Why All San Franciscans Should Switch - 1039 Words

Why All San Franciscans Should Switch to CleanPowerSF Lawrence M. Ling Author Lawrence M. Ling is a Project Pull Mentor’s Assistant in the Policy and Government Affairs Team of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. He is an undergraduate student at the University of California: Los Angeles who majors in Political Science, and he strongly believes that CleanPowerSF is the best solution to the growing trend of global warming. Why should all residents in San Francisco switch to CleanPowerSF? But hold on, wait: you must be wondering what it is. In the thriving city of San Francisco, there is a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program called CleanPowerSF administered by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). The broad goal of this program is to provide cleaner and cheaper energy opposed to current plans by investor-owned utilities (IOU) like Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGE). In order to explain the first reason why CleanPowerSF is beneficial, I will begin with this question. Have you ever seen smog in major California cities like Bakersfield, Fresno, or Los Angeles? For many people, the answer is â€Å"Yes. I see it everywhere!† You can indeed find smog in these cities, but pollution actually exists in nearly every major city. The pollution that glooms over those cities, which is caused by greenhouse gases, may lead to various types of short-term health issues like coughing and throat or chest irritation. Likewise, high levels of ozone can irritate