Letters to the Editor

With Elon Musk’s high-profile, economic and civil disobedience of Alameda County’s shutdown order for Tesla’s Fremont plant, will the high-profile precedent encourage other restricted businesses and non-retail entities to initiate

During the run-up to the 2016 election, candidate Donald Trump continued his fictional investigation alleging that Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. At one or more of his

“A vaccine to prevent COVID-19 is the best hope for ending the pandemic.” At this point in time there is no vaccine to prevent COVID-19. We have many diligent researchers

My heart goes out to the graduating high school seniors whose plans for further education have been temporarily interrupted. Being older and having had the good fortune to have had

In an effort to help stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Los Angeles County supervisors have mandated that all persons working in an essential retail establishment and all members

Wouldn’t it be great if we knew everything about the coronavirus? Based on science we would know how it would affect all of us. With this knowledge, our leaders would

I just read Tammy Murga’s article in this morning’s Signal (May 15) in regard to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to cut the budget over several years. I’m sure these are

Good afternoon! I am recovering from COVID-19. Today I took a small walk to get some air. I was wearing a mask for everyone’s safety. A male in a white

As a longtime reader and subscriber of The Signal, I have written a great many letters to the editor and I must admit that most were to point out something

Science Fiction: Imagine a “Twilight Zone” episode where the human population is threatened by a deadly alien virus and the cure that defeats the virus is supplied by a docile

In a search for the solution to differing human responses to lockdown, it is proposed that we take the opportunity to leverage the global natural experiment the virus presents us

The “End the Sham” editorial (May 16) comes as a breath of fresh air. The claim of following the science and “we are all in this together” are proving to

The “2020 Horrible Hundred” report released by the Humane Society of the United States describes known puppy mills and their horrific conditions. Some dogs go without food and water, some

Thank you for printing the letter from Jim Blumel Sr. in the Sunday Signal (May 10), “Our Freedoms and COVID-19.”   The letter expressed my own sentiments and my same

Those of you who lived on the East Coast in the 1960s may remember a New York television station’s public service announcement every night that said, “It’s 10 pm. Do

In her latest bi-weekly rant on the evil Donald Trump (May 9) and obstructionist Republicans, Lois Eisenberg would have us believe that a majority of Republican politicians were adamantly opposed

Do you remember the Johnstown Massacre that took place in 1978 when 900 followers of Jim Jones died after drinking poisoned (drink mix) at his direction? I didn’t think I

I was not surprised to see that while those in the White House have been asked to wear face masks, that directive does not apply to the president. After all,

I find President Donald Trump’s behavior far more welcome than those politicians who have negative agendas. It is true that he can be crude and or rude, but so much

Regarding the letter from Jim Blumel Sr. in the May 9 Sunday Signal: “The Bill of Rights vs. COVID-19.” Mr. Blumel, in his May 9 letter to the editor, says