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Two posters opposing Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s return-to-office directive seen at a rally on Star Wars Day, Monday, May 4. Newsom\u2019s Sacramento return-to-office mandate raises commuting costs, harms working families, may reduce productivity and conflicts with state climate goals.<\/p>\n
William Melhado<\/p>\n
A lose-lose-lose situation<\/p>\n
\u201cState worker union tries novel legal angle to stop Newsom\u2019s return-to-office order<\/a>,\u201d (sacbee.com<\/a>, May 28)<\/p>\n In the discussion of the return-to-office mandate, no one disputes that it will raise expenses for state workers through increased costs for gas and parking, nor is there much question that a hybrid schedule is better for working families. There really isn\u2019t even much debate anymore whether hybrid work affects productivity (and may actually raise it). And, as the State Attorneys & Administrative Law Judges\u2019 union rightly points out, returning to the office also has detrimental impacts on the environment that are in direct opposition to the state\u2019s official climate goals.<\/p>\n This has led to a situation where many state agencies are able to bypass traditional rule-making processes and utilize \u201cemergency\u201d regulation statutes if they are deemed to have a role in reducing the state\u2019s carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuels. It\u2019s interesting to see how quickly something ceases to be an emergency when it is politically expedient.<\/p>\n Geoffrey Fattig<\/p>\n Sacramento<\/p>\n Matsui-Vang showdown<\/p>\n \u201cRep. Matsui, Vang appear headed for general election showdown California\u2019s 7th<\/a>,\u201d (sacbee.com<\/a>, June 3)<\/p>\n As a constituent of the 7th Congressional District, I was wondering how long it would take for the Democratic establishment to defend Rep. Doris Matsui and disparage Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang. Matsui has been nonresponsive to constituents for years and refuses to help everyday constituents with real problems. She only lives in Sacramento during elections and never meets with constituents.<\/p>\n Vang is not a puppet or coward who hides from constituents or complex issues.<\/p>\n Larry Broussard<\/p>\n Sacramento<\/p>\n Stop gun violence<\/p>\n \u201cTo prevent another Stockton tragedy, invest in violence intervention | Opinion<\/a>,\u201d (sacbee.com<\/a>, Dec. 23, 2025)<\/p>\n The month of June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month, a campaign meant to bring awareness to gun violence and to get gun violence statistics down \u2014 and keep them down.<\/p>\n If community members would like to get involved, they can text \u201cready\u201d to 64433. There are also \u201cwear orange\u201d campaigns throughout Sacramento.<\/p>\n Mareka Cole<\/p>\n Sacramento<\/p>\n Generational consequences<\/p>\n \u201cTrump administration to offer more leases for drilling in Arctic refuge<\/a>,\u201d (sacbee.com<\/a>, April 18)<\/p>\n Our generation is being forced to live with the consequences of today\u2019s decisions, including the push to open more public lands to oil and gas development. In the Arctic, temperatures are rising four times faster than the rest of the planet, and expanding oil and gas development will accelerate that.<\/p>\n The Arctic Refuge is sacred to Indigenous communities whose food security has depended on it for generations. Supporters of these lease sales claim that drilling will lower energy costs and boost the economy, though those economic promises have never materialized. New drilling would take years \u2014 if not decades \u2014 to produce oil and would do nothing to address today\u2019s gas prices.<\/p>\n Once the Earth suffers, future generations bear the consequences.<\/p>\n Melissa Gonzalez<\/p>\n Thermal<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two posters opposing Gov. 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