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A Sea Lion exits the water at La Jolla Cove (Taken 8.14.2020)
We went back to La Jolla Cove today while Nova was in soccer and it's been a while since I've done the thing where my battery was completely dead. The video switch must've been triggered in my bag. Still, it was nice to get our feet wet and hang out in our usual spots for a little bit. She doesn't have soccer this Friday, so it will be a week until we go back. We're just mostly still bunkering at home. I started a new book last night and read for several hours this morning before finally falling asleep in my air conditioning. I also started watching Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, but I was bummed because USA Network only has the first 3 episodes and it won't be on Netflix in the US until the spring. It's interesting because it happened while I was in middle school, so I was aware of the story but maybe too young to care or follow along. There are lots of local references in the show, and fun fact, the guy who plays the case investigator during the court scenes and questioning is Jesse Mackey, who was an old pal from Chula Vista back in the day. Anyway, I've got a lot of email to still catch up on, but the speakeasy is calling. Today's notes after the jump.
15 Active Fires Burning: River Fire 10%, Ranch Fire 19%, Lake Fire 31%, Apple Fire 95%
Power service interruptions may continue through Wednesday evening
State failed to predict and plan for power shortages
Emergency Proclamation to shift energy consumption>
Large Energy users to shift to back-up power during peak hours
Utilities to use power stored for PSPS
Ships to reduce consumption from the grid while in port
Working with major consumers to reduce usage
Procure and bring online more energy sources: peaker plants, hydroelectric, etc
Investigation into what happened and implications for future between Energy Commission, ISO (Independent System Operator), PUC (Public Utilities Commission works on Procurement)
Flex Alerts:
Cool homes and offices overnight and early morning
Set A/C to 78 between 3-10pm
Use major appliances during off hours when possible
Turn off unnecessary lights
COVID-19
14,861 Backlog Cases have all been accounted for and dated to actual reporting dates
6,469 New Cases/628,031 Total Cases (1.0% increase)
18 New Deaths/11,242 Total Deaths (.2% increase)
State has averaged 132 deaths daily over last 14 days
Newsom got close to tears while talking about meeting with doctors and nurses who emphasized the loneliness of patients who are likely to die, are intubated, or moms who cannot hold their babies because they're positive, or people only allowed to say goodbye over video chat
6.5% 14-day test positivity rate (Need to get under 5% for consideration of changes to public health order)
Hospitalizations down 21% (14-day)
ICU down 16% (14-day)
MONITORING LIST
on 8/3 there were 38 counties on monitoring list
today there are 42 (5 new, Santa Cruz removed from list)
San Diego will likely be removed on Tuesday
No new openings based on July 13th order, regardless of monitoring list status
Media Questions:
Energy: Look at Hydro, Peaker, Mitigate exports, procure imports to get enough power for next 72 hours. Will follow up with full invesitgation.
Investor Owned Utilities: Protocols and procedures for wildfires are being extended to flex alerts
This "heat dome" is temporary and will go away. Obviously if it affected distance learning, adjustments will be made for students
If we stay off the monitoring list for 14 days, districts may choose to reopen under safe reopening guidelines on the 15th day. NO OTHER REOPENINGS will take place until State Health Officer says so and issues guidance.
State Data:
4,795 New Cases (Last 14 Days)/34,680 Total Cases
61 Deaths (Last 14 Days)/626 Total Deaths
142.3 cases/100k population
8.0% Test Positivity (Last 14 Days)
County Data:
282 New Cases/34,960 Total Cases
0 New Daily Deaths/626 Total Deaths
88.5 cases (89.8 State Reporting)/100k population
4% Daily Test Positivity/4.5% Test Positivity (14-day average)
Case Investigation is 96%
2 New/21 Community Outbreaks (7-day)/58 Active Community Outbreaks
The media questions were incredibly stupid today. Media asking the County for guidance that the State provides; asking the County to predict the future of a GLOBAL pandemic, and several asking when businesses can reopen. Major derp, I swear.
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