Posted on 06/02/2017 3:00:47 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Assembly Bill 807 is the second effort in as many years by the Legislature to revisit California's use of Daylight Saving Time. The state's voters first approved its use through a 1949 ballot measure. And because of that history, the issue must go back to voters if changes are to be made.
The bill received almost no discussion in Thursday's 48-6 vote in the Assembly. It now heads to the state Senate, where a similar effort died last year.
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Daylight Saving Time was first applied in a uniform fashion across the U.S. in 1966. States can exempt themselves from the law — Arizona and Hawaii have done so — but cannot impose the seasonal change year-round.
I don't understand.
LINK to article: http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-california-lawmakers-take-a-small-1496357206-htmlstory.html
It causes Global Warming
Idiots ... just one more change to wreck havoc with all businesses.
They can opt out but can’t decide to be DST all year (which IIRC we had in the 80s?)
Okay, I’ll bite. How does doing away with bi-annual time changes hurt businesses?
A farmer once told me
The cows don’t get up an hour earlier or an hour later.
“It causes Global Warming”
it certainly does! It’s that extra hour of daylight that does it.
I am in favor of getting rid of Daylight Savings Time. I dislike the twice yearly time change.
Pick one and leave it that way year around.
This 4 months of one time and 8 months of another is ridiculous. Each day still has the same 24 hours. Let businesses, schools, etc., adjust if they want to open or close an hour earlier some months of the year.
Gee, this is disturbing; I hate DST. But Kalifornia has been off the rails for most of my lifetime.
No!
Count me in favor. An extra hour of daylight in the late afternoon means safer runs, walks and bike rides for us outdoors fitness types.
Pick one and leave it that way year around.
I am not disagreeing with you, because there needs to be consistency. But Day Light Savings Time has passed its expiration date. Some days I get up early for a business call in Europe and some days I work late because of a business call to Asia. Electricity has removed the reason for Day Light Savings Time.
I agree. DST is just stupid.
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