Letters: Fix Our Forests Act would improve fire resiliency

"On the pro side of the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA), studies have shown that forest thinning, when done right, does protect forests. The current version of FOFA supports a community-centered, science-driven approach to wildfire resilience. It has also removed problematic forest industry giveaways. FOFA is supported by The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund, Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation and Citizens' Climate Lobby."

"She served more than two decades on the Walnut Creek City Council, mentored countless local leaders and played a key role in shepherding Walnut Creek on its journey from a quiet suburb to a thriving, vital cultural and commercial hub. She died this past November at the age of 92, and her life of selfless community service holds lessons for us all."

"Obamacare is a miserable failure. If you like your health care plan, you can keep it. This was called the lie of the year by PolitiFact in 2013. Obama and the Democratic Party created this disaster, lining the pockets of massive insurance companies while healthcare costs for Americans skyrocketed, declared Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio. Premiums have increased 80% since 2014. Obamacare passed without a single Republican vote, and Democrats knew it would funnel vast sums of money directly to insurance comp"

The Fix Our Forests Act advocates community-centered, science-driven forest thinning to improve wildfire resilience and removes prior forest industry giveaways. Major conservation organizations listed include The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund, Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation and Citizens' Climate Lobby. Gwen Regalia served more than two decades on the Walnut Creek City Council, mentored local leaders and helped transform Walnut Creek into a cultural and commercial hub; she died at 92 and her civic service is noted as exemplary. Obamacare is characterized as a failure, with the promise about keeping plans rated false by PolitiFact, premiums reportedly up about 80% since 2014, and critics saying the law benefited insurance companies while passing without Republican votes.

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