A coalition of environmental, health, and community organizations supports the Bay Area Air District’s plan to cut harmful air pollution from gas water heaters while urging practical flexibility to protect residents during the transition to clean, zero-emission technology. With SPUR's leadership and extensive community input, this letter details recommend case-by-case exceptions where clean alternatives are not yet feasible—such as small, high-temperature, space-constrained, emergency, or low-income household installations—so people aren’t left without hot water or facing unaffordable costs. The letter emphasizes that smart flexibility measures, strong public education, and data collection can speed market innovation, prioritize low-income communities, and still deliver major public health benefits, including fewer asthma attacks, fewer premature deaths, and hundreds of millions of dollars in annual health savings.