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Opinion: Vote No on Measure V because sales taxes are regressive
Berkeley residents have repeatedly demonstrated their willingness to pay for public services, including significant tax increases approved in 2024. A No vote on Measure V is not a vote against police officers, firefighters, parks, libraries or other essential services. It is a vote against asking taxpayers for more money until City Hall addresses the underlying problem: a structural deficit caused by recurring expenditures that are growing faster than revenues.
Guest Column: Newsom Administration Poised to Kill California Wind Energy
Last month, the Gov. Gavin Newsom administration nearly shut the door to the future of wind energy development in California. If it closes that door, it will further reduce the daunting odds that California will meet its greenhouse gas-reduction goals.
Opinion: Measure EE will fix our streets and sidewalks
When Berkeley voters are asked to pay extra taxes, it should be for a pressing, high-priority need. Voters should be informed of what exactly they are funding and be confident that funds will be spent as promised. With these principles in mind, we crafted Measure EE to fix our streets, sidewalks, pathways and bicycle boulevards. Berkeleyside accepts submission of op-eds relating to election candidates and measures and publishes a balance of opinions at its discretion.
Reform of Arcane CAISO Policies Could Deliver Huge Ratepayer Benefits
A recent state auditor's report noted that California has the seventh-highest average electricity rates in the nation, with substantial jumps in just the past year. The report called for greater oversight of utilities by the California Public Utilities Commission and the independent consumer advocate within the CPUC (California Energy Markets No. 1760).
Opinion: Moving forward after Measure L
After a spirited campaign, Berkeley voters rejected Measure L, the $650 million omnibus bond measure proposed by the City Council in the November election. As members of the No on L campaign, we have been clear that we believe investment in our city is important, but it must be done with planning, transparency and accountability. To solve Berkeley’s challenges, the way Berkeley is governed must change.
Opinion: Wildfire prevention should be a higher priority for Berkeley
Doing everything we reasonably can to prevent and mitigate wildfires should be a top priority for the city of Berkeley. The good news is that Measure FF, overwhelmingly passed by the voters in November 2020, provides the funding needed to substantially and immediately reduce the risk. The bad news is that the funds are being used for other, less urgent, purposes and public oversight is lacking. Measure FF now generates $8.5 million annually with no expiration date.
Opinion: No on Measure HH: Berkeleyans Deserve a Better Plan to Combat Climate Change
By John Stephen Kromer, Nancy Rader, Eric Friedman, Isabelle Gaston and Barbara GilbertOct. 15, 2020, 8:25 a.m.Oct. 15, 8:18 a.m. In the face of the climate crisis and COVID-19 economic and health crisis, we can ill-afford new taxes that fail to produce meaningful results. Yes, climate change is a massive threat posing disproportionate impacts on the poor and Berkeley must be part of the solution. But this measure will not spend our limited tax dollars effectively towards these ends.
Hooray For S.B.100! Now What Happens For Wind Energy?
California was one of the first states to adopt a renewable portfolio standard (RPS), requiring electrical utilities to procure 20% renewable energy by 2020. This year, S.B.100 raises California’s RPS further, from 50% to 60% by 2030. S.B.100 also requires a transition to 100% “zero-carbon electricity” by 2045 and raises near-term RPS targets: the 2024 target from 40% to 44% and the 2027 target from 45% to 52%.
Burst o' Lemon Muffins
While I visited my sister in Florida, she baked a batch of these incredible muffins. They have a cake-like texture with sweet coconut and a mouthwatering lemon zing. I went home with the recipe. —Nancy Rader, Columbus, Ohio
Wind energy is far too important to let it stall | The Sacramento Bee
As wind energy achieves a historic milestone – surpassing the total capacity of hydropower dams to become the nation’s largest renewable energy resource – many of California’s pioneer wind projects are in danger of shutting down. Instead, California should promote the revival of these projects with state-of-the-art technology.Gov. Jerry Brown’s first administration in the 1970s spawned the initial wave of utility-scale renewable energy, which launched the wind power industry globally.
Big wind ≠ big tobacco
Judith Lewis Mernit’s Oct. 26 HCN cover story, “Clean Energy’s Dirty Secret,” seeks to paint the wind industry as a villain equal to the tobacco industry when it comes to the science related to their respective industries. The piece implies that my organization, the California Wind Energy Association, personally attacked a researcher and his work on bird fatalities, which the writer characterized as being properly conducted and peer-reviewed.
Guest Commentary: Wind energy protects wildlife
This article grossly misinforms readers about wind energy's impact and ignores its many environmental benefits. Contrary to the impression left by the piece, wind farms are not a major source of bird mortality. Wind turbine sites represent only a tiny fraction of bird deaths caused by human activities — an estimated 214,000 to 368,000 annually, according to a 2014 study from the American Wind Wildlife Institute.
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