Reading the griping above about Peter Canavese's July review of "Terminator Genisys," I wondered if Lev Alderon even read the whole review: Web Link

"He doesn't enjoy Terminator movies the way most of us do." Besides presuming to speak for "most of us," that claim attacks something not evident. Canavese's review didn't criticize (or "bash") past Terminator movies. It criticized this new "franchise reboot" for taking liberties with the original Terminator story, for lame acting, and for action that's either over-familiar or annoyingly contrived -- all apparently in a setup to eke out the commercially successful Terminator movie "brand" into hokey but profitable sequels. I appreciated the analysis and warning.

"Comment on the qualities of the production, cast, acting, sets and locations, special effects, etc., . . . instead of just grousing over your personal taste in genres." But that's precisely what Canavese did, as movie critics are expected to do. Personal-taste obsession is in the eye of the letter's author here, not the movie review.

The Editor's note for Gary'a comment says that the Voice has not taken a position on this issue, and yet the Editorial from July 17th, 2015 titled" Sound approach on Human Rights City Issue" contains the following statements:


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"The commission should consider putting together a list of human rights-related projects that might be undertaken in the next two or so years, and elaborate on how a Human Rights City designation might help the city launch those efforts. Doing so might turn lofty goals into something more concrete, giving council members firmer ground on which to base their final decision.

As this process plays out, we hope that elected leaders and residents who have serious concerns about the Human Rights City proposal will tone down the rhetoric. Already, we're seeing hints of ideology nudging into what should be a focused and reasoned discussion. For example, at the July 7 study session, Councilman John Inks called the declaration "the U.N. agenda for socialism." Really, Mr. Inks? Socialism? Right here in River City?

A conversation about promoting and protecting the human dignity of all members of the Mountain View community should not devolve into a polarizing fight. Nor will it if the discussion remains civil, logical and fact-based.'
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I may not be a professional journalist, but to me, these statements make it appear that the Voice has taken a very strong position on the issue. I also have yet to see any coverage on the opposition arguments. The coverage made it look like the vote from the HRC was unanimous when it was not, and was actually a topic of very active discussion.



Jim Neal
Old Mountain View

Speakers lined up at the regular meeting of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors this week to mostly complain that Santa Clara County (like San Francisco) fails to cooperate with federal authorities in reporting illegal immigrants arrested for (other) crimes. Video of Board meetings are available on-line.