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County, city bear guilt
for substandard housing

Re. “Deplorable,” Page A1, Jan. 29:

Bravo, San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller for noting the “deplorable” conditions in the farmworkers’ camps in his county.

I guess San Mateo County and Half Moon Bay don’t have ordinances, code or building inspectors to ensure these conditions won’t exist. I hope he can accomplish something with that.

Michael Brookman
San Martin

If you need a bigger
garbage can, just ask

Re. “Why San Jose needs bigger garbage bins,” Page A6, Jan. 27:

Unless San Jose’s trash hauler is vastly different from Fremont’s,

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