Editor,

I recently read that Burlingame has joined the growing list of cities to ban gasoline leaf blowers. It is my great hope that San Mateo does the same.

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Terence Y
Terence Y

Elvin, even with amortization and tax deductions, gardeners and regular folk still need to fork out the full 100% to buy electric blowers and they’ll only receive tax savings equal to their tax rate, not 100%. And are they expected to scrap their old, usable, gas blowers? I can understand reducing some noise pollution but you’re relocating the pollution to be introduced at fossil-fuel generating power plants. But as long as it’s not your neighborhood… all is right with the world.

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Westy
Westy

I agree. Nothing more annoying than a loud, polluting leaf blower.

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Terence Y
Terence Y

Other than loud, polluting greenies who talk the talk but don’t walk the walk. You know, like COP attendees who took over 400+ private jets to attend the conference to, of all things, tell folks how to restrict their carbon emissions while they go whole hog on polluting to their hearts’ desires. Now that's most annoying... they don't believe their own message.

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