Willie Brown trolling the Western span

How nice to see that the Western span of the Bay Bridge got its own troll --Willie Brown!

Robert Dinneen

Los Altos

Don't name projects after a living person

Many taxpayers, myself included, do not believe anything built all, or in part, by taxpayer money should be named after any living person. It doesn't matter if it is Willie Brown, Jerry Brown, or someone else.

Jane Power

San Jose

Reagan a good choice for Bay Bridge name

I would like to see the Bay Bridge be named for Ronald Reagan. 1) He's dead; 2) He was a great statesman; 3) He was the governor of California and president of the United States.

Bryce Carroll

San Jose

Money being wasted while many struggle

Your story (Page 1A, Sept. 12) described homeowners adding complete movie theaters. Meanwhile, another couple bought a plot in Los Altos Hills and is building a 3,100-square-foot home. How ironic. One end of the spectrum has money to add complete movie theaters that may or may never be used, while at the other end, the homeless population is at an all-time high. What is wrong with the system? I'm not suggesting communism, but here has to be a better way.

Refugio Moreno

San Jose

Wind farms must prevent eagle deaths

I must say my eyes were opened after I read Dina Cappiello's article, "Study: wind farms killed 67 eagles in five years." Growing up near the Altamont Pass and being an avid lover of birds and especially birds of prey, the headline intrigued me. I did not realize that such a substantial number of these beautiful and rare birds are dying as a result of these wind farms. Although the article states the possibility that wind farm-related eagle deaths could be less than deaths from other causes, I feel that preventive measures should be taken to reduce these deaths as much as possible. That way, wind energy can still be a wonderful and clean source of energy without the blood of eagles on our hands.

Laura Neusel


Let Putin have way, but two can play this game

Vladimir Putin is going to play this game as long as he can. I say, take Putin up on his offer. Draft a resolution at the United Nations in which we agree not to strike as long as Bashar Assad gives up all his chemical weapons to the international community. If Putin does send Iran the S-300 surface-to-air defense system, then we complete the missile shield in Europe we've been putting off in Poland, Romania and Turkey. Then start pushing for NATO expansion into Georgia in 2014 and tighten international sanctions on Syria equal to that of Iran. Even without missile strikes in Syria, if Russia wants to up the pressure, I say we oblige them.

Brad Anderson

San Jose

Obama letting Russia usurp U.S. dominance

President Vladimir Putin's disdain for President Obama couldn't be more evident. The oped in The New York Times, an American newspaper, by the Russian president shows how far the world leadership of the United States has fallen. Leadership on what was once a United States issue has been usurped by Russia. President Obama has gladly turned over control of this issue to Russia. Harry Truman's quote could not be more germane. President Obama, "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."

Charlie Bougopoulos

San Jose

Keep overextending until the next crash


There is a rebound, and there are still people to be convinced that things will keep going up -- indeed, must keep going up. They, too, must be won over and convinced to overextend themselves, little by little. It is a gradual process of boom, then downturn, then bigger boom, then another downturn. And one day, when we have prepared accordingly, the downturn will become a recession, the recession will become a depression, and the depression will become the crash.

Ted Rudow III

Palo Alto