Pirate's Cove

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To the editor: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and County Supervisor Hilda Solis in December announced the creation of a $10-million legal aid fund to “hire lawyers to defend local immigrants without legal status.” (“A $10-million fund will help immigrants fight deportations. But should it help those with violent criminal convictions?” April 17)

My street hasn’t been swept for years. When I tried to find out why, I was told that my area is not “on the list” because there are no longer enough machines and people to drive them. Services that I continue to pay for have been stopped.

If there is enough money around to help illegal immigrants, surely there is enough to begin sweeping my dirty street again. Shouldn’t citizens come before illegal residents?

Oh, and here’s California Senator Kamala Harris

In CA, rent for a typical one bedroom apartment at market rate is over $1,300. If you’re earning minimum wage in CA, which is $11, you would need to work at least two jobs to afford that apartment without being stretched to the limit.

The Rent Relief Act would ease that burden.

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 26, 2018

So, it looks like California is having a wee bit of a problem with maintaining the state and all the municipalities (welcome to poopy San Francisco!) along with housing issues. So, hey

(The Hill) California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who is running for governor, said in an interview released Tuesday that he would like to see the state pay for universal healthcare for all illegal immigrants.

“I did universal healthcare when I was mayor — fully implemented, regardless of pre-existing condition, ability to pay, and regardless of your immigration status,” Newsom told the podcast Pod Save America, referencing his stint as San Francisco’s mayor. “I’d like to see that extended to the rest of the state.

“San Francisco is the only universal healthcare plan for all undocumented residents in America. Very proud of that,” Newsom added, “And we proved it can be done without bankrupting the city.”

Newsom said the effort needs to be led by the “governor’s office” not the state legislature.

Yes, San Fran, a city where people poop and urinate wherever they feel like it, as well as opening shoot up drugs, leaving their used needles, which could be swimming in diseases, all over the streets. It’d be nice if all this money spent on illegal aliens went to actual U.S. citizens, wouldn’t it?

And, remember, California just shot down Medicare for all because they found out that the cost would be well above the overall budget for all California operations. Like twice the state budget.