A Backyard Shot To Remember Our Trees (Taken 5.2.2020) |
I posted today's picture because things couldn't be more different. This is from last summer when we were always in the backyard playing games and trying to entertain the kid. On Tuesday, the fence was ripped out by the new project developers next door, and we've officially learned that by Monday, all of these trees will be slaughtered and removed.
Needless to say, I am not happy about it at all. But as renters, we have no say, and no right to object. There may be nests in the trees, but that isn't enough to stop it from happening.
So, we will carry on. I have been in constant contact with our property managers and am at least fighting for priority to be put on reinstalling a fence, wall, or whatever they have planned, partially because we have pets that need an enclosed yard and partially because in the last month alone there have been three different police interactions involving the property. I'm working through the stages of grief about the whole thing but that process isn't linear, and the anger just makes me miserable and doesn't change anything so I'll have to learn to deal with it and plan a bigger, badder garden come spring and once we have an idea how things are moving on the project.
In news today, I watched a little of the County Board Meeting about cannibis and it was a hoot, and we watched the Psaki briefing with John Kerry and Gina McCarthy. Things seem to be moving and also standing still so I'm gonna quit while my pendulum leans to optimistic and go join Darren in the speakeasy tonight. Stay safe, my loves.
- COVID-19:
- China’s Zero-Tolerance Covid Tactics Now Include Anal Swabs - Bloomberg (1.27.2021)
- Prospective mapping of viral mutations that escape antibodies used to treat COVID-19 - Science (1.25.2021)
- CDC says schools might be able to reopen, but LAUSD sees no end in sight for virtual learning - KCRW (1.27.2021)
- 7 Small Things You Can Do to Help Protect Yourself From COVID-19 Variants. These precautions are more important than ever. - Self (1.26.2021)
- Weekly Epidemiological Update, as of 24 January 2021 - WHO
Globally, 4.1 million new cases were reported in the past week, a decline of 15% from last week, and the number of new deaths reported was just under 96 000, comparable to the previous week. This brings the cumulative numbers to over 98.2 million reported cases and over 2.1 million deaths globally since the start of the pandemic
In this edition of the COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, special focus updates are provided on: Solidarity II forum and use of international standards for sero-epidemiological surveys, as well as on SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. - Politics:
- Biden takes sweeping measures to curb climate change, vows job creation - Reuters (1.27.2021)
- News:
- Board Expands COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program - County News Center (1.26.2021)
- National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin - January 27, 2021
...due to a heightened threat environment across the United States, which DHS believes will persist in the weeks following the successful Presidential Inauguration. Information suggests that some ideologically-motivated violent extremists with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition, as well as other perceived grievances fueled by false narratives, could continue to mobilize to incite or commit violence. - What the Hell Is Going On With GameStop’s Stock? How an army of Reddit users massively inflated the price of a flailing video game chain—in no small part to stick it to Wall Street. - Slate (1.26.2021)
- Press Secretary Psaki Media Briefing:
- Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy
- FACT SHEET: President Biden Takes Executive Actions to Tackle the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, Create Jobs, and Restore Scientific Integrity Across Federal Government
- Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
- Executive Order on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
- Puts Climate Crisis at the center of Foreign Policy and National Security
- Establishes an office Domestic Climate Policy
- Power economy by clean energy
- Produce good paying green jobs
- Nobody gets left behind: communities or workers
- Creates White House Interagency Task Force on Environmental Justice and advisory council
- HHS must create an office of Climate Change and Health Equity
- DOJ must create an office of Climate Justice for environmental enforcement
- Commits 40% of investment in clean energy to disadvantaged communities
- Working group on coal and power plant communities
- Leverage natural resources to contribute to clean energy future
- Pause and review on new oil and gas leases on Federal lands and waters
- Double offshore wind production by 2030
- Climate Envoy John Kerry
- Big agenda globally, stakes couldn't be higher
- Paris Agreement is not enough
- Ambitious climate action is global in scope and scale
- Climate central to diplomacy, foreign policy, and national security
- Climate action coordinated across federal agencies
- Commissions national security estimate on security implications on climate change
- Biden will host a Leaders Summit on April 22, Earth Day
- Ready for UKCOP26
- Media Questions:
- National policy makes a difference, both toward climate change and by setting an example in the world
- Bringing India and China can happen if we can compartmentalize climate change from other issues
- Pause will take a look at what leases ought to be pursued, including coal
- NDC/Paris Accord will be announced before Earth Day summit, will consider what options, mitigation efforts, forest management, carbon soil absorption, etc., across all agencies
- We're not starting from zero because states and localities picked up where the federal government failed, because clean energy is actually cheap or comparable to 'dirty' energy
- Jen Psaki:
- No notes because the idiot reporters just keep asking the same questions every day
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 1/27/2021 9:22pm):
- 100,866,032 Known Cases
- 2,174,143 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- (JHU)
- 25,598,061 Cases
- 429,195 Deaths
- (COVID Tracking Project):
- 151,675 New Cases/25,230,559 Known Cases (4.6%+ Change over 7 Days)
- 4,077 New Deaths/419,634 Known Deaths
- 107,444 Current COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- 20,497 Currently COVID-19 patients in ICU
- 6,806 COVID-19 patients currently on ventilator
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Aggregate California ICU Bed Availability: 0%
- 16,728 New Cases/3,169,914 Total Cases (+0.5% increase)
- 697 New Deaths/38,224 Total Deaths (+1.9% increase)
- 8.8% 14-day test positivity rate
- 17,710 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-329 patients, -1.9% from prior day)
- 4,375 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-9 patients, -0.2% from prior day)
- 1,186 ICU beds available (+20 from prior day)
- San Diego County News:
- Framework For Our Future: Measures to Provide Economic Access and Equity in the Cannibis Industry (Passes 4-1 with Desmond Nay)
- San Diego Becomes Largest County in U.S. to Commit to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2035. Vote Led by Supervisors Lawson-Remer, Vargas Supports Movement to Create Green Jobs, Advance Social Justice and Environmental Equity (See end of email for full text of press release)
- San Diego County
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- VaccinationSuperstationSD
- Vaccination Dashboard
- State Data:
- Southern California ICU Bed Availability: 0%
- 1,433 New Cases/230,062 Total Cases
- 46 Deaths/2,421 Total Deaths
- 67.7 cases/100k population (Assessed on 1/26. Unadjusted Case Rate)
- 12.6% Test Positivity (Assessed on 1/26)
- 16.7% Health Equity Positivity (Assessed on 1/26)
- 1,472 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-20 patients, -1.3% from prior day)
- 412 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-4 patients, -1.0% from prior day)
- 157 ICU beds available (-11 from prior day)
- County Data:
- San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 1-27-2021 - County News Center
- Influenza Watch - 27 New/662 Cases Countywide
- 1,415 New Cases/231,481 Total Cases
- 44 New Daily Deaths/2,465 Total Deaths
- 9% Daily Test Positivity/% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/8% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 49.6 cases/100k population (Assessed on 1/26. Adjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons.)
- % Case Investigation (under 70% goal)
- % Increasing Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+patients. % increase over 30 days)
- % ICU Capacity (+patients. % increase over 30 days)
- 8 New/53 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Business 29
- Faith-based Setting 2
- Government 5
- Daycare/preschool 6
- Healthcare 3
- Construction 1
- Emergency Services 1
- Food/Bev Processing 3
- tk-12 school 2
- Comm-Based Org 1
- Universities:
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