"We are failing our children by blaming adjacent issues, like attending anti-ICE protests, rather than confronting the reality that the youth in our community no longer think twice before pulling a trigger. This is not our youth's fault; this is our fault, our system's fault. Rather than using our tax dollars to invest in the lives of our youth through violence prevention and education, we continue to prioritize punishment."
"As I read with pride of our local leaders expressing outrage at the fascist tactics of ICE, I was reminded of the most enduring and representative image of the first Donald Trump presidency. That, of course, was the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection carried out by primarily white domestic terrorists. The recent killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, carried out by masked ICE thugs in Minneapolis, will stand as the enduring image of the second Trump presidency."
Bay Area youth face escalating gun violence, with recent teenage deaths demonstrating a crisis in community safety and youth behavior. Tax dollars are being directed toward punishment instead of violence prevention, education, and reinforced initiatives that would allow children to gather, attend events, and express beliefs without fear. Aggressive ICE tactics, including killings carried out by masked agents, reflect a corrosive national political toxicity that echoes insurrection-era violence and could define the next presidential term's legacy. The proposed Heritage Oaks Cemetery threatens Coyote Valley's important natural landscape and risks degrading regional open-space value.
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