The Schiff-Garvey Senate battle for California seat

Re “Schiff, Garvey battle for U.S. Senate seat” (Oct, 20):

A way to implement term limits is to elect different party members to office. Domination by one party rule reduces competition, progress and increases government bias.

Schiff’s campaign has spent $54 million and Garvey’s has spent $7.7 million. Is money (coming from where?) going to continue to be the only criteria for election?

For term limits, economy and for diversity of representation I will vote for Steve Garvey. Qualified political office holders will be more competitive representatives to maintain the people’s interests and resources. For example, I want the borders closed, not just endless “immigration reform.”

— Tom Hersh, Newport Beach

Ronald Reagan

Re “Reagan wasn’t that great, really” (Oct. 20):

I totally disagree with Mr Wilson’s disparagement of President Reagan. He wasn’t perfect. I’m sorry that Mr. Wilson’s wife as a student attending Berkeley was bothered by the tear-gas used to dispel the rioters at the university and later the smog and helicopters in L.A.

I won’t quibble that Margret Thatcher might’ve initially questioned Regan. But she clearly later voiced her total support of his leadership. He was indeed the Great Communicator.

I believe he was our greatest president since Harry S. Truman.

— Joseph F. Paggi Jr., Pasadena

California’s homeless and all the money spent

When I read the article by Dan Walters in the Oct. 20 paper I was shocked by the costs involved to solve the homeless problem.

What I don’t understand is why it’s California’s problem and not the nation’s. California has about half of all the homeless of the entire United States.

They love the sunshine and that all branches of the government are run by Democrats in California. There are a couple of good things that are finally getting done. The land that belongs to the veterans will be taken back and used to house the homeless veterans, thanks to a judges’ recent order and the use of empty buildings at Metropolitan State Hospital for the homeless mentally ill. This should have been done years ago.

The hospital is right there on the grounds and they will have all the support they need.

— Kathleen Furness, Oak Park