CoViD-19 San Diego Pulls 300+ Daily Cases | CA Approved for FEMA $300 Unemployment Funds | "YOLOers vs. Distancers" | CA DMV Sells Your Info | Photos: Baby Rhino & More at Safari Park

Kacy & 1 month old calf at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Taken 8.23.2020)

Last night I was hoping to sleep like a normal person, and I mostly pulled it off. I was in bed by 11:30, took some melatonin, and fell asleep, though I did wake up from 3:30-4am, during which I scrolled through my phone, then fell back asleep until Strawberry did her daily gymnastics climbing over us to let us know it's time for breakfast. I was more productive, too. I seasoned my new wok, then made fried rice to be eaten at lunch but it was so good I ended up having it for breakfast after all. We went on a short family bike, I took a cold shower, we watched The Sleepover on Netflix and had lunch, and then we left at 3:30 to go to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. It was hot af and I'm not sure what protection wet/sweaty masks offer, but it was worth it to get the final hour we were there with the one-month old rhino and her mom showing off at one of the lookouts. We didn't get home until after 8, so I'm gonna keep this short today. Kellyanne is gone (yay!) but reading her daughter's tweets are pretty sad (boo). I imagine Monday's press briefing from the Governor will cover progress of the fires, the power grid, COVID, and how/when unemployment benefits are going to be added to people currently receiving it, so it will be a big day. That doesn't even mention the continued hearings about the USPS. Also sad to hear JTE died. I did merch for him a couple times and he wasn't particularly sweet but a talent for sure. 

 

• California COVID-19 Stats:
• 6,777 New Cases/663,669 Total Cases (1.0% increase)
• 146 New Deaths/12,134 Total Deaths (1.2% increase)
• 6.4% 14-day test positivity rate
• San Diego County Stats
• State Data:
• 4,133 New Cases (Last 14 Days)/35,914 Total Cases
• 66 Deaths (Last 14 Days)/652 Total Deaths
• 122.6 cases/100k population 
• 5.2% Test Positivity (Last 14 Days)
• County Data:
• 337 New Cases/36,540 Total Cases 
• 0 New Daily Deaths/660 Total Deaths
• 81 cases (80.1 State Reporting)/100k population 
• 5% Daily Test Positivity/4.2% Test Positivity (14-day average)
• Case Investigation is 96%
• 3 New/17 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
• COVID-19
•  The YOLOers vs. Distancers Feud Is Tearing Us Apart: Covid-19 has given rise to a new blood feud—and the two camps are increasingly blaming each other for everything the pandemic has wrought. - Wired (8.18.2020)
• ‘The mom shame is so real’: There’s no way to win in the pandemic

  Whatever you do, you’re made to feel bad about it - Lilu (7.28.2020)
• Reading/News:
• California DMV Is Selling Drivers' Data to Private Investigators: An internal document obtained by Motherboard lists the commercial requesters for California DMV data. - Motherboard by Vice (8.18.2020)
• It's unclear when California will add the $300/week to unemployment, how long it will last, or if it will be retroactive, but it sounds like California is going to get the money. (In a not-very-publicized move, the administration removed the $100 matching requirement from the states.) FEMA Announces Lost Wages Grant for California