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Funani and Amahle (Taken 1.27.22)

My street has regular street-sweeping, on the east side of the street on Mondays and the west side on Thursdays. Obviously this is a major pain in the ass...few homes on my street have off-street parking, and there's a church that is active multiple times of the week until after 9pm, so hunting for parking is rarely easy. We understand it's part of living here and can manage.

But today we woke up and Darren was like, "just to warn you, when I fell asleep early last night, I forgot it was Thursday and forgot to move the van, so we probably have another ticket." I don't think I'm alone that parking tickets will ruin your whole day. I don't work to just hand over $52.50 to the City of San Diego. It's even more frustrating when they send the parking enforcement officer around but the sweeper never shows up. It makes me crazy.

Fortunately, Darren forgot I'd used the van earlier in the week and it was on the correct side so there was no ticket. But just the thought of a ticket, kinda made me grumpy the whole damn day. So naturally to get out of my funk, after knocking out my work, I went to the San Diego Zoo for my afternoon steps and sunshine, but it got cut to just an hour when I found out my niece was playing soccer at Nova's school. So around 4, we called in some tacos to El Panson, and feasted while High Tech High beat Hoover High girls in soccer. I'm not gonna lie, it was hard to watch because Nova is a super good soccer player but she's lazy and unmotivated and didn't want to try out because she didn't want to have to practice every day, clearly missing that making friends and bonding with other people is the whole point of the deal. Lacrosse is coming soon and she makes a million excuses not to try out. I'm trying to let her have her high school experience on her own terms, but she is flailing and miserable and not bonding or making friends and it super duper sucks for her and for us.

After the game, Nova went to piano and I'm trying to blaze through this post because we still have to run to Chula Vista to help my dad, pop by the Casbah, and then I have to create two newsletters to schedule for the morning and I could really use a cocktail or four tonight.

Stay safe out there.

COVID-19:

California is the 2nd Safest State During COVID-19 – WalletHub Study (1.27.22)

California’s Safety During Coronavirus (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

1st – Vaccination Rate
9th – Positive Testing Rate
18th – Hospitalization Rate
6th – Death Rate
12th – Transmission Rate

Note: Rankings are based on data available as of 12:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.

Incidence of New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Among US Children During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic - JAMA (1.24.22)

Incidence of new onset type 1 diabetes increased 57% among San Diego children in the first year of the pandemic-Data from UCSD Health, Rady Children's, JAMAPediatrics also shows significant increase in frequency of DKA at diagnosis - @calonghurst

The Omicron Surge - Statista (1.27.22)

Next variant could be more transmissible than omicron, WHO says - Becker's Hospital Review (1.27.22)
Omicron Will Likely Recede More Slowly in U.S. Than in Other Countries, Expert Says — Continued high test positivity rate is also concerning, says Jennifer Nuzzo of Johns Hopkins - MEdPage Today (1.26.22)

Moderna begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults - AP News (1.26.22)
CDC: Third Dose Guarded Immunocompromised From Severe COVID — High VE for both immunocompromised and immunocompetent adults during Delta - MedPage Today (1.27.22)

CDC MMWR:

Effectiveness of a Third Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Adults — United States, August–December 2021

Politics:

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

California Signs Equal Pay Pledge, Highlights Investments and Actions to Advance Pay and Gender Equity

CA Attorney General

Office of Todd Gloria

Mayor Gloria Unveils New City of San Diego Strategic Plan

News:

U.S. economy grew by 5.7 percent last year, fastest pace since 1984. The nation’s gross domestic product has bounced back from the 2020 coronavirus recession. - NBC News (1.27.22)

Other Reading:

Bumble Says ‘This Matter Deserves A Thorough And Serious Investigation’, As It Reacts To The Death Of Lauren Smith-Fields, A Black Woman Who Was Found Dead Following Date W/ An Older White Man On Their Dating App - The Jasmine Brand (1.27.22)