Regarding the defeat of Measure A, it is a sad day for Ventura citizens who are loyal to their hometown to know that the majority of voters in Ventura don't care a hoot about anything or anybody but themselves and a few of their dollars per year.
But, the "no" voters will be the first to complain about the condition of our streets, the cleanliness of our parks and beaches, the slowness of emergency medical response to their 911 calls, and the inability of the police to cope with gang violence on our streets.
They probably won't miss the library services that will be gone, because they evidently don't have the ability to think responsibly. They don't realize that, along with their freedoms and privileges, they, as citizens and voters, share the responsibility for the quality of life that exists in their community. Selfishness has no place in the concept of good citizenship.
-- Will Thompson, Ventura
(The writer is president of the San Buenaventura Friends of the Library. -- Editor)