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Bay Area says employees will be required to work from home three days a week AFTER the pandemic to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
UK Daily Mail ^ | September 26, 2020 | Lauren Edmonds and Andrew Court

Posted on 09/27/2020 4:52:57 AM PDT by C19fan

A new proposal could require Californians to work remotely three days a week - even after the COVID-19 pandemic - to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to aid in environmental efforts.

A number of Bay Area residents, including employees at large tech firms, were concerned over a new proposal approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on Wednesday.

The controversial proposal would effectively ensure that sizable, office-based companies kept 60 per cent of their workers at home on any given workday to curb climate change.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: globalwarming
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To: C19fan

The problem, at least in much of the Bay Area (at least SF and Oakland), is getting the other 40% to actually come in to work, considering the cesspool they have to transit to get to their jobs.


21 posted on 09/27/2020 5:41:07 AM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: C19fan

Don’t these morons know this will have NO effect on climate? Meanwhile, China and India are building dozens of new coal-fired power plants.


22 posted on 09/27/2020 5:49:16 AM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: C19fan

I think we all knew or at least suspected that these temporary WuHan measures would be made permanent, at least in California and probably in Oregon and Washington.


23 posted on 09/27/2020 5:52:22 AM PDT by arthurus ( covfefe 0)
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To: rockvillem
"You knew this was coming once they saw how compliant people were with the COVID “public health emergency".

You're spot on with that observation.. The control freaks are upon us..!

24 posted on 09/27/2020 5:53:18 AM PDT by unread (A REPUBLIC..! If you can keep it....)
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To: McGavin999

“Yes but what about the youngsters coming up behind you?”

My industry saw fit to remove training and not hire enough people to help others. Also management pushes nonsense deadlines and are terrible hypocrites.

“Where do they get expertise? How do they grow?”

It sounds mean, but that’s management’s problem.

“How do they get up the ladder?”

In my industry, don’t be White and sit down to pee.


25 posted on 09/27/2020 5:55:30 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: C19fan
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to aid in environmental efforts

That doesn't account for the higher electricity bills which will result of people turning on their A/C and heat, and cooking and lights. Plus, people working at home will take advantage and take other trips to the stores and elsewhere.

Government will have to put boots on vehicle wheels to prevent people from using them.
26 posted on 09/27/2020 5:59:09 AM PDT by adorno
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To: EEGator

OK agreed but think of how many governments that think this is wokeness.We have been living the green new deal for the last 7 months. If you like travel freedom and human interaction it hasn’t been a picnic. I have worked from home for thirty years and financially it works. So many crazy libs Zoom on.


27 posted on 09/27/2020 6:00:05 AM PDT by magua (It's not racism, it's just that thisBecause itÂ’s being reported that a lot of this started in 2015.)
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To: EEGator

That’s a shame. I’m retired but I look back at those I mentoredas my greatest accomplishment.


28 posted on 09/27/2020 6:03:20 AM PDT by McGavin999 (Kamala tosses out race cards as fast as a Las Vegas Blackjack dealer)
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To: EEGator

4% city tax,

Wait for them to recognize that and say you are employed in Phila. even if you are only commuting by electron. There was a tax case some years ago wherein the workers at the navy yard in Phila., an exclusive jurisdiction US property, commuted from then non income taxed NJ by ferry NEVER setting foot on precious Phila soil. No dice, pay.


29 posted on 09/27/2020 6:08:13 AM PDT by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media.)
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To: McGavin999

I was sat down, twice, by management for helping someone with the same job, but a different department.
I was told that it’s not my job to train people from other departments. There was no one from his department in our building. So, I just stayed after normal hours with him and charged OT. I care more about individuals and what’s right, then garbage “orders” from management.
LOL, I don’t work there anymore...


30 posted on 09/27/2020 6:09:57 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

It’s preferred not to be at the office but at least one of titans of manufacturing or other helpless, hapless, or hopeless breaks something.

That means show up.

Some can wait a day or two but I don’t like outstanding tickets.

The past few years it has been mostly me doing it.

I’m half looking for something else.


31 posted on 09/27/2020 6:11:32 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma)
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To: EEGator

I’m pestered constantly since I am one of the few with any where I am.


32 posted on 09/27/2020 6:13:13 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma)
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To: C19fan

If politicians just shut their mouths the greenhouse emission in this Republic would be close to zero.


33 posted on 09/27/2020 6:13:16 AM PDT by antidemoncrat (Biden's)
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To: Mouton

I’ve had enough of making “useless” middle management money off of my talents. I’m opening an LLC. I live in PA, but will open the LLC in DE, and do contract work in PA and DE.


34 posted on 09/27/2020 6:15:14 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: wally_bert

Painful, isn’t it?


35 posted on 09/27/2020 6:16:20 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: C19fan

Should the trash collectors work from home?


36 posted on 09/27/2020 6:16:36 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: magua

Dems are trying to crash the commercial real estate market while Trump is POTUS.


37 posted on 09/27/2020 6:19:25 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: magua

Cities will look at it this way: tax value of commercial real estate tumbles, so this was a bad idea. I wonder what used work station equipment will go for?? (I actually hated the work station idea, I told my staff it was not a work station, it was an action station). Working from remote will expose the false idea those at desks work all day, see the movie Office Space. So IMO when one works from home they will tend to work more than since they no longer have the commute and coincident travel time and expense to contend with. IOW, there will be a need for less workers which will lower company overhead costs. The downside, is where do they go??


38 posted on 09/27/2020 6:29:37 AM PDT by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media.)
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To: lodi90

The Dems,Amazon and the virus.Ka boom for commercial real estate.


39 posted on 09/27/2020 6:30:06 AM PDT by magua (It's not racism, it's just that thisBecause itÂ’s being reported that a lot of this started in 2015.)
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To: EEGator

Very much a lot of the time.

Usually the same people who do the same things over and over.

Another is a branch office a couple of states away that only has two paper pushers.

Easy things locally can become exponentially harder with them. Not their fault. The place has been whittled down over time.

I have begged for getting some kind of service company there. Someone fairly tech knowledgeable to visit when needed. No one wants to pay for it.

Considering the tons of money wasted elsewhere, kind of sad. I hate it for them in that location.

I’ve been at the end of the line for stuff and know how it works.


40 posted on 09/27/2020 6:30:27 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma)
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