"President-elect Trump on Friday said Republicans would push to eliminate daylight saving time, calling it “inconvenient” and “costly.” “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation,” Trump posted on Truth Social..."
Full story at:
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5039673-trump-gop-daylight-saving-time/.
Normally, this topic comes up whenever there is a clock change, i.e., in fall and spring. But now it seems to be on the agenda as winter rapidly approaches.
Our former chancellor retired at the end of July with shall we charitably say less than the normal fanfare for such events. (I don't think I have to explain why.) But it is worth noting that Gene Block and Donald Trump apparently see eye-to-eye on this particular matter. In particular, Block opposed permanent daylight time, a position that often arises in the normal twice-a-year debates. Instead, in an op ed in the Sacramento Bee, he wrote:
...Permanent Standard Time is the only fair and viable option, not only for California, but the entire nation. California lawmakers, regardless of district, have a responsibility to residents in the northern part of the state. They also have an opportunity to make this important point to Congress, which might someday impose a permanent time change for the nation.
Full op ed at https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article226884269.html.
PS: From winter quarter 2022, when masks were required, we present more than you want to know about this topic:
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