A rate disaster : Here s why Buzzards Bay sewer users may see a steep rate hike
Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA)
Mar. 3 BUZZARDS BAY Development stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic could have an expensive trickle-down effect on sewer users in
Buzzards Bay.
Selectmen, in their role as the town s sewer commissioners, are tasked with finding ways to make up the money lost in anticipated sewer tie-ins otherwise, those already tied into the system will see hikes in their sewer rates.
If a solution is not reached before summer, the close to 1,100 sewer users in
Buzzards Bay will be strapped with an estimated increase of
Community support in Oakland for non-police responses to mental health calls
By Keith Burbank article
OAKLAND, Calif. - A task force created by the city of Oakland following the death of George Floyd and calls to defund Oakland police issued a series of draft recommendations, including one to make immediate investments in a non-police response to mental health calls, that drew support Wednesday from a coalition of groups critical of the Police Department.
On a Zoom call, the Defund Oakland Police Coalition said it disagrees with only six of the 114 recommendations put forward by the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force.
Asian Organizations Across Bay Area Join Forces to Demand Action Against Violence
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SAN FRANCISCO A coalition of 70 Asian American community organizations, mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area, issued the following statement on Feb. 9.
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We, the undersigned organizations, denounce violence against members of Asian American communities in San Francisco, Oakland, and the greater Bay Area. We stand in solidarity with victims, survivors, and families who have suffered loss and pain.
These violent assaults have made the especially difficult circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic even more painful. From our Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese elders to our youth, our Asian American communities are traumatized, afraid, and outraged during a time when we are also experiencing disproportionate impacts of the pandemic. These include mass unemployment, safety risks to frontline workers, insecure housing, the shuttering of our local small businesses, and a surge in anti-Asian racis
Feb 2, 2021
Editor’s note: The Buzzard’s Bay Coalition presented plans for a regional wastewater treatment solution at a Bourne Planning Board Meeting on Jan. 26.
To the Editor:
The Buzzards Bay Coalition (BBC) continues to promote the idea of a regional wastewater solution centered at the Wareham plant on the Agawam River, that would treat waste from Bourne, Wareham, Plymouth, Marion, and Mass Maritime Academy. Conceptually it’s a good idea, as waste treatment plants have high fixed costs and are increasingly required to make large capital investments to meet new environmental regulations. Scale is important. The large plants treat more waste and are able to spread the high fixed costs over more ratepayers, lowering the average cost per rate payer.
Oakland city council extends paid sick leave
By Keith Burbank
The Latinx community in Oakland s Fruitvale district have been disproportionately affected by coronavirus.
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to extend an ordinance providing emergency paid sick leave to some workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The emergency ordinance went into effect immediately and aims to help minimize the spread of the coronavirus.
It is especially relevant to low-wage, frontline workers during the pandemic who may feel compelled to work when they have the coronavirus if they don t have paid sick leave. The very workers we depend on to navigate this crisis must be able to protect themselves and their families, Councilmembers Dan Kalb and Sheng Thao said in a letter summarizing the ordinance.