Richard Alatorre

Re “Judge Says Test Shows Alatorre Using Cocaine,” Sept. 30:

The popular agreement among the public at large is that a politician’s personal life is his own, thus any personal turmoil is not up for public judgment and conviction.

Alatorre abuses illegal substances and this most certainly affects his ability to make decisions, cope with stressors and lead. What are his views on educating children about drugs, giving needles to heroin addicts, criminalizing drug use and enforcing prison time for drug use and dealing? What about what to do with parents/guardians who are addicts? Can we trust his ability to make a decided, trustworthy vote?

Henry Lozano, who is chief of staff to Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Los Angeles), abandons his child and takes no financial responsibility. How does this impact his views on deadbeat fathers, child support payments, custodial issues, the responsibilities of fathers and the rights of mothers? He disregards his own child and we expect him to have our own children’s needs in his best interest?

Aren’t those issues our business?

CAROL SOUDAH

Glendale

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First Alatorre wanted us to believe that the powder under his nose is dandruff or Doritos. Now he wants us to believe that the laboratory got his drug tests wrong. How insulting to his city and his constituents. Get rid of him.

SUSAN THOMPSON

Los Angeles

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Here is an idea. Since Alatorre will probably either resign or be allowed to keep his job, just as Mike Hernandez was able to, why not have both of them tour our schools with the LAPD and DARE to explain to our schoolchildren why drug use is so destructive? Make it court-ordered and mandatory, one day a week, for the rest of their terms.

Since the credibility of the Los Angeles City Council has pretty much been destroyed by the cocaine councilmen, maybe the DARE punishment might restore some credibility to these idiots. The hypocrisy--can you imagine what the children must think? How in the world will they take DARE seriously when they see it’s OK to use cocaine, and still keep your job?

Where is the outrage from the other council members?

KENT DELROSSO

Culver City