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So PG&E wants to buy an easement on my property to underground lines and add a new transformer box. They are saying they are gonna compensate but have yet give a number. The apparent proposal is to put the line in my driveway trenched not bored which is about 400 feet of gravel driveway. Then put a transformer in my front yard. I’ve heard someone getting 12k for a transformer only on there property. I’m located in rural Northern California in a high fire zone

One worry I have is it gonna increase the insurance since they are putting a “facility” on my property and how much is it gonna decrease the value of the property? I’m not fully sure I want this maybe if the compensation is high enough I’m thinking somewhere from 50-75k I’d probably bite. They sent the standard PG&E agreement only thing I didn’t like was they said I’d have to tell the next buyer of the property about the easement which most certainly would impact the resell. California

A PSA: Just a reminder a BART seat is for a human body. Not: your feet, your bag, your other bag, your dry cleaning, your burrito.

Also: seats by the doors are for people who need them most. If you're seated on a busy train, look up from your phone periodically to see if someone might need to sit more than you do.

If a car is empty and you want to put your bag on the seat, great. But your stuff generally shouldn't be taking up a seat when people are standing.

More regulation -> higher cost of living. And you wonder why it's so expensive here.

I commute from central Contra Costa County to Oakland daily. The drive is about 1 to 1.5 hours each way, but some days it can take up to 2 hours if there is an accident on the road. Lately, this commute is really getting to me, and I find myself becoming more and more agitated when driving home. It might be because there seem to be more jerks on the road now who disregard every single traffic law, putting other drivers' lives in danger just to save a few minutes. I feel like I am going to snap and end up in a road rage incident the next time someone does something stupid in front of me. I would very much like to avoid that. Does anyone have advice on how to decompress or lessen commute-related stress?