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| Strawberry/Tikka/Monster isn't the baby anymore (Photo from Sep 2020) |
Today we went to San Diego Humane Society to participate in the "Become Smitten With A Kitten" event, which is encouraging kitten adoptions with a promotion to get one for just a $25 adoption fee and a second kitten for just $5. We have been promising Nova a new cat but were seeing how Kiwi is doing, but she's still with us and it seemed cruel to attach such an incentive with the demise of my old lady. And as they say, the price was right.
But it wasn't entirely smooth. We got there around 4 and were told they were so busy, they probably wouldn't be able to accommodate an adoption for us. The COVID restrictions still in place make adoptions contactless, and also mostly by peeking through glass. I got super frustrated and emotional and had to take a breath outside.
Once I collected myself, as I reentered the lobby a kind woman name Audrey asked if she could help me and I told her we were there to see kittens and as she asked questions, I told her, "the kitten we want is any one we can take home today," to which she responded that she would guarantee that would happen. We met up with Nova and Darren and were let into the kitten room and THERE ARE SO MANY KITTENS! When they said they have 180, the number is just a number, but when you go in and see the few dozen kittens for adoption and know that as soon as you adopt, their spot will be filled with the other kittens waiting in the separate not-public kitten care center across the street. Spay and neuter your pets, people!!
We quickly became smitten with black short hair siblings, a boy and a girl, so we proceeded to do the paperwork and made the adoption. Naturally you're wondering where are the photos?? but the reality is that one of them just recovered from a respiratory infection and the treatment just ended yesterday, so we're keeping them isolated in Nova's room before we can slowly introduce them to the rest of the house. I try to keep the kid's room private, so thus, no photos. I assure you they're super cute but look like every black kitten you've ever seen. They came with the names Bishop and Rook but we're currently in debate about changing them. Nova likes chess and wants to keep the names, I stand firm against someone else having named my pets, so we'll see where we land. Right now we can't really even tell them apart and I've been working all night so didn't really get time with them yet. But I can tell you that I already love them, and you'll get pictures soon.
Today was historic as Biden signed the bill to make Juneteenth a national holiday. EDD is changing their certification requirements effective July 11, a report on SDPD collected the data to confirm what we already knew: that cops pull over and use more force on people of color at astonishing rates, and Cal/OSHA aligned their mask guidance with the CDC, which the governor authorized immediately with an executive order, and the Flex Alert for electricity conservation has extended to Friday.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Coronavirus Is Spreading Rapidly in England, Study Finds. Young age groups driving growth, in line with vaccine rollout. Virus doubling every 11 days; R number is now at 1.44 - Bloomberg (Updated 6.17.21)
- The delta variant adds a speed bump to the pandemic escape route - The Washington Post (6.16.21)
- White House:
- Remarks by President Biden at Signing of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
- On-the-Record Press Call by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the President’s Trip to Europe
- Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
- Statement by President Joe Biden on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding the Affordable Care Act
- News:
- EDD to Resume Work Search Requirement to Obtain Unemployment Benefits (Effective July 11) - EDD (6.17.21)
- Center for Policing Equity National Justice Database Digital Report-
- Here's the report. (It's not an accident that the text of the report cannot be copied and pasted. I took screenshots. Also, Chief Nisleit said in an interview,"Disparity does not equal discrimination," demonstrating that if he can't see the racism in his department, he certainly isn't going to do a goddamn thing about it.
- California drops workplace mask rule for vaccinated workers - AP News (6.17.21)
- Masks no longer required for vaccinated workers.
- No social distancing or partitions required for workplaces.
- Employers may require vaccination records or self-attestation.
- Employers may still require universal masks if they choose.
- There have been 700 workplace outbreaks and over 10,000 infections in the last 30 days in California.
- State of CA will provide N95s for workplaces who need them for one month.
- Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order Expediting Cal/OSHA’s Revised COVID-19 Regulations to Ensure Consistency with Public Health Guidance - Office of the Governor (6.17.21)
- Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Votes to Adopt Revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards - Cal/OSHA (6.17.21)
- UBER: No mask. No ride. We all play a role in helping keep each other safe. That’s why as part of our Door-to-Door Safety Standard, riders and drivers are required to wear a face cover or mask, even when vaccinated.
- Amid Extreme Heat Wave Stressing Energy Grids Across Western U.S., Governor Newsom Acts to Increase Energy Capacity - Office of the Governor (6.17.21)
- California Flex Alert has been expanded to Friday, June 18, 6-9pm
- Excessive Heat Warning Extended for San Diego County Valleys and Mountains - SD County Emergency
- Supreme Court upholds ACA - Becker's Hospital Review (6.17.21)
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 6.17.21 10:21pm):
- 177,435,887 Known Cases
- 3,842,319 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- JHU
- 33,508,905 Cases
- 600,934 Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +11,301 New Cases/33,327,096 Known Cases
- +335 New Deaths/598,301 Known Deaths
- 377,215,060 Doses Delivered
- 314,969,386 Doses Administered
- 175,867,860 Partially Vaccinated
- 147,758,585 Fully Vaccinated
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- R-effective: 0.78
- 47,380,875 Doses Delivered/40,098,803 Doses Administered
- 3,598,116 Partially Vaccinated/19,074,396 Fully Vaccinated
- 829 New Cases/3,699,455 Total Cases (1.9 new cases/100k)
- 31 New Deaths/62,565 Total Deaths (0.04 new deaths/100k)
- 0.9% 7-day test positivity rate
- 1,232 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-24 patients, -1.9% from prior day)
- 263 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-5 patients, -1.9% from prior day)
- 2,276 ICU beds available (from prior day)
- San Diego County
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- VaccinationSuperstationSD
- Vaccination Dashboard
- San Diego County Of Education School Reopening Dashboard
- Evening COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Coming to North, East, South County
- State Data:
- R-effective: 0.88
- 48 New Cases/281,423 Total Cases
- 0 Deaths/3,770 Total Deaths
- 1.9 cases/100k population (Assessed on 6/15. Unadjusted Case Rate)
- 1.1% Test Positivity (Assessed on 6/15)
- 1.2% Health Equity Positivity (Assessed on 6/15)
- 81 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-3 patients, -3.6% from prior day)
- 28 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+4 patients, -16.7% from prior day)
- 268 ICU beds available (-12 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 108 New Cases/281,530 Total Cases
- 1 New Daily Deaths/3,771 Total Deaths
- 4,260,635 Doses Received/3,951,072 Doses Administered
- 3,951,072 Partially Vaccinated/1,786,287 Fully Vaccinated
- 63.7% of 12+ population/53.4% of total population
- +9,640 Newly Fully Vaccinated Since Yesterday
- 1% Daily Test Positivity/0.9% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/0.8% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 1.3 cases/100k population (Assessed on 6/15. Adjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons.)
- 96.9% Case Investigation
- 3.3% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- 33% ICU Capacity
- 4 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Universities:
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