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A sidewalk, briefly leading from the border of the Ulta distribution center abruptly ends on the edge of the Daleville housing tract. An elderly Fresno resident says he fears falling due to broken, blocked and inaccessible sidewalks and urges the city to make repairs for pedestrian safety.<\/p>\n
JOHN WALKER<\/p>\n
jwalker@fresnobee.com<\/p>\n
Fresno\u2019s sidewalks are unsafe<\/p>\n
\u201cSafety upgrades made on one of Fresno\u2019s most dangerous roads. \u2018Dramatic improvements\u2019<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, Aug. 7, 2024)<\/p>\n Why do so many people walk in the streets? It is because there are no corner curb cuts within islands, despite state laws requiring them; sidewalks that are in terrible shape; trees or shrubbery that makes them impassable; and cars, trucks and campers blocking the sidewalks while parked.<\/p>\n I am approaching 70 years old. In the past two years I have had three major surgeries. After all three, walking was the primary rehabilitation strategy. My primary fear was falling, and I found it unsafe to walk on the sidewalks in my neighborhood.<\/p>\n I am one of many elderly individuals walking in the streets \u2014 instead of on the sidewalks \u2014 for this reason. It is amazing to me that there aren\u2019t more citizens hit by vehicles in these areas.<\/p>\n We must make repairs.<\/p>\n Brian L. Baker<\/p>\n Fresno<\/p>\n God welcomes all<\/p>\n \u201cFresno celebrates 36th annual Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade and Festival (Video)<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, June 6)<\/p>\n June invites Catholics to contemplate the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and we remember something very beautiful: His heart is open to everyone.<\/p>\n As our society turns its attention to the experiences of LGBTQ+ persons during Pride Month, this is a good moment to show the kindness and compassion of Jesus. Our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters are part of our families and our parishes. They are welcomed and loved by God. Let\u2019s reject hatred, bullying and anything that hurts the dignity of another person.<\/p>\n God doesn\u2019t divide humanity into \u201cworthy\u201d and \u201cunworthy.\u201d Instead, He invites each of us \u2014 gay, straight, married, single, clergy, lay \u2014 to ongoing conversion. Conversion is not a burden placed on one group; it is the lifelong journey of every disciple. When we recognize the dignity of other persons, we are not endorsing every choice they make; we are honoring the God who made them. Love does not require agreement. Love requires seeing Christ in the other.<\/p>\n If there\u2019s room in Jesus\u2019 heart for everyone, there must be room in his church for all to feel loved and welcome. As Pope Leo XIV says, \u201cYou\u2019re all welcome, and let\u2019s get to know one another and respect one another.\u201d<\/p>\n Fr Misael Avila<\/p>\n Turlock<\/p>\n Valadao\u2019s misplaced priorities<\/p>\n \u201cWill Rep. David Valadao serve his constituents or continue funding ICE? | Opinion<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, May 31)<\/p>\n Rep. David Valadao and other politicians in Washington have misplaced priorities. Instead of focusing on lowering the cost of gas, housing and healthcare for constituents like me, Valadao recently voted to give an additional $70 billion of our tax dollars to President Donald Trump\u2019s cruel and dangerous immigration enforcement agenda.<\/p>\n Our communities need a path to U.S. citizenship, not more detention and deportation.<\/p>\n Last month, I traveled to D.C. with my union and met with Valadao\u2019s congressional staff to demand a vote against the reconciliation bill. As a dairy farmer, I can\u2019t help but feel that he cares more about his cows than the people who elected him. Sadly, most of us struggle to afford the milk, meat and cheese produced by those very cows.<\/p>\n Valadao needs to get his priorities straight. This November, I\u2019m voting him out of Congress.<\/p>\n Robert Biggs<\/p>\n Tulare<\/p>\n Invest in education<\/p>\n \u201cFresno Unified deepens projected budget cuts as enrollment declines persist<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, June 4)<\/p>\n In every article I read about budget cuts in the Central Valley, the cuts are always aimed at education costs. The increase is about policing and incarceration.<\/p>\n Nobody wants more criminal activity, but we pay more and more to enforce, arrest and incarcerate criminals. If we focused instead on education, we might reduce criminal activity.<\/p>\n Mark Curfman<\/p>\n Fresno<\/p>\n Public safety requires investment<\/p>\n \u201cFresno Police fatal shooting will get review by California Department of Justice<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, May 20, 2022)<\/p>\n California\u2019s Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents play a critical role in public safety, supporting local police and sheriff\u2019s departments, investigating complex criminal operations and helping connect cases that cross jurisdictional lines. But too many of these positions are sitting vacant. That is not just a staffing issue, it is a public safety issue.<\/p>\n One example is DOJ\u2019s Fentanyl Enforcement Program team based out of the Dublin Regional Office, which covers a region that spans from Merced to the Oregon border. That team has two vacant special agent positions, making it harder to support local agencies, identify suppliers and stop fentanyl before it reaches more communities.<\/p>\n The broader Dublin office has a 58% vacancy rate for special agents. California cannot ask DOJ special agents to fight fentanyl, organized crime and complex criminal operations without providing the staffing, pay and support needed to do the job. Public safety requires investment.<\/p>\n Ben Greenhagen<\/p>\n California DOJ Special Agent<\/p>\n President, Association of Special Agents<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fresno Bee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A sidewalk, briefly leading from the border of the Ulta distribution center abruptly ends on the edge of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-360453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360453","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=360453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}