{"id":212516,"date":"2026-03-10T02:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T02:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/212516\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T02:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T02:26:02","slug":"santa-clara-county-courts-are-longtime-leaders-on-treatment-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/212516\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Clara County courts are longtime leaders on treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Santa Clara County courts lead on treatment<\/p>\n

Re: \u201cNewsom praises CARE Court<\/a>\u201d (Page B1, March 3).<\/p>\n

Gov. Newsom is a master of form over substance. He praised Alameda County for receiving 208 petitions under the CARE Court program in contrast to Santa Clara County. However, the number of persons who actually received a treatment plan is unknown.<\/p>\n

Santa Clara County has been a leader in collaborative courts for decades \u2014 in juvenile dependency, family, with drug treatment, mental health and veteran courts, to name a few. I know firsthand from my years as a Superior Court judge that our court understands the need for systems to work together for the benefit of our residents.<\/p>\n

Dolores CarrSan Jose<\/p>\n

Corruption of power finds home with Trump<\/p>\n

Re: \u201cOne-party government leads to corruption<\/a>\u201d (Page A8, March 1).<\/p>\n

Ed Kahl is apparently just waking up to the obvious. The old saying goes, \u201cPower corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n

But I\u2019m not sure California perfected the self-enrichment system he accuses it of. His president should be the (wanted) poster child for self-enrichment. He can\u2019t put two words together without embarking on ridiculously self-aggrandizing statements about his faux achievements. He can\u2019t pursue any political action without including a scheme for him and the family biz to profit from it<\/a>. He\u2019s infamously susceptible to blatant flattery and knows no shame in his pursuit of money-making opportunities that would embarrass any normal human being.<\/p>\n

California has a long way to go before reaching the depths to which the president has sunk. Sadly, those depths keep getting redefined every day of the Trump presidency.<\/p>\n

Eugene ElySan Jose<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s war on Iran isn\u2019t for national defense<\/p>\n

The Sunday, March 1 Mercury News was the most disturbing read I have had for a long time. It was about murder upon murder ordered by so-called \u201cleaders\u201d of nations. It made me think of an observation<\/a>\u00a0by someone much wiser than I am, Isaac Asimov: \u201cViolence is the last refuge of the incompetent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many of the individuals killed were simply doing normal tasks to feed and protect their families. Ordering those bombs to be dropped was not a case of self-defense or national defense. Instead, it was a self-serving distraction for the sole purpose of self-preservation or self-promotion. It was not the first time, and, in the U.S., Congress should put a stop to it.<\/p>\n

Lora RiopelCupertino<\/p>\n

\u2018Peace president\u2019s\u2019 war distracts from fiascos<\/p>\n

Re: \u201cWar and peace cannot be left to one man<\/a>\u201d (Page A7, March 3).<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t Trump Derangement Syndrome. It is just plain Stress Disease.<\/p>\n

Each time this physically and cognitively declining president faces an issue, and the truth is about to come out, he amps up a distraction. Faced with our progress with the Epstein files and voter refusal to heed his directive to \u201cmove on,\u201d the so-called peace president dragged us into war. Or maybe the bombing was to cover his deplorable Olympic behavior. Or to cover his embarrassment over the economy. Or to distract us from his immigration fiasco.<\/p>\n

It appears that \u201cThe Art of the Deal\u201d is his way of providing for his gilded wants.\n<\/p>\n

Lura HalbertLos Gatos<\/p>\n

Investing in bilingualism is investing in future<\/p>\n

Speaking more than one language is not just helpful, it\u2019s essential in a place with as much diversity as the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

Bilingualism should be taken more seriously and taught in schools for the younger generations to come. Being bilingual not only helps students succeed in school, but it also prepares them for the global workforce. When we fail to provide translation services, we are taking away an opportunity from someone due to a language barrier. Working in retail has shown me the immediate sense of comfort that customers feel when they realize I can speak Spanish. It allows communities to connect and understand each other better.<\/p>\n

If diversity were truly valued in San Jose, bilingualism would bethe right thing to do for our future.<\/p>\n

Cinay Espinoza GomezSan Jose<\/p>\n

Put the spotlight on positive police events<\/p>\n

Negative stories regarding policing and justice are more prevalent within the media than the positive stories. We should put the spotlight on more positive events, like foundations targeted towards adults and children affected by violence.<\/p>\n

The Shop With A Cop Foundation of Silicon Valley<\/a>, founded by retired SJPD officer Darrell Cortez, aims to foster a better bond and sense of trust between the police and community here in San Jose. The main goals of his foundation are to humanize the officer behind the badge; foster a continued mutual respect between law enforcement and the communities they serve; and help children who have endured a traumatic crisis in their lives, through activities like taking them on a shopping spree or to the ballet.<\/p>\n

By supporting and even participating in foundations like this, children can grow up without a fear of law enforcement and are set up for a positive future.<\/p>\n

Hope BauerSan Jose<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Santa Clara County…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[184,7,1312,186,536,383,457,19378,35251,4730,181,2953,1564,190,1703,975,88,90,89,2125,198,200,1695],"class_list":{"0":"post-212516","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-jose","8":"tag-bay-area","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-courts","11":"tag-cupertino","12":"tag-donald-trump","13":"tag-economy","14":"tag-gavin-newsom","15":"tag-iran","16":"tag-jeffrey-epstein","17":"tag-k-12-education","18":"tag-latest-headlines","19":"tag-letters","20":"tag-letters-to-the-editor","21":"tag-los-gatos","22":"tag-military","23":"tag-opinion","24":"tag-san-jose","25":"tag-san-jose-headlines","26":"tag-san-jose-news","27":"tag-san-jose-police-department","28":"tag-santa-clara-county","29":"tag-south-bay","30":"tag-trump-administration"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}