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Solar’s decline is argued
in opposition to non-public utilities

Re: “No, the rooftop photo voltaic market won’t die” (Page A9, April 28).

The creator of this text, a board member of the California Independent System Operator, was capable of blame the “privileged” residents below NEM 2.0 who benefited whereas hurting the poorer individuals. He claimed that the change in NEM 3.0 is to make costs extra truthful.

It appears extra doubtless that the true cause for the NEM 3.0 main discount in compensation for photo voltaic vitality exports from house proprietor methods is that photo voltaic manufacturing is “lumpy” and utilities usually are not make investments their nice earnings in financial savings, they waste it and don’t have anything’. cannot generate income promoting it.

It appears to me {that a} fairer answer can be to subsidize householders to pair batteries with their photo voltaic panels. This is one other instance of why public utilities ought to be owned and operated by a public entity.

Denise Clark
Fremont

Climate change is
public well being disaster

As a public well being nurse and mom in Oakland, I’m alarmed by the hyperlink between local weather change and the intensifying 2021 warmth dome.

It’s not nearly discomfort; this can be a well being emergency. In city areas like mine, susceptible populations lack the sources to deal with excessive warmth, exacerbating well being disparities. Forest fires exacerbated by warmth waves pose a higher threat to public well being.

We want strong public well being methods to deal with the urgency of local weather change. Action plans are important to guard our communities, particularly youngsters, the aged, and people with well being issues. Health care staff and residents should advocate for aggressive local weather motion and construct a stronger metropolis to guard public well being and the way forward for our youngsters.

Nkasi Chikere
Oakland

Key to communication
to the success of Vision 980

As the Vision 980 venture progresses by means of phases to outline the event and infrastructure framework for the reconstruction of Interstate 980, voices from the group ought to be prioritized to deal with any issues. nervousness.

As group members residing in Oakland’s west and downtown areas proceed to face environmental injustice for generations, collaborative efforts should be sure that it’s really addressed. Community members nonetheless endure from air air pollution from transportation, industrial companies and native ports. Disparities in well being and fairness proceed to perpetuate outcomes inside the group. Active engagement with members of the area people permits for a sort of transparency that expresses points or issues that may result in main modifications.

Whether by means of group conferences or door-to-door interactions, the necessity for members to know a probably compelling future can depart a long-lasting impression in addressing drastic change and complicated decision-making for of group members.

Daniel Kifle
Castro Valley

Do not pour salt
Injuries to the employees of A

If there are baseball followers attending an A’s recreation this 12 months please do not ask the workers if they will Sacramento or Las Vegas.

This is as a result of no staff have been given the chance to work with the crew. Only possession and superior administration can do this. To ask this query is to pour salt on an open wound.

Jim Sartor
Bay Point

Hamas will give up
finish the slaughter in Gaza

Re: “The US mustn’t assist Israel’s evil deeds” (Page A6, April 26).

Hamas apologists need us to neglect that this warfare began with Hamas fighters killing and kidnapping Israeli civilians of their properties and at a public music competition.

They need us to neglect that Hamas fighters work exterior public establishments and use Gazan civilians as shields in opposition to Israel’s response.

They particularly need us to neglect that Hamas all the time had the facility to finish the “genocide” in Gaza. If the protesters need to assist the civilians in Gaza, they need to encourage Hamas to finish the warfare.

Patricia Coffey
Orinda

The press performs a job
of Trump’s fame

Is the press the issue?