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PG&E’s overkill shutdowns
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I am writing this letter in complaint to the continual power outages by PG&E. I have suffered the loss of two pets, emotional distress, community and my way of life. As a result of the lawsuit currently being filed against PG&E, they are punishing us by shutting off our power under the guise that it is for our safety. This is harassment. They claim it is due to weather, mainly wind. But on the days that these blackouts have occurred, there has been no wind, not a cloud in the sky. There are many people who rely on power for medical devices, the ability to cook, open refrigerated appliances, light and heat. What they are doing by shutting off our power every other day for as long as they deem is nothing but cruel and vengeful. Lisa F. Wells Magalia
Just got a phone call from PG&E saying that they may have to cut off our power again. That’s after a recent 12-hour shut-off and an 18-hour shut-off before that. During the previous two shut-offs there was zero wind in Forest Ranch, and the humidity was 40-plus percent. Today there is a little breeze going, so I guess the hand at the switch is getting antsy. This power company is driving us crazy up here. No showers, for many no phones, no refrigeration if you don’t own a generator. No air-conditioning. I suppose if PG&E wants to reduce its liability to zero they might cut off our power permanently. That should satisfy their investors. Robert Woods Forest Ranch
Waste of money The final cost of the 2016 election was a whopping $6.5 billion and it’s sure to increase in 2020. Our forefathers considered the average American uninformed and unable to select the right person for president. They thought it was too reckless and would give too much voting power to highly populated areas. California and New York are populated giants with virtually no say in the presidential election, while Iowa and Wisconsin, with a
population of less than 4 million and 6 million, respectively, helped select a disgrace like Trump. Our illustrious holder of the Oval Office has already accrued a more than $250 million treasure trove for his 2020 campaign, thanks to his billionaire donors who are pleased as punch with their huge tax cuts, as are his millionaire rice farmers who received subsidies to compensate them for Trump’s China tariffs. Bottom line, either abolish the obsolete Electoral College and go to a real democratic way of voting—i.e., the one-man, one-vote popular vote system—or adopt Bernie Sanders’ campaign finance reform to get the big money out of politics. It’s getting harder by the day watching Trump and his policies play out. Ray Estes Redding
More voting thoughts I believe that we—the over 200 million people in the U.S.— deserve the constitutional right to choose to vote against or for our 537 lawmakers on Election Day. Can you think of any reason you should not deserve the constitutional right to just vote against or for a politician? Catherine Cottle Chico
Correction In last week’s coverage of Chico’s affordable housing conference (see “Conversation starter,” by Ashiah Scharaga), the CN&R reported a dollar figure cited by City Councilman Scott Huber as what is considered affordable for renters to pay for housing expenses. The CN&R did not check Mr. Huber’s math, which was based on a fulltime, minimum-wage earner paying no more than 30 percent of his/ her income. However, Mr. Huber had used 2017 data. Based on the 2019 minimum wage, the correct figure is $624. We apologize for the error, which has been corrected online. —ed. More letters online:
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