Daughters on Duty

Walters Continued from A4 reason voters recalled a governor, Gray Davis.

The Department of Water Resources became, for a time, the state’s central power buyer because its water supply system was, and is, a major generator of electricity and a major purchaser.

After the experiment was repealed, California returned to its previous system, based on purchases by utilities such as PG&E and SCE and regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission. But a few years later the state embarked on its quest for carbon neutrality, greatly complicating the situation.

Simultaneously, the state is trying to phase out power from generation by hydrocarbons, such as natural gas, while increasing the overall supply in expectation that demand will grow as other activities, such as transportation, make the same transition to electricity.

It hasn’t gone smoothly. The state has flirted with blackouts on hot days when air conditioning imposes huge demands and has been forced to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant and several gas-fired generators, which had been scheduled for closure, online to avoid shortages.

So would making the state water agency the electric power czar again be the solution to meeting deadlines for decarbonization?

The Legislature’s independent budget analyst, Gabe Petek, is one skeptic. His office issued a report urging lawmakers to take enough time to analyze such a major change and questioning its necessity and its potential effect on California consumers, who are already paying some of the nation’s highest power rates.

Petek’s report also questions the need to use a fast-track budget trailer bill for such a momentous change, saying, “Ultimately, ensuring it (the Legislature) has the time and opportunities for developing a greater understanding, sufficient input from stakeholders, and thoughtful deliberation will be vital to ensuring it can make an informed decision on these important proposals.”

Amen.

Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

Letters Continued from A4 both families and businesses the opportunity to make this county your home.

It is the duty of the board to be up front about any non-compliance actions you have taken for this project to move forward and the reasoning for such. And, it is the duty of residents to be aware of who represents you and their policies that benefit or impact this special place.

TERRY GHERARDI Cameron Park

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FOLSOM — The Folsom Lake Yacht Club will host the 56th annual Camellia Cup Regatta, April 22 & 23, on Folsom Lake.

Participating will be sailboats from 8 to 25 feet in length, including Banshees, Lasers, Lido 14s, Thistles, Daysailers, Santana 20s, Catalina 22s, Capri 22s and 25s, Cal 22s and 250s, Wavelength 24s and various types of sport and multihull boats. Model sailboats, as big as 6-feet-long from the Sacramento Model Yacht Club will

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sail separately at Hobie Cove.

More than 50 sailboats are expected to compete in the Sacramento area’s oldest and largest sailboat competition. Camellia Cup is the first major regatta of the year and indicates the start of the boating season in the Sacramento Valley. With record snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, boaters anticipate a long boating season with high water levels throughout 2023. Catch the race action at Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Brown’s Ravine, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. For more information about the event and FLYC visit flyc.org.

Continued from A3 trucks earmarked for Caldor Fire victim relief. Food bank officials shared that as their trucks arrived at Pioneer Elementary, they were met with like-minded organizations also there to support Caldor Fire survivors. Shopping carts were once again loaded with perishables such as milk, cheese, chicken, fresh produce and local apples and oranges, in addition to cases of water, dog food and Girl Scout Cookies.

Volunteers from the El Dorado County Library Community Hub, West Slope Foundation, Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Federated Church, Hands4Hope and more helped survivors with provided plastic crates to fill with clothes, cleaning supplies, hygiene items and other essentials, according to the news release.

Food bank officials say collaboration has made outreach events to Caldor Fire survivors possible since the fire started in August 2021.

Anyone who would like to get involved can call (530) 621-9950 or email info@foodbankedc.org.

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Donnie Tilford, pictured in 1975 driving No. 97, continues to be the all-time leader in stock car victories at Placerville Speedway, having claimed 71