MAILBAG - Feb. 17, 2000

SCHOOL TRANSFER POLICY IS HOLDING FAMILIES ‘CAPTIVE’

My daughter’s constitutional law professor at Claremont McKenna College

thought she was grossly mistaken when she told him that the Huntington

Beach Union High School District had racial quotas for student transfers

(“Huntington Beach Union district prepares for court battle,” Feb. 3).

And so he should have been skeptical in light of recent court decisions

regarding this matter.

At least one family has had to seek assistance from Assemblyman Scott

Baugh for a legitimate transfer for her son. Our families in Huntington

Beach and Fountain Valley have been held captive to the antifamily whims

of the school district. The voters of this community will not soon forget

that the promotion of higher taxation of our district’s constituents,

over and above the 50%-plus of our state budget and almost 60% of our

property taxes going toward public education.

This district is bent on spending our money for campaign consultants for

higher taxes and to stand against common sense justice. Kudos to Bruce

Crawford and the Pacific Justice Institute for challenging the tyranny of

this bureaucracy.

WATERFRONT SHOULDN’T DEVELOP ON SMALL WETLAND

I just read this article about the Coastal Commission and the small

wetland (“Coastal Commission to decide fate of small wetland,” Feb. 3).

Isn’t it time we stop letting developers simply have carte blanche to do

whatever they please with our council’s permission? When is enough

enough?

THIS LOCAL IS GLAD TO SEE THE CITY DOLING OUT TICKETS

I have lived here since 1956. I am delighted that tickets are being

issued (“City doles out 2,297 street-sweep tickets,” Jan. 13).

For years, I have cleaned the gutters in front of my house to almost no

avail due to parked cars. ... I know that our street looks better, and I

thank the City Council for this ordinance.