Why, when providing many more details rebutting the lawsuit’s claim of negligence, does The Chronicle try to couch the story with the headline “Boudin rebuts claim of negligence”? He doesn’t just say the charges aren’t true. He proves it. The article says that “the starkly different version of events provided by the District Attorney’s Office has been corroborated in documents obtained by The Chronicle.” Shouldn’t the truth be given more prominence than the distorted version that may aid in the recall of Boudin for doing what he was elected to do?

Tina Martin, San Francisco

Don’t put heads in sand

Regarding “What we can learn from Germany” (Open Forum, Jan. 27): I was glad to read the article by Andrew Strauss about handling our brutal history of racism. He includes this thought when referring to attacks on teaching about racism in schools: “This see-no-evil-hear-no evil approach to Americas past is not just wrong; it is dangerous.”

I feel compelled as a Jewish American peace and justice activist to encourage my Jewish community to apply this same approach to learning about the treatment of Palestinians by Israel. It is dangerous for both Palestinians and Jews when the mainstream Jewish community suppresses honest discussion of Israel’s history of displacement and racism toward the Palestinian people.

One example is efforts by organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish Community Relations Council to remove materials about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the state’s high school ethnic studies curriculum. Instead of being fearful that Jewish children will hear Palestinian voices and narratives and feel unsafe, let us follow Strauss’ advice on the importance of honest discussion and reckoning to ensure that “Never Again” is not just an empty promise.

Ellen Brotsky, Berkeley

Rest of world needs shots

While in the U.S we are talking about second booster shots, many developing countries don’t even have access to first COVID vaccine doses. One of the best actions to take to curb the pandemic is to vaccinate more people around the world.

Right now, about 11% of Africans are fully vaccinated. California, an international hub, will remain susceptible to more transmission and spikes until more overseas visitors are vaccinated.

We must take action to protect the lives of people across the world. Global inequalities cause preventable illness and death in low-income nations. That’s why I urge California Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla to support authorizing the International Monetary Fund to provide developing nations with additional pandemic relief through Special Drawing Rights in order to buy the vaccines, medicine and other supplies they desperately need. Additional relief would save lives, theirs and ours, and help lower-income countries get on a path to economic recovery.

For the global community to fully recover from the pandemic, we need vaccines to be available to residents of each and every country.

Brian Rawson, Berkeley

Russia’s views are legit

Regarding “Kremlin sees little optimism for end to Ukraine crisis” (World, Jan. 28): The U.S. refuses to understand why Russia feels threatened by the massive amounts of weapons NATO has stockpiled near its borders. Well, one way Mr. Putin could effectively drive home his concern is for Russia to place advanced weapon systems, including nuclear-capable missiles and aircraft, in Cuba or Venezuela. Maybe then America could appreciate Russia’s fears.

Richard Sanborn, Bayside