Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor are a great way to draw attention to the education crisis in California.
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When an article is published that demands a response, we will alert you via email. In our email we will include the article, submission links, and talking points.
Check out some of our team’s published LTEs!
BART and public transit are essential services. Why isn’t California fully funding them
The threat of losing public transportation due to a financial pitfall is concerning. The real issue is the lack of funding for public services that low-income and marginalized people rely on. California could avoid budget deficits by reforming tax policy, like Proposition 13.
Private security guards won’t make UC Berkeley safer. Here’s what will
The threat of losing public transportation due to a financial pitfall is concerning. The real issue is the lack of funding for public services that low-income and marginalized people rely on. California could avoid budget deficits by reforming tax policy, like Proposition 13.
There are other sites: People's Parks
We can’t allow the UC to profit off a free-speech image while simultaneously arresting, brutalizing and silencing students who stand up for the real Berkeley community.
Giving teachers raises didn’t cause S.F. schools’ budget deficit. Here’s what did
Where does that leave the families of students who don’t have the resources to access private or charter institutions? We must address the root cause of education underfunding and reform Prop. 13.
Breed ignores facts
Read Gillian’s take on why London Breed’s outburst is unacceptable to SF residents.
Prop. 13 needs reform for schools’ sake
The recent discussions of Proposition 13 have completely ignored its devastating and lasting impact on our schools, especially for marginalized students.
It's dangerous to underfund fire departments
There really needs to be a change with Prop. 13 in these coming years if we don’t want to backslide, not just with our taxation policies but also with our response to environmental disasters.
Prop. 15 will close corporate loopholes
This loss of revenue has forced our communities to carry the burden by defunding public schools and essential local services such as fire departments, public transit, clean air programs and many more.
The rich are going to have to pay more in taxes after the coronavirus pandemic
This kind of budgeting has long been present in this country, and the pandemic has only brought it under focus.