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Wandering & Wondering 508 Pacifica Tribune, March 20, 2013 _ Page 13A Community Forum & Opinions Find us online: www.mercurynews.com/pacifica new contracts with the Paci- union movement...” I do not licans are trying to eliminate ter to you from Jim Wagner They quote the retired fi re- Letters fi ca Police Department save have facts to share on that, necessary programs for the and Mark Stechbart pub- fi ghters as saying, “We do the City of Pacifi ca any more however, my husband was in working people to balance lished March 12. not want to tell any Pacifica Continued from Page 12 money than farming out their a union and feels the Demo- the budget. Mr. Wagner and Mr. resident we were late to a services to the county? cratic party is for working “What struck me ... is the Stechbart’s alleged safety fi re or medical emergency Did I miss something? people. Recently Republican total lack of recognition that problem is just smoke and because we were stuck in ing slightly higher funds for Humberto Gutierrez governors were reported reasonable people may dis- mirrors. On October 18, 2012 traffic.” They are not say- keeping the recyclables with Linda Mar decimating the unions in agree. It doesn’t mean that the San Mateo Daily Journal ing that emergency vehicles Recology). their state governments. My person is ignorant, stupid or published an article titled have been stuck in traffi c. Marie Martin Ziggler’s opinion: the Republicans are dishonest, just a difference of “Pacifica residents: don’t They are merely saying that Park Pacifica no longer representing work- opinion.” That is my philoso- widen Highway 1.” You can they don’t want it to hap- Truths ing people. phy but assume my facetious read the article at http:// pen. In other words there Police Editor: I am not sure he under- fi nal sentence was too subtle www.smdailyjournal.com/ is NO EVIDENCE that an In response to his points: stood the analogy I was mak- for him. I admit I mimicked article_preview.php?type=l emergency vehicle actually outsourcing “We now have the most ing between the rules for Mr. Alversen because I ob- news&title=Pacifica%20res has been stuck in traffi c. No Editor: divisive White House ever.” owning a car and proposed jected to him ridiculing Ms. idents:%20Don%27t%20wid evidence from the retired If I remember correctly, The Republicans stated “we rules for owning a gun. My Arietta because she had a en%20Highway%201&id=17 fi refighters and none from there have been study groups plan to make him a one-term opinion: they were almost differing opinion. My opinion: 56653 Wagner and Stechbart. or other City Council activi- president” and continue identical and neither was vi- He had a right to his opinion, Here’s what the article There’s more misinfor- ties where the results indi- fi ghting to make him fail. My olating our 2nd amendment but no one has the right to says: “North County Fire mation and misleading innu- cated that the City of Pacifi ca opinion: racism is at the root rights. ridicule someone or accuse Authority spokesman Matt endo in the letter, but I don’t would save $500,000 dollars and outweighs Republicans “California used to institu- someone of lying because Lucett said he is not aware of have the space here to ad- a year if it would farm out doing what is right for the tionalize dangerous patients they disagree with you. Highway 1 congestion caus- dress it all. For accurate in- police services to the County, average American. ... but now sends them home Barbara Medina ing the failure of any emer- formation I would invite you just as the City of Half Moon The Democratic party with behavior-controlling Park Pacifica gency vehicles to meet 911 and your readers to check Bay does at a considerable “no longer represents ordi- drugs ...” True - our Repub- response time requirements out the web site of Pacifi cans savings to the city. How does nary working people,” and lican Governor Reagan did Highway 1 . .” for Highway 1. saving $137,000, which is the their “support for illegals has exactly that to balance the Editor: Read the Wagner and Hal Bohner total amount saved from the all but decimated a robust budget. My opinion: Repub- I’m responding to the let- Stechbart letter carefully. Vallemar My Turn My Turn Laverne Villalobos Fank Vella It’s our turn to say no Revisiting Stereotypes “That hand is not the color of African American and so on, have been around a long time yours, but if I prick it, the blood and if you teach your kids about and they have changed their will flow, and I shall feel pain,” your culture, you might have name many times. In 1915 the to ‘The Group of No’ said Standing Bear. “The blood had to explain one or two ste- Cleveland Naps changed their is of the same color as yours. God reotypes of their background. name to the Indians, reportedly made me, and I am a man.” Like the cartoon of President in honor of the first American Last week we were sub- Council is typical of this done. There will not be a Recently, I was a guest Obama as an ape being shot or Indian player in baseball Louis jected to a letter from a group of people; it is un- “smooth flow of traffic” speaker for the Native Ameri- the gesture kids make when Sockalexis. Mr. Sockalexis was group of people many call called for and not helpful to during the construction can Studies class at San Fran- they are pretending to be Asian a member of the Penobscot the “No Group.” Pacifica at all. Our council period, there isn’t one cisco State where the topic was by slanting their eyes. Maybe Tribe of Maine and had a brief I am certain that some members are intelligent, now. Pacifica needs to get racial stereotypes. Over the someone has made fun of your and promising career. In 2000, of the individuals are sin- fair and open. They will moving on so many issues, past eight years, I have writ- child’s accent.? Or maybe a big the Penobscot Nation’s Tribal cere in their beliefs yet I proceed in a manner that it is unfair to all for this ten about different instances organization, like MLB, has de- Council passed a resolution that am sure that others have is meaningful and will be No Group to again drive of the use of Native American cided to use a cartoon and color asked the Cleveland Indians to their own agenda. Overall working with Planning on up the cost to everyone stereotypes in the classroom to represent all Indians. These “eliminate” the Chief Wahoo I find their letter insulting this. To imply otherwise else for their benefit or de- and sports field. One question are all types of insensitivity to logo. “Louis Sockalexis was a to the City Council, the is absolutely insulting. sires. It’s time for the No students asked was “Do I feel human beings. When discuss- handsome, talented and proud residents of Pacifica and This group should im- Group to once again stand like there has been a positive ing stereotypes, I try to keep Penobscot Indian who is neither all those commuters on mediately apologize. The along Highway 1 and pro- change in your community re- the children in mind. How does being recognized nor honored Highway 1. project will certainly be test to all the people who garding stereotypes? And will a child see it? Is the child aware by the cartoon mascot ‘Chief Overall, they are com- open to discussion with are idling and polluting it last?” I think the answer is yes it’s racial? Do they understand Wahoo,’ ” the resolution states. plaining that there is not concerned citizens; at in the traffic, at the same and no to these eager learners. what the image is represent- This was ignored by the Cleve- enough public input re- that time the “No Group” time they can keep push- Understanding history is im- ing? As adults, we know what land Indians. garding the redevelop- should step aside and ing the crosswalk button portant. In 1879, Standing Bear, an ethnic or racial stereotype As far as education, in PSD ment on Highway 1 and let those citizens speak, to slow traffic down even a Ponca Chief (and one of my looks like and we can identify there is growing support of the Environmental Impact we’ve heard enough from more. ancestors) along with his attor- it. We can process it, then inter- multi-cultural education. Dur- Report. you. Pacifica has been The City Council rep- neys, went to an Omaha court pret what we are seeing or and ing Thanksgiving week, kinder- This project has been bombarded with many of resents the entire city to argue that Indians have the make our own opinion. Younger garten teachers opt to have In- spoken about for numer- these same people over of 40,000 people; it does right to habeas corpus. The U.S. children may not be able to do so ternational Feast Celebrations, ous years. Pacifica Rip- the years, the result – ex- not only represent the Government argued that the In- until we teach them. If we don’t instead of dressing up like Pil- tides has a mention of one traordinary expenses to No Group. Caltrans rep- dian was neither a person nor a teach them, who will? A few grims and Indians, Ocean Shore of the EIR’s from October the city, individuals, the resents the state.
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