Dirk van Ulden

Dirk van Ulden

I am not usually on the same page as easygerd, but now that we have a proliferation of cyclists, we need to adjust and refocus on the road designs that were designed for autos and for pedestrians. We cannot ignore them, specifically when we also trying to reduce our carbon footprint. It a…

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Dirk van Ulden commented on Democrats

Neil - the contents of today's LTEs are an indication of a pathetic and quasi-educated gaggle of leftist individuals who unfortunately may represent the political views in this area. Comparing the Boston Tea Party and Black Lives Matter protests gives it away. Another one throws in Mussol…

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Dirk van Ulden commented on Focus on actual criminality

Aren't we blessed to have broken record collectors like Irv in our midst?

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What these gentlemen are excluding from the conversation is the viable recapture of methane from land fills. This gas can be cleaned up, pressurized and injected in the natural gas pipeline infrastructure. Before I retired from the UC system, we were actively negotiating such a deal with …

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We are kidding ourselves. She ain't going nowhere. She will run in 2028 and win again. The fix is in and the sooner we accept that we can just ignore her and get her finally off the front pages. Millions of taxpayer dollars later and a whole slew of successful ambulance chasers. I still b…

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I understand that we have millions of able-bodied workers sitting at home collecting welfare benefits. Cut those benefits, force them to get a job, and the labor shortage is resolved.

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She could have written this in the 1940s. The same story, successful businessmen or women are bad, workers are saints and needy. Ms. Lind tends to forget that labor unions have also destroyed or have tried to destroy livelihoods for others. Take the BART labor union or the IBEW, and the t…

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Dirk van Ulden commented on Proposition 50 is our answer

The second twisted logic LTE for this week. A former local radio host ascribed comments like these to a mental deficiency. Mr. Horton, do you honestly believe that California needs more leftist representation in DC? Those of us in the middle or right of center are already threatened! I re…

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Dirk van Ulden commented on Why we protest

These women remind me of a child throwing a tantrum when most bystanders cast a sympathetic eye on the kid and wonder why it is screaming. Contrary to their fears, we do live in a free country, so let them be, even though it is an exercise in futility.

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Dirk van Ulden commented on Fighting fire with fire

Here is a news flash "Newsom cares about America". Hey Mr. Oberg, since when? He is suspending the democratically redistricting effort that the voters had approved. Is that another interpretation of democracy that the Democrats are throwing around like dirty laundry? What do we care in Ca…