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RandySF

(88,904 posts) Wed Jul 15, 2026, 01:50 PM Wednesday

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If Daylight Savings is permanent, the sun will not rise until 8:30 a.m. in San Francisco during January. [View all]

That's a lot of kids going to school in the dark.

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If Daylight Savings is permanent, the sun will not rise until 8:30 a.m. in San Francisco during January. [View all] RandySF Wednesday OP

If they are going to make it permanent, it makes far more sense to make it standard time... hlthe2b Wednesday #1

I thought it was the other way around, that they want to make Standard Time permanent & do away with Daylight Time. ??? CrispyQ Wednesday #2

No, the bill is permanent Daylight. RockRaven Wednesday #4

A few years ago, there was a proposal to make standard time permanent. John1956PA Wednesday #14

That's part of why it got reversed last time -- people getting run over in the dark mornings. RockRaven Wednesday #3

I grew up in the UK, so in the winter EarlG Wednesday #5

My Experience, too dickthegrouch Wednesday #10

Good point about the summer EarlG Wednesday #11

Here's an idea, change the time school starts. dem4decades Wednesday #6

That was Nixon's plan too bucolic_frolic Wednesday #7

The children will have more outdoor playtime after school. Srkdqltr Wednesday #8

Maybe I'll be able to get a photo of the sunrise, at last! dickthegrouch Wednesday #9

get a sundial Tetrachloride Wednesday #12

I live in the only US state with "permanent time" mike_c Wednesday #13

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