Could this be the last time California 'falls back' an hour?
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Act on Tuesday, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent. This means Americans would never have to "spring forward" or "fall back" starting in 2023.Soon Californians will be turning back the clocks as we "fall back" at 2 a.m. PST on Sunday, Nov. 6.
The daylight saving time period in the U.S. begins each year on the second Sunday in March when clocks are set forward by one hour. They are turned back again to standard time on the first Sunday in November as DST ends. , daylight saving time started in the U.S. in 1918 as a way to create more sunlit hours when the weather is the warmest.
A poll conducted last October shows that most Americans want to avoid switching between daylight saving and standard time, though there is no consensus behind which should be used all year.