In Arizona, we don’t change time with the rest of the nation. At first, I was thrilled with this. But in reality, if the rest of the country changes time, we aren’t standing still.
For example, my husband starts work an hour earlier. The TV doesn’t stop changing times of shows. Everything is on an hour earlier.
It is confusing. It takes a little time for me to adjust to our new schedule.
I like the idea of not changing time, but time does not stay still.
In California, they voted to end time changes in 2018:
Didn’t Californians vote on this issue? Yes, sort of, but it isn’t quite that simple.
In November 2018, voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 7. But the measure only allowed the Legislature to change daylight saving time, either by establishing it year-round or abolishing it.
A change still requires a two-thirds majority of both the state Assembly and Senate and the governor’s signature. Permanently keeping daylight saving time also requires congressional action — and that hasn’t happened.
California doesn’t have to wait on Congress to use standard time, which is what Hawaii and most of Arizona do.
So this year Republican Sen. Roger Niello of Roseville introduced legislation to do away with daylight saving time for good and establish standard time year-round. (Westminster Republican Tri Ta is carrying a twin bill in the Assembly.)
Arguing that standard time makes “the most sense,” Niello says his bill has the backing of the California Medical Association. A large portion of the medical and sleep expert communities also agree that standard time coincides better with people’s natural clocks.
This story originally appeared in Calmatters.
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This reminds me of a song by Simon and Garfunkel that beings with “Time, time, time, see what’s become of me.”
What are your thoughts about the time change?
Would you prefer not changing time? If so, would you like standard time or daylight savings?
