Letters: Neighborhoods suffer under PG&E's outdated infrastructure
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Letters: Neighborhoods suffer under PG&E's outdated infrastructure
"After several 10-second faults and inaccurate PG&E notifications claiming, Power is on we were plunged into a sustained blackout. We cannot compete globally while navigating a vulnerable, 1970s-era overhead grid. Reliability is a shared responsibility; as neighbors, we are committed to trimming private trees and providing maintenance access. However, we need a matching commitment to modernization. We plead for PG&E and the city to invoke Rule 20A credits to underground our lines."
"Many Americans have supported ending USAID, saying that America can't afford to provide food and medicine for the world. But this stopped medications for AIDS and other communicable diseases, ended shipments of excess farm products to areas where they are needed and ended vaccination programs so that many diseases have returned where they had been reduced or eradicated. Agencies that track worldwide statistics say that already up to 700,000 people in former recipient countries have died because of this."
Moreland West experienced its twelfth power outage of 2025, including several short faults followed by a prolonged blackout near Moreland Middle School. The neighborhood suffers from a vulnerable 1970s-era overhead grid, inaccurate PG&E outage notifications, and safety risks for families and students. Residents offer private tree trimming and maintenance access but request PG&E and the city to apply Rule 20A credits to underground lines. Ending USAID stopped shipments of medications, excess farm products, and vaccination programs, contributing to disease resurgence. Agencies estimate up to 700,000 deaths in former recipient countries. USAID cost roughly $24 per American per year, less than seven cents per day.
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