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To the Editor: 

The recent Daily Planet article “New project would oust parking” (Oct. 26-27) highlights the need for measure P, the height initiative. Berkeley's parking lots are under attack by greedy developers who want big buildings and more people. Yes on Measure P is a must for people who value parking and a moderate population density in Berkeley.  

Other ballot items are not so simple. Does anyone know all those judges? I do know Lisa Pearlman would be a superb Superior Court Judge. For the 1st District City Council seat, Rhiannon gets my vote. Maio, although she is kind and has her heart in the right place, has almost never seen a tax she does not like – she is too much a profligate spender and also a pawn of developers. Shirley Dean gets the nod for Mayor.  

No, no, and hell no to all the bonds and taxes. Every separate bond measure and tax for a seemingly noble cause is more taxpayer money available for those wasteful things that voters would never approve, for example, replacing perfectly good trees in the park across from city hall. Make them reduce spending. 

Walter Wood 

Berkeley