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LETTERS con’t from page 3
and stop chatting – let’s walk the
talk instead of talking the talk. Let’s have more car charging stations stop single- use plastic, put solar panels on our roofs and parking lots, walk or bike instead of driving, create more bike racks and lanes, grow a garden in our back, or even front, yards.
for the need for independent and unbiased oversight and if need be investigations of law enforcement activities. This has been ongoing for many years in our county and it’s common knowledge.
that PG&E is so pleased with
the economic feasibility of this approach and the resulting customer satisfaction, that PG&E is seriously considering trying to duplicate
these results going forward where practicable.
Show your children how to build a solar oven and cook “naturally”. Anything we and do to decrease our carbon footprint needs to be done by all of us and NOW!
There seems to be a very
concerted effort on the part of
some in leadership positions on
the Community Advisory Council
to reduce, water-down and render toothless the vital functions and abilities for this oversight agency to hold accountable law enforcement entities. If the CAC is to function as it is so charged and to do its work so as to be most effective it is paramount that the Council not be in any way connected to or compromised by any connection to any law enforcement agencies, including the District Attorney’s Office or the courts. This is self-evident on its face.
This is a win-win-win! What a blessing!
Once PG&E provided their proposal in writing, the cabin owners were polled and the Board of Directors approved the plan. Only then was PG&E given permission to begin the work.
Let’s put Sonoma on the map as being on the forefront of “green and sustainable” THE TIME IS NOW! Let’s do it for our children and grandchildren – they are the ones who will bear the brunt of our inaction.
With the help of vigilant volunteers who are watching PG&E contractors closely and whether or not they adhere to the written agreement,
Such things as artificial turf on our schools and playgrounds? NO!! It outgases, overheats, develops mold – a whole list of horrors, which not one addresses. Yes, its less costly, but is that the most important issue here? No!
we are thus far satisfied that the work is actually being performed
in accordance with the written agreement. So far, there have been
a few nerve-wracking false alarms but PG&E is thus far adhering to
the agreement. Plus, the logs are being placed where subcontractors were originally instructed to do so. Perhaps our experience will help other concerned landowners on their own path with PG&E.
In my opinion this is currently not the case.
Need I say more on this
We need to stand up and be counted and do what is good for the planet and us – forget the pocket book aspect and think about how humans will live if we don’t take action NOW.
If there is no accountability there will be abuse of power, sometimes resulting in fatalities and this will surely increase.
NOTE: On July 12, 2001, the CPUC denied PG&E’s request for rehearing and reaffirmed its statutory obligation to serve their customers, stating: ‘’We also affirm that California utilities have an ongoing obligation to provide adequate service to their customers, including the obligation to serve all non-direct- access, or bundled, customers and may not unilaterally act to reduce
Please, can we all, NOW, look at the BIG picture/The fragility of this incredible, wonderous planet.
I am requesting that this Board confirm receipt of this email and reply as it sees fit to these remarks. I can assure this Board that this matter will not be dropped.
opportunity we have?
Will Shonbrun, Sonoma
or curtail service without formal approval by the Commission.’’
OLERO and CAC
The matter before you, re: the
law enforcement review board
is not a complicated one. It is in essence very much related to the current impeachment hearings about Trump’s abuse of power and his attempt to cut a deal with a foreign nation for his own political self-interest. In other words it is about oversight. In this case it’s
the oversight of the chief law enforcement agencies in the county and the Sheriff’s Office in particular.
Barbara St Louis
A public speaker I am NOT – this is about getting
Sonoma on the map for more than great wine and pricey real estate. This is about what we ALL should be doing and NOW.
Way too many chats and meetings on how-to be more sustainable. It takes weeks, even months to get these things to actually take place/ often years.
As we all know there are substantial and numerous reasons
Joy Bennett, Sonoma
Your Impending Retirement
Vesta, you will be greatly missed, but of course your fans support what is best for you. You have filled a niche that was very neglected, and created a whole new venue
in the process. Congratulations! Inevitably, the Gazette will evolve into something new without you, but I think you have set such a strong precedent that it will remain true to the core values you have established
- “Everyone deserves a voice.”
HolLynn D’Lil, Graton
THE TIME IS NOW
According to many experts, we don’t have the luxury of time. Why not DO what needs to be done NOW
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