Letters for July 3, 2014

Say it outright, SN&R

Re “Broken TRUST” by Nick Miller (SN&R News, June 26):

In reading this story, I felt sympathy Martin Del Agua. Clearly, his neighbor is an a-hole, and fairly clearly the Sacramento Police Department acted in their usual overaggresive, semifascistic way. I'm sure he had a horrible weekend, which he didn't deserve, and I empathize.

My problem is with the writer, Nick Miller. I would think a key point that should have been reported is: “Was Del Agua here illegally?” Miller mentions his wife's legal status, and therefore presumably his children's, but Del Agua himself? Conspicuously absent. Sure, there's a mention of the law permitting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holds for those “who lack proper documentation.” But no reference as to whether that applied or if he'd just lost his wallet or didn't have the right to be here legally. Regardless of how you feel about immigration, it seems to me that that was a key part of the story.

Daniel Westover

Sacramento

Oil on a train

Re “Danger on a train” (SN&R Editorial, June 26):

I live in West Sac. I’m very concerned about this. How do we get more information? Can we stop this? What can we do? I bought a house here intending to stay here and raise a family, now I’m not so sure. This is the type of thing that will make me reconsider my decision to live in this area. Thank you.

Sara Garcia

via email

Editor’s note: Let the California Public Utilities Commission’s Public Advisor’s Office (public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov) and the National Transportation Safety Board (www.ntsb.gov/about/contact.html) know how you feel about potentially dangerous crude oil being transported via rail through your community.