Why reject jobs?
It is too bad the Moreno Valley Planning Commission thought that it was more important to have a nature trail than jobs. Excuse me, but the sound of diesel trucks in an area that does not support that many homes is hardly a reason to pass up a jobs-producing distribution center. The area is suffering from a 10 percent unemployment rate (“Area jobless rate at 10%,” Jan. 24) and severe state cuts. I hope our City Council takes into consideration the best interests of all the city’s residents and not just the more vocal ones. I do not think we are in any position to turn down jobs. VICKI L. MILLER Moreno Valley Good work, planners I want to recognize the Moreno Valley Planning Commission’s recent action (“Planners vote against Skechers,” Jan. 17). Two days of long and tedious public hearings resulted in the general public being served honestly, forthrightly and with transparency. The Planning Commission should be applauded for having the fortitude, common sense and unfettered ability to l
