“Cartoon cites racism the place there’s none,” Letters, Web page A6, Jan. 5 ) has clearly forgotten the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr — that folks might be chosen and judged on their {qualifications} or actions and never on the colour of their pores and skin.
Biden appears to have forgotten that aim as nicely, as his first motive said for nominating cupboard workers relies on elements that they can’t change or management.
Kathryn Murray
San Ramon
Trump’s critics ignore
his accomplishments
I’m so sick and uninterested in all of the destructive articles about President Trump. Folks don’t understand what he did for our nation or don’t care.
He put America first. He didn’t begin any new wars. He had the NATO nations pay their justifiable share. He put tariffs on China. He had the highest terrorist killed. We’re vitality impartial. We don’t must depend upon the Center Jap nations that hate us for something. He secured our Southern border.
He did all this in 4 years whereas the media and the Democrats did every little thing of their energy to eliminate him. He roughly stood alone to do all this for the love of nation.
Cathy Ledbetter
Newark
Keep in mind politicians
opposing election outcome
I sincerely hope that the voters in future elections keep in mind the names of all of the craven politicians, like Sen. Ted Cruz and his fellows, who’re prepared to hazard our democracy for their very own development.
I’m positive when they’re working for workplace within the years to come back they are going to staunchly declare to be upholders of the Structure, however we should always always remember how prepared they have been to trash it for the great of the worst betrayer of all of them. We will’t afford to have any extra spineless sycophants holding workplace at any stage of presidency.
Nancy L. Morris
Walnut Creek
These claiming fraud
should doubt personal elections
All of these not too long ago elected or reelected to the U.S. Senate and the Home of Representatives who’re claiming fraud within the presidential election must also be asking if there was fraud in their very own elections. This shouldn’t be about solely the presidential election. Fraud is fraud, and they need to maintain themselves to the identical customary.
If that is how they intend to manipulate, by solely what they need, they need to be ashamed and voted out of workplace the subsequent time round. They need to be governing for all People, not for their very own political careers. Persevering with the hypocrisy of election fraud isn’t in the very best curiosity of democracy.
Donald Fernandez
San Jose
