Blame for Trump win

rests with his voters

Re: “Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for VP’s loss to Trump” (Page A3, Nov. 8).

So, now we’re blaming Joe Biden for Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump? As Nicholas Saba so aptly stated in the article about the protests (“Anti-Trump protesters gather after race called,” Page B1, Oct. 8), “The people didn’t show up for Kamala and what President (Joe) Biden had done in the last four years.”

So, who’s to blame for her loss? Those who showed up and voted for Trump.

— Katie Dent, Sunnyvale

We must make effort to build affordable homes

Re: “Older home buyers, more cash, and (relatively) fewer first-timers: A national survey sheds light on the state of the housing market” (Nov. 8).

The recent article on the housing market clearly shows that housing in the Bay Area is unaffordable for most people. Families, teachers and workers are being priced out of their neighborhoods, which is creating serious inequality in our community. This issue is affecting everyone, not just those directly impacted, and it can’t be ignored any longer.

We need to take immediate action to fix this. One of the most important steps is to build more affordable housing. Local governments should prioritize developments that include homes for middle- and low-income families and fast-track the approval process for these projects. Zoning laws also need to be updated to allow for higher-density housing near job centers and transit.

Imagine a future where teachers and other essential workers can afford to live in the communities they serve, and where families don’t have to leave the Bay Area to find a place to call home.

— Rajat Sood San Jose

Keep pushing to leave climate legacy for kids

The recent election was a bust on the climate from both sides. Yet, almost everyone knows the climate is changing.

Many fear the solution more than the consequences of not acting. They don’t have any particular love of fossil fuels but think a future without them will threaten our freedom, prosperity and way of life. What a blocker.

Viewed from that perspective it’s understandable, but there’s no cause for fear. The means for gracefully transitioning to a clean energy American economy is well within our grasp — by mid-century.

And if we reach for it, our children, grandchildren and future generations will be eternally grateful. It will be our historic legacy.

— David Cain Los Altos

Bad messengers don’t make message wrong

Re: “Voters to Democratic elites: Do you see me now?” (Page A13, Nov. 10).

Political analysts of all stripes are enthusiastically eager to pin the latest presidential election loss by Democrats on their elitism, snobbish self-superiority, and inability to empathize with the plight of the working class. I will accept some of that along with some definitely misplaced priorities.

That doesn’t change the fact we’ve elected a group who doesn’t believe in education unless it reinforces their existing prejudices and ignorance of basic science.

The world’s going to get warmer, more unhealthy and more dangerous in spite of burying our collective heads in the sand. The economy will continue to benefit the 1% at the expense of the poor and the middle class. Personal freedoms, the alleged foundational rock of our nation, will be available to the select few who hew to the party line and look and speak the party line.

We may be poor message packagers, but that doesn’t make us wrong.

— Eugene Ely San Jose