Letters for November 10, 2016

SN&R’s failure

Re “Vote or die!” (SN&R Editorial, October 27):

Transparency is an act of trust between News & Review editors and your readers. We trust your staff and reporters have used good judgment when you make recommendations on who we should vote for in local and national offices. This is especially true after you take the position that you want to take money out of political campaigns but don’t even try and reach out and interview those of our local candidates who are not running $1 million campaigns as are John Garamendi, Doris Matsui and Jerry McNerney. You didn’t even try to interview Robert Evans who was running for Congress in the 6th, or Tony Amador in the 9th Congressional District or Eugene Cleek in 3rd Congressional districts. How can your readers trust your judgment when you don’t interview candidates before making your recommendations? You failed your own transparency test and you failed the voters.

Carl Burton

Sacramento

Thanks, Joey

Re “Meet Joey Garcia” by Joey Garcia (SN&R Feature Story, October 20):

Thank you for the “big reveal.” I’ve been reading Joey since the beginning of the column, and often wondered about your history. You are inspiring. Thank you again.

Patricia Buchanan

Fair Oaks

Whiter shade of racism

Re “Arena so white” (SN&R Scorekeeper, October 20):

In your little summary of outrages and pluses, you bemoan the whiteness of Paul McCartney and other performers at the new arena. Someone needs to tell you that this is simple racism, nothing “pale” about it. Ever since the NAACP spanked you for printing a perfectly appropriate caricature of a black mayor in deep trouble, you’ve bent over backwards to offend Caucasians. Perhaps you should find a new editor and publisher “of color.”

Christine Craft

Sacramento

Bread and butter

Re “Clearing CEQA” by Matt Kramer (SN&R News, November 3):

When reporting on the pro-CEQA study, did Matt Kramer bother to investigate what percentage of BAE’s contracts are doing EIR/EIS statements? Of course they found that the law which provides them bread and butter is a good thing!

Matthew Palm

Davis

Correction

Re “Clearing CEQA” by Matt Kramer (SN&R News, November 3):

The story mischaracterized the conclusion of the 2015 Holland & Knight report, “In the Name of the Environment.” CEQA lawsuits are common for large-scale projects, not CEQA-reviewed projects in general.