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Good neighbors reduce emissions

Kaiser Cement wants to burn 2 million tires a year to fuel its cement plant in Cupertino. The toxic fallout of this plant affects not just Cupertino but the entire Bay Area. Kaiser and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District want us to believe that "just a little toxic emission" is no big deal. They are missing the point. The point is that local industries should be, and many in fact are, acting as responsible neighbors by reducing toxic emissions.

Perhaps because Kaiser is a British company, they feel they don't need to be accountable in our community? Forget tire burning unless it's clean! We should be focusing on cleaning up existing emissions, not creating more danger in our densely populated environment.

Tom and Tracy DeDore
Cupertino

Good reporting

The Saratoga-Los Gatos Alumnae Wednesday Book Club would like to congratulate you on the Saratoga News cover story of Feb. 5, "Speaking Volumes" by Michelle Gabriel. Her quotes were correct, and she expressed the essence of the group. Good reporting!

Virginia Katherman
Wednesday Book Club chair

Good Government Group is out of step with the community

I found it amusing to see that you made the Good Government Group your front-page story next to the about Harry Peacock being fired by the council.

There is no doubt after the last election that the GGG is as much out of touch with the will of the community as Harry Peacock was perceived to be by the council. Judging by her statement, Ann Marie Burger hasn't gotten the message, either.

Unlike Washington, where money bought the last election, the people of Saratoga ignored the glossy flowers and passed Measure G, and then elected Shaw and Bogosian as well.

Claire Marino
Montalvo Lane

Addendum

La Mouton Noir restaurant was omitted from the list of Saratoga restaurants which have agreed to be part of a Designated Drivers Project, aimed at protecting their customers and the community from drunk drivers. The restaurants will offer free nonalcoholic beverages to designated drivers when others in their party order drinks from the bar. The program is sponsored by MADD and Kaiser Hospital.