Mailbag

Coyotes are on the prowl in our hillsides

I am becoming very concerned for the safety of the people who live in the Glendale and Burbank hillsides.

Over the past year, I have seen an increase in the number of coyotes on our streets.

Not only that, I have seen them during parts of the day that one would least expect them, such as the middle of the day.

Recently, I was riding my bike about 9 a.m. down Angeleno Avenue below Kenneth Road in Burbank, and I saw a coyote eating another animal.

I think both cities need to start finding and euthanizing coyotes for the safety of all.

If things like this continue, I am afraid that a child may get killed by a coyote.

This has happened in Glendale before. Let us not let it happen again.

JIM RIGGIO

Glendale

Lack of stamp machines slows line

Letter writer Glen Grant complains about the lines at the Burbank Post Office on Olive Avenue (“Post office leaves a lot to be desired,” Mailbag, July 16). He is right, too.

But do people know that the United States Postal Service decided to remove all the stamp machines from every post office in the country?

This means that if you are old, or disabled, or just want to mail one letter, you’re out of luck.

You get to stand in line and wait for the EBay guy with his 30 packages to finish before you can get near the window.

It may be easier for people to buy stamps at the counters at markets and drug stores, but those places force you to buy a whole book of stamps at once, not just what you need.

So if you’re poor, or you have a tendency to lose things, you’re clearly out of luck.

JIM CARLILE

Burbank

City must address bandit curb painters

Thumbs up for Jeff Daniels’ letter about the bandit curb painters (“Fed up with bandit curb painters,” Mailbag, July 19).

About two months ago, our curb numbers were looking pretty bad, so I made a stencil at work, which took about 10 minutes, and repainted the white background and the black numbers, which took about three minutes.

The stencil hangs in my garage for future use when I determine it is necessary.

The bandit curb painters painted over my numbers. They then had the gall to come to my door and ask for $10.

I said, “You painted over my new numbers.”

A painter responded, “But we painted the numbers on top of the curb too, and it looks real good.”

I told her not to paint my curb without my permission and closed the door.

The new numbers are sloppy and uneven.