Letters: Rishi Kumar is best pick for Assessor's Office

"Rishi Kumar is a tax reformer, not a pencil pusher with a pro-tax agenda. The Mercury News editorial mischaracterizes Kumar as unqualified, but the truth is opposite. Kumar has served in Saratoga city government and won a City Council seat with that city's highest vote count in 70 years. With his high-tech background in engineering and AI, he thinks differently, bringing a fresh, bold approach to the Assessor's Office. He is focused on efficiency, modernization and making sure your tax dollars are used wisely."

"There is an interesting historical parallel in the story of Dean Darrow. On April 17, 1942, as surgery was performed to remove the bullet fragment, the Doolittle Raiders were preparing for their bombing raid on Japan (April 18 in Japan). The surgery made it possible for the Darrows to live a full lifetime, just as the Doolittle Raid began a chain of events that led to eventual victory."

Rishi Kumar is characterized as a tax reformer with experience in Saratoga city government, winning a City Council seat with the city's highest vote count in 70 years. His high-tech engineering and AI background informs proposals focused on efficiency, modernization, and prudent use of tax dollars. He is promoting a statewide initiative to exempt homeowners aged 60 and over from property taxes, currently submitted to the California attorney general. Kumar is described as a community organizer committed to advancing the 60-plus measure regardless of election outcome. A historical parallel links Dean Darrow's surgery on April 17, 1942, to the Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942, suggesting the surgery enabled a full lifetime while the raid began events leading to eventual victory.

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