Why California Should Get Rid of Daylight Saving

No beating around the bush, I say California should get rid of daylight saving. It’s archaic and we have electricity now. Having to switch between standard time and daylight saving is like being forced to travel into another time zone against your wishes. This is also a good place to point out to those who want to call it “daylight savings.” No plurality. It’s just a saving.

Twice a year the time change messes up all of daily activities. From sleeping to eating to pooping. It’s all screwed up. It affects health, contributes to traffic accidents, and there is no good reason for it.

Some people might say, but Elizabeth, you stay at your house in Hawaii so much, why are you complaining? You’re always dealing with a time change. Well, for starters, I don’t really alter my schedule in Hawaii. I wake up about the same time that I do at home in Sacramento. Because I can stay on Sacramento time if I so choose. That’s the beauty of working as a Sacramento Realtor. I pick my hours. Nobody dictates.

Still, I believe California should get rid of daylight saving. It serves no purpose. Naysayers complain that it would put the East Coast 4 hours ahead of us instead of three. Well, that’s easily solved. What California does, so goes the nation. First we do it, then the other states might follow. Arizona has been there for decades.

So is Hawaii. Hawaii has no daylight saving. This is why some people can get confused about the time change between Hawaii and California. They think it’s two hours, apparently, but that’s because they only visit the islands over winter holidays. It is not always a 2-hour difference. The rest of the year, Hawaii is 3 hours behind California. It would be only two hours if California appeals daylight saving.

Just think about how nice it would be to have the same time all year-round. It wouldn’t get dark so early in the winter months. Aren’t you tired of getting jacked around by the government? Wouldn’t you like control of the time to be constant? We’ve got so much other stuff to deal with, we don’t need forced time changes to cause even more havoc.

We are getting closer to seeing this proposed change. The Senate approved a proposal to end this outdated practice by putting AB 807 out to the voters in November. If approved, it will let the legislature abolish the spring forward and fall back craziness with a 2/3rds vote. Isn’t this something we can all agree on?

AB 807 seeks to repeal the 1949 ballot measure that has been in force for almost 70 years. Let’s be like Nike and just do it. Yes, California should get rid of daylight saving.