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Get ready to “retire” California. The day when we can throw the covers over our heads and enjoy that extra hour of sweet sleep is upon us.

It's time to say goodbye to summer time and replace dining al fresco in the fading golden twilight with dining indoors with the lights on.

In 2024, the end of daylight saving time and the beginning of winter time will be at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 3rd

Earlier this year, Daylight Saving Time began at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10th.

In November we gain an hour (instead of losing an hour in the spring) to have more daylight on winter mornings.

How did summer time begin?

Originally known as “war time,” daylight saving time was first established in the United States in 1918 under the Standard Time Act to save fuel costs during World War I by adding extra time, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. According to the Library of Congress, the Sunlight exposure to the exact day.

According to a Congressional Research Service report, the United States abandoned daylight saving time at the federal level after the end of World War I because it saw no financial need.

States that wanted to continue observing Daylight Saving Time locally had the option to do so.

How was the length of daylight saving time set?

In 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, which standardized the length of daylight saving time.

The Department of Transportation said daylight saving time saves energy, prevents traffic accidents and reduces crime.

The DOT monitors time zones and consistent daylight saving time compliance because the railroad industry was the first to adopt time standards.

Has the end of daylight saving time changed?

No, you don't remember wrong, the end of daylight saving time has been postponed.

According to the Congressional Research Service, daylight saving time originally began on the last Sunday in April and ended on the last Sunday in October.

In 2005, Congress amended the Uniform Time Act to extend daylight saving time to the period in effect today.

According to the Congressional Research Service, Daylight Saving Time now begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.

This step was used to save energy.

A Department of Energy study following implementation of the change found that the additional four weeks of daylight saving time in the U.S. saved about 0.5% of total electricity each day, equivalent to an energy saving of 1.3 billion kilowatt hours per year.

Will California ever get rid of daylight saving time?

There are efforts in the state parliament to abolish daylight saving time and maintain standard time all year round.

Assembly Act 1776: Year-round standard time was introduced by Assemblyman Tri Ta of Orange County in early January of this year.

“The twice-yearly time change is not only frustrating but dangerous for drivers and contributes to mental and physical health crises in our state every year. When voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 7 in 2018, they did not expect the Legislature to stop the will of the voters by refusing to take this important measure,” Rep. Ta said in a statement at the time.

In 2018, California passed Proposition 7 with nearly 60% of the vote, calling on lawmakers to eliminate twice-yearly time changes. Several studies have shown that time changes are linked to increases in car accidents, seasonal affective disorder and other serious health problems, the statement added.

The bill would require the state and all political subdivisions of the state to observe standard time year-round.

If the law were passed, California would join other states and U.S. territories that do not observe daylight saving time: Arizona (excluding the Navajo Nation), Hawaii and the territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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