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CPUC’s revised plan
remains to be dangerous for photo voltaic
The California Public Utilities Fee (CPUC), dithered for a 12 months on a draft rule that will have gutted the advantages of rooftop photo voltaic. Their revised proposal issued final week remains to be too excessive. Whereas it protects most advantages present photo voltaic customers take pleasure in, it cuts advantages for future photo voltaic customers by 75%.
Critically, this proposal contravenes longstanding state coverage supporting photo voltaic when California legislation now requires new properties to have photo voltaic. That is insanely dangerous for the photo voltaic business and its prospects – who’re utility ratepayers.
The CPUC shouldn’t approve this as deliberate on Dec 15. Gov. Gavin Newsom ought to inveigh towards.
Joe Warren
Walnut Creek
Congress should repair
pay for disabled vets
Disabled veterans are grossly under-compensated. They’ve been asking Congress for truthful pay since 1918. This injustice is inflicting enlistments to dry up.
In FY2023 a completely disabled veteran with no dependents is compensated on the ridiculous fee of $43,463.40 yearly. The Nationwide Common Wage Index (NAWI) for 2021 was $60,575.07 each year and the median revenue for 2021 was $70,784. The per capita GDP in 2021 was $69,288.
In my view, the fundamental cause for his or her gross under-compensation is that they’re solely compensated for projected lack of wages on account of their disabilities. They aren’t compensated for his or her low high quality of life in order to maintain taxation low for the rich elites.
So the individuals who had their belongings and abroad enterprise pursuits protected probably the most by our damaged former troops pay primarily nothing to assist them of their brokenness.
Congress should appropriate this now.
Caristina Ortega
Riverside
Trump’s misdeeds
demand federal motion
How is it doable for the previous president to run once more when it’s clear that he engaged in insurgency and tried to mount a coup? Absolutely there’s sufficient proof to convict Donald Trump from the committee hearings. Except for trying just like the emperor with no garments, he’s making a mockery of how severe crimes are handled on this nation.
I work with immigrant households who’ve been caught up with ICE. Their crimes pale as compared with these the previous president has dedicated and instigated, but they’re locked up and handled callously with none regard for his or her human rights and dignity. And naturally, there was no point out of immigration reform or oversight of ICE on this final election cycle. Solely a deafening silence from Washington.
We’ve got labored so arduous to maintain Democrats in energy and keep democracy. It’s time for some actual motion.
Caroline Lehman
Albany
Trump announcement
isn’t front-page information
Re. “Trump declares White Home bid,” Web page A1, Nov. 16:
So, you give front-page publicity to somebody who denies the outcomes of the final election, killed lots of of 1000’s of our folks by denial of the seriousness of COVID, is clearly answerable for the occasions of Jan. 6 in an try to overthrow our authorities and has OK’d violence as an answer to variations of opinion on this nation.
Time to cease giving legitimacy to this promoter of dictatorship versus democracy. Such a journalism is just not acceptable to me or my household anymore.
He who shall not be named is now not information however belongs on the gossip web page.
Kenneth Smith
Fremont
Bezos’ former employees
might use a couple of million
Jeff Bezos simply gave Dolly Parton the Braveness and Civility Award and $100 million for her to donate to the charities of her selection.
Since Bezos reportedly doesn’t pay federal taxes and has a lot cash to toss round, maybe he might give all his laid-off employees no less than six months of severance pay. Extra can be good, however we wouldn’t wish to pressure his finances.
Rosie Sorenson
Richmond
We needs to be speaking
peace in Ukraine
When the missile landed in Poland yesterday there was a lot speak of invoking a NATO provision requiring a response that will probably end in World Conflict III.
