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Is exorbitant pay
spiking PG&E bills?
Re: “PG&E bills are shocking for customers amid state’s soaring natural gas prices” (Page A1, Feb. 27).
I was pleased to see that the newspaper highlighted the soaring PG&E prices. The unprecedented higher costs were blamed on the increase in natural gas prices and cold weather. There was no mention that Patricia Poppe, CEO, makes $51 million a year and Marlene Santos, executive vice president, makes $7.5 million a year. And these salaries are just two of the many managers in PG&E.
I encourage our Legislature or the PUC to do something about these outrageous prices. PG&E should not be our only power provider as monopolies like this promote cost spiking.
Please pressure our Legislature to do something about this horrific situation. And we wonder why people are leaving California. It’s a shame I have to wear a parka in my own house and not turn the heat above 60 so I can afford to live here.
Patricia Curtin
Lafayette
Good sportsmanship
thrives in high school
Often, we hear in the news about the bad behavior that goes on in high school sports. Granted this happens, but there are also many more examples of good sportsmanship that go unreported.
One recent case hit close to home as it involves my son Nick. He had the bad luck to break his leg while scoring a goal in a recent soccer match between De La Salle and California High. Nick received a great deal of support from his DLS teammates and coaches, which meant so much to not only him but my wife and me as well.
We were also touched when Nick received a “get well” card signed by each player from the California High team. They said they were praying for a fast and full recovery for him. Very classy! And an example of some of the good sportsmanship that goes on in high school sports.
John DeMartini
Danville
Community has chance
to save animal rescue
The San Pablo animal rescue facility Jelly’s Place is being forced to pay a higher lease or move due to impending Caltrans freeway expansion.
This nonprofit organization is responsible for rescuing and housing many animals from high-kill shelters. They even provide much-needed veterinary care for animals in desperate situations. Along with rescuing, they support low-income pet owners by providing vaccinations and veterinary care.
Jelly’s Place does not have the funds to afford the lease increase or to move to a new location. If we do not help with donations and support, their 150-plus animals will have no place to go and countless future animals will not be rescued.
We must, as a community, come together to help this amazing rescue group.
Sabrina Agazzi
Lafayette
Nurses should not
work full time
Re: “4-day workweek trial: Shorter hours, happier employees” (Page C8, Feb. 28).
The headline explains the gist. But I couldn’t believe the article said, “There are, of course, industries that can’t institute shorter hours because they need workers around the clock, such as nurses and first responders.”
I have worked three days a week for decades as an RN. (I do not mean 12-hour shifts.) I have had an excellent life. In fact, I firmly believe nurses should not be allowed to work full time. A nurse who works three days a week really works four. A nurse who works four effectively works five. And a nurse who works five days a week is jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.
Jengiz Haas
Oakland
Water issues deserve
a holistic approach
Re: “Governor takes a page from Trump water playbook” (Page A6, March 1).
We applaud the editorial trying to explain the 101 science of watersheds. Can you please do a bigger article with illustrations explaining how water is the veins of our ecosystem?
Cutting off the veins should not be our rallying cry because we are in a drought. We have too many citizens complaining about how more water should be captured for uninterrupted wasteful human use instead of taking a holistic view of living through the drought.
Tackling climate change using a carbon tax, ending subsidies for luxury water use — almonds, pasture for beef, lawns — should be on our minds alongside the Band-aid solutions.
Archana Paladugu
San Lorenzo
Paper was right
to drop ‘Dilbert’
I’m sure you are getting a lot of flak from readers about dropping “Dilbert.”
We are subscribers, and we support you in your decision. We believe it was the right thing to drop the cartoon. Words do matter.
Cindy and Ken Artinyan
Pleasanton
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