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“slightly” about this. <br />Why is such a rate increase deemed necessary? Redwood City purchases its <br />water from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commision, which proposes <br />various (expensive) alternative water measures, based on erroneous drought <br />return figures (conservative estimates: one chance in seven thousand years of <br />such a drought occurring), and also on highly inflated demand projections. <br />SFPUC imagines revenues based on water usage that will not eventuate. This <br />means that water rates will have to rise to cover the shortfall. In spite of <br />growing population, demand has remained below 200 million gallons a day <br />(mgd) for the past ten years. Yet SFPUC assumes demand of 245 mgd by 2045 <br />and is undertaking expensive projects to meet that demand, locking SFPUC <br />(and those who ultimately pay the piper) in a growing debt spiral, procurring <br />water that will not be needed. <br />Rate payers in Redwood City and elsehwere will pick up the tab. A more <br />hands-on approach from Redwood City as a member of the Bay Area Water <br />Suppy and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) might compel SFPUC to clarify <br />its projections. Minimally, the Redwood City member could express the simple <br />fact that rate payers are deeply concerned and upset. <br />Finally, as constituents commited to water conservation, why would Redwood <br />City abandon tier pricing of water units under the guise of "simplifying" water <br />unit pricing. We urge you to keep the tiered system as a way of encouraging <br />mindful water usage. <br />I know your schedules must be busy, but we do hope we might meet with you <br />this month. We would like to hear your thoughts on potential rate increases, <br />share with you our concerns, and brainstorm on what our City Council might <br />do to address them. <br />Sincerely, <br />Rush Rehm, for concerned Redwood City rate payers <br />Rush Rehm <br />Professor, Theater and Performance Studies, and Classics (Emeritus), Stanford University <br />Artistic Director, Stanford Repertory Theater (SRT) http://stanfordreptheater.com/ <br />Verdict: Slave Trials in the Cape of Good Hope, 1705–1793, a staged reading based on archival <br />material, will be presented at Toyon lounge, Monday October 27, 2025, 7:30 pm. 85 minutes, <br />admission free. <br />Voices of the Earth - from Sophocles to Rachel Carson and Beyond remains available, if you