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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1971
Page
6
The Daily Review lists its editorial staff including Charles Peterson as managing editor Leona Ward as assistant editor and notes that opinions in editorials reflect the newspaper stance while letters to the editor and editorial page content may not.
The U S Chamber of Commerce marks Tax Freedom Day as the day the average American has earned enough to pay taxes for the year. In Hayward the date slips one day later due to higher California taxes and South County residents. The piece praises Mayor Leo Howell for resisting tax increases and guiding a budget fight to restrain the tax spiral despite disagreements on policy.
The article notes Mayor Howell and council support high density zoning near California State College Hayward, while college administrators resist opening Harder Road east of the campus citing student hazards. It argues equity for road access and cites Proverbs 13 18.
James Kilpatrick argues that the Supreme Court desegregation opinions offer unclear guidelines and poor reasoning. He contends the ruling preserves race as the central criterion, undermining Brown v. Board and returning to racism through school site choices and faculty assignments. The piece warns of continued race-conscious policies harming public schools.
The article reports strong Democratic opposition to ad hoc war crimes hearings led by Rep. Ronald Dellums. Speaker Carl Albert faces pressure for enforcing House rules as Rep. F. Edward Hebert blasts the informally run hearings, warning it will undermine the committee system. Hale Boggs cited as cautionary example.
The author argues that faculty views drive campus upheaval more than students. He cites A P S A poll of 50 000 faculty showing 70 percent liberal, 20 percent center or right, plus a Princeton 1968 vote favoring Humphrey. He notes a radical San Diego campus with a Third College and a liberal-leaning faculty environment.
An Oakland worker widow describes hazards from hillside drainage and septic overflow in Hayward Highlands. She recounts her husband William Sacksteder died, the city’s annex promises, and opposition to high density development and a traffic study in the Highlands. She appeals to the council to protect modest homes and halt speculative building.
Editor urges residents of the college area to see a local push as political stumping for 1972. He accuses a few politicians and seed planters of stirring fear, misleading property owners, and carving titles to hide motives amid zoning fights and street planning.
A resident writes to the Mayor and City Council requesting removal of their name from petitions forming the Highland Two Assessment District. They argue petitions were misrepresented and oppose including Modoc Avenue, zoning changes, and assessment by street frontage rather than acreage. The letter warns of financial hardship and loss of trees hedges and street spaces on Modoc Morse and Highland.
A letter from homeowners near Highland Boulevard and Campax Drive criticizes council delays and two partners accused of securing rapid permits. The writer, a widow with 21 years of home ownership, urges immediate multi zoning to raise income and avoid selling land amid high taxes.
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