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California Tower (Taken 11.6.2020)

I know it's easy to get lost in national politics but I'm trying to temper it a bit, let the process play out, and distract myself with other things. Last night, for example, I skipped most of the news and instead watched the Balboa Park Committee's presentation on naming/donor sponsorships in 14 areas near the Botanical Building. Much like committee member Vicki, I found it very frustrating. You should watch it and prepare comments for their newly announced December meeting, which the Cohns will probably attempt to hijack with their stupid Ferris Wheel. 

We went back to the San Diego Zoo again today and it was fun riding Skyfari for the first time in several weeks. Since the time change, they're only open until 5, but we've been getting there right around 3pm to get a couple hours in. There wasn't a line any of the three times we went this week, but there were definitely more people there today (Friday) than Tuesday and Wednesday, which also meant a lot more mask non-compliance. I always find it baffling that large groups of people are meeting up at the zoo, particularly the Mommy Militia with their double-wide strollers, and all of the children are dutifully wearing their masks but the mom's pull them down or don't wear them at all to talk, laugh, and sip their beverages. Or you see a whole family wearing them except for the tough-guy dads. It's really, really annoying and we give a wide berth to all of them as best we can, and take stairs wherever we can because you won't find strollers there. I'm really hoping the expected rain does come this weekend because that is my favorite time to head to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. 

 

• California COVID-19 Stats:
• 6,518 New Cases/951,094 Total Cases (0.7% increase)
• 51 New Deaths/17,866 Total Deaths (0.3% increase)
• 3.4% 14-day test positivity rate
• San Diego County Stats
• State Data:
• 533 New Cases/58,659 Total Cases
• 0 Deaths/904 Total Deaths
• 8.7 cases/100k population (Based on week ending 10/24, Assessed on 11/4. Unadjusted Case Rate Using Linear Adjustment)
• 3.2% Test Positivity (Based on week ending 10/24, Assessed on 11/4)
• 5.3% Health Equity Positivity (Based on week ending 10/10, Assessed on 10/27)
• County Data:
• San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 11-06-2020 - County News Center
• 480 New Cases/59,116 Total Cases 
• 3 New Daily Deaths/907 Total Deaths
• 4% Daily Test Positivity/3.5% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/3.2% Test Positivity (14-day average)
• 7.4 cases/100k population (Based on week ending 10/24, Assessed on 11/4. County is reporting unadjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons. 
• Case Investigation is 96%
• 5 New/27 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
• 2 restaurant
• 1 restaurant/bar
• 1 salon
• 1 business
• Universities:
• SDSU COVID-19, UCSD COVID-19, USD COVID-19, CSU San Marcos, PLNU
• COVID-19:
• World Health Assembly charts course for COVID-19 response and global health priorities - World Health Organization (11.5.2020)
• New Daily U.S. Coronavirus Cases Jump Nearly 20%, Hitting Almost 122,000 - NPR (11.6.2020)
• The time is now to develop a testing strategy for asymptomatic Covid-19 cases, CDC director says - CNN (11.4.2020)
• The U.S. reported over 1,000 Covid-19 deaths for the fourth straight day, a first since August. It also set another daily record for new virus cases (129,000+). - New York Times (11.6.2020)
• Other News/Reading/Watching:
• Which party will hold the keys to states’ legislative and congressional maps. Republicans and Democrats have a chance to gerrymander states in a way that will define the next decade - Guardian (11.4.2020)
• How Stacey Abrams Is Turning the Tide in Georgia - Vogue (11.5.2020)
• Transit, Police Reform and Drug Policy See Some Big Ballot Wins. Here are some of the most noteworthy ballot measures affecting U.S. cities. - Citylab (11.4.2020)
• California Coastal Commission Five-Year Plan - Canyon News (11.6.2020)
• 2021 - 2025 Strategic Plan: Proposed Final Strategic Plan - California Coastal Commission 

San Diego Zoo photos, 11.6.2020