From: 	Susie Good <susieg@bigplanet.com>
To:	<jross@hopkinscarley.com>, <capitoldg@aol.com>, <bobdhillon@hotmail.com>, <jayj332@hotmail.com>, <mayoremail@ci.sj.ca.us>, <linda.lezotte@ci.sj.ca.us>, <charlotte.powers@ci.sj.ca.us>, <cindy.chavez@ci.sj.ca.us>, <manny.diaz@ci.sj.ca.us>, <frank.fiscalini@ci.sj.ca.us>, <district7@ci.sj.ca.us>, <alice.woody@ci.sj.ca.us>, <pat.dando@ci.sj.ca.us>, <john.a.diquisto@ci.sj.ca.us>, <MDAgosti@energy.state.ca.us>, <PLovelac@energy.state.ca.us>, <PRichins@energy.state.ca.us>, <PAO@energy.state.ca.us>, <Pross@energy.state.ca.us>, <Docket@energy.state.ca.us>, <wkeese@energy.state.ca.us>, <rlaurie@energy.state.ca.us>, <mmoore@energy.state.ca.us>, <rpernell@energy.state.ca.us>, <arosenfeld@energy.state.ca.us>, <GrayDavis@governor.ca.gov>, <fwms@ix.netcom.com>, <ChuckReed@aol.com>, <PlainDave1@aol.com>
Date: 	Thu, Nov 9, 2000  5:52 PM
Subject: 	NO TO CALPINE POWER PLANT

> Dear Commissioner/Councilmember,
>
> The Calpine power plant proposed for Coyote Valley would be
> inappropriate for
> many reasons and I urge you to vote against changing the General Plan
> to
> allow it.
>
> Some of the reasons I oppose the proposed power plant are:
>
> -- #1 worst stationary source of air emissions in the city of San
> Jose;
>
> -- release emissions of nearly 3 TONS per day into our airshed;
>
> -- lower the land use of Coyote from campus to heavy industrial;
>
> -- downgrade visual impact on entering San Jose from the south;
>
> -- plant expected to have an exhaust plume nearly 600 feet high;
>
> -- use and transport of hazardous materials;
>
> -- location 1/2 mile from existing homes;
>
> -- opposed by Mayor Gonzales and Councilmembers in two closest
> Districts,
> Councilmember Powers and Councilmember Dando;
>
> -- local and state energy needs well addressed with many projects now
> proposed and in CEC approval pipeline;
>
> -- Six new power plants have already been approved since deregulation,
>
> including Moss Landing upgrade, that will supply power to San Jose;
>
> -- Power plant could not be built in time to address near-term
> shortage
> (summer 2001), and will be part of excess generation in state when it
> could
> be built;
>
> -- New power plant projects already approved total over 5,000 MW of
> generating capacity, or 40 times more than the shortage we experienced
> on
> June 14 (130 MW).
>
> For these and many other reasons, I urge you to vote no on this
> project that
> will be bad for our city, bad for our people, bad for our environment,
> and
> bad for our future.
>
> Sincerely,

    Thomas & Susan Good
    231 Tolin Court
    San Jose, CA 95139


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