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Adopting a narrow vision
of diversity, inclusion

Subject: “Chick-fil-A plans divide a town” (page A1, Aug. 4).

Walnut Creek’s Citrus Marketplace shopping center needs new businesses. It’s a great location and it’s home to some great businesses, but it’s still lacking.

I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Chick-fil-A in the downtown area, occupying a currently vacant space. I believe in supporting local businesses and I am dismayed by the response from Jessica Hunt, a small business owner herself who is against this new venture. She states that Chick-fil-A “does not reflect the inclusive and diverse values ​​of our community.”

I guess being “inclusive and diverse” only applies if it aligns with your views. Isn’t that the exact opposite of the definition of inclusion and diversity?

Linda Thompson
Walnut Creek

Everyone should commit to
keep cities clean

Re: “Livermore man’s volunteer spirit gathers followers” (page A1, August 5).

It’s inspiring to read your article about Andy Wang’s efforts to combat illegal dumping and littering in Oakland. Never underestimate the power of individuals to make a difference in their communities.

In El Sobrante, volunteers can join the Green Team 94803 Library’s regular Third Saturday cleanups to keep our neighborhoods clean and beautiful. We love our community and don’t want to live in a dirty neighborhood. Once we realized that no government entity was going to pick up our trash for us, we all made a commitment to do it ourselves.

We encourage other regions to do the same. The government needs to step up enforcement and install cameras to deter littering, and launch a communications campaign to remind citizens that littering is littering our cities and neighborhoods and damaging the environment. It would be great to raise awareness by reviving the old campaign: “Don’t be a polluter!”

Mickey Norris
The remains

Immigration Bill: Repeal
shows Trump’s deception

During Donald Trump’s interview with the National Association of Black Journalists, the candidate’s accusations against immigrants grew increasingly wild, bizarre, and exaggerated. He was seen concocting increasingly disturbing lies as his hands played an invisible accordion. The fact that immigrant crime rates are far lower than those of the general population did nothing to slow his flow of lies.

But one fact needs to be repeated over and over again, until the public fully realizes how cynical and destructive Trump’s lies are. A bipartisan bill to allocate more resources to our borders—both for law enforcement and for more judges to determine which asylum claims are valid—had passed the Senate and was set to pass the House of Representatives. Then Trump asked his Republicans to kill the bill because he didn’t want the problem solved while Joe Biden was president.

Bruce Joffe
Piedmont

Biden’s courtroom speech is
political election year

Subject: “Biden drags high court into politics ahead of election” (Page A9, Aug. 4).

Regarding Nolan Finley’s opinion piece, I would simply add this:

President Biden recently recommended term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices. That seems odd coming from a man who served in the U.S. Senate for 36 years, during which time he never suggested term limits for senators.

Rules for you, but not for me? Or maybe it’s just another election campaign.

Daniel Mauthe
Livermore

Readers deserve better
than to denounce the reform

Subject: “Biden drags high court into politics ahead of election” (Page A9, Aug. 4).

Nolan Finley’s editorial was an insult to our intelligence.