I would like to inform John Donegan (“The ideological spirit of California Supreme Court Justice Rose Bird lives on with Proposition 50,” Dec. 18) that the only reason we in California needed Proposition 50 is because of Trump insisting on illegal gerrymandering in Texas and other states. At least we did it legally!
Jacqueline Claire
SLO
This article appears in 2025 Year in Review.


Ah, the ol’ “you started it!” Truly the moral high ground, and something to think about the next time that the Republicans use their power to give themselves political advantage.