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| Utama, 27, The Oldest Rhino at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Taken 1.26.22) |
I woke up all sparkly and perky today, so after getting some work done and having some tacos from Pancho Villa for lunch, Darren and I headed back to San Diego Zoo Safari Park. I was a little bummed on my Sunday trip, surprised at how crowded it was and didn't get my usual rhino time at Kilima Point because all the juveniles were frolicking in the mud stream in the valley of their habitat, so I wanted to go back when it wasn't so busy.
And let me tell you, we picked the perfect day. The weather was amazing, the crowd wasn't too bad, the tigers were more active than I've seen them in ages, and we got to ride the tram with no wait and we got to sit alone in the front car, so no screaming and coughing children or old ladies wearing too much perfume, both situations which made us disembark in previous attempts to ride before the tram even got moving. After the tram, I closed out the afternoon waiting for rhinos, and while 5 month old Kamaria and her mom, Kianga, stayed down in the valley once again, I was the only one up top when Utama came by. The animal specialist was driving the truck around -- she was the one who told me the rhinos name and age -- and then asked if I wanted her closer and thus gave her the "yummy treat" hay right in front so I could spend some time with her. It was pretty magical, there is something about being so close to the big animals -- the rhinos, hippos, elephants--that just kinda make you forget about all the other shit in the world, even if for just a moment as the hill gets quiet and you hear the rhinoceros snarfing up their food, making a noise somewhere between a cow, a hog, and a big sweet puppy.
And then we got this amazing sunset on the way home.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Free N95 masks are arriving at pharmacies and grocery stores. Here's how to get yours - kpbs/NPR (1.26.22)
- Boosters Keeping San Diegans Out of Hospitals - County News Center (1.26.22)
- California appears to pass peak of omicron variant wave - AP News (1.26.22)
- California Reports 11 Cases Of New “Stealth” Omicron Strain, BA.2 - Deadline (1.26.22)
- San Diego County Has Seen 3 Cases of New COVID-19 Omicron Subvariant Since Christmas. Doctors advise the same precautions they have all along: Get vaccinated and follow public health guidance about wearing masks, avoiding crowds and staying home when you’re sick. - NBC San Diego (1.26.22)
- Omicron subvariant: What we know now - Becker's Hospital Review (1.26.22)
- Politics:
- Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first court pick - AP News (1.26.22)
- Governor Newsom Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer Retirement Reports - Office of Governor Newsom (1.26.22)
- Governor Newsom Outlines Historic $10 Billion Zero-Emission Vehicle Package to Lead the World’s Transition to Clean Energy, Combat Climate Change - Office of Governor Newsom (1.26.22)
- U.S. urges de-escalation over Ukraine, offers Russia diplomatic path - Reuters (1.26.22)
- News:
- Cops Who Watched George Floyd Die Never Said He Wasn’t Breathing, Paramedic Testifies. Paramedic Derek Smith testified Wednesday that none of three officers informed him that George Floyd wasn’t breathing and had no pulse. - Vice (1.26.22)
- County Reports Second Flu Death of this Season - County News Center (1.26.22)
- County of San Diego Influenza Watch:
- 1,314 Cases
- 29 New Cases Since Last Week
- 2 Deaths (New Death of 95 year old man)
- Los Angeles city council votes to ban new urban oil and gas drilling in historic move. The ordinance will also look at how to decommission existing wells operating across the city. - The Guardian (1.26.22)
- EPA Takes Action to Combat Industrial Air Pollution. The EPA announced a raft of targeted actions and specific reforms including stepped-up air monitoring and scrutiny of industrial polluters in the wake of ProPublica’s investigation into toxic hot spots. - ProPublica (1.26.22)
- Government:
- White House
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 26, 2022
- Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
- Executive Order on 2022 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
- FACT SHEET: Executive Order, 2022 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial
- Fact Sheet: A Year Advancing Environmental Justice
- Remarks by President Biden at Build Back Better CEO Roundtable
- Joint Statement on the Virtual Meeting of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group
- Nominations
- President Biden Announces Appointees for the United States Holocaust Memorial Council
- President Biden Announces Key Diplomatic Nominees
- President Biden Announces Six New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on Senior Administration Official Travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Interior
- Interior Department Takes Action on Mineral Leases Improperly Renewed in the Watershed of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
- State Dept
- Secretary Blinken’s Call with PRC State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang
- Assistance to Tonga in the Wake of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruptions and Tsunami
- Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman Remarks at Yalta European Strategy (YES) Event
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah Statements to the Press
- Business Advisory for Burma
- Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Ministerial
- Dept of Justice
- Justice Department Establishes Initiative to Strengthen States’ Use of Criminal Justice Data
- Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at Justice Counts Virtual Conference
- Labor
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU pm):
- Known Cases/ 28-Day New Cases
- Known Deaths/ 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- Cases/ 28 Day New Cases
- Deaths/ 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +483,261 New Cases/72,310,575 Known Cases
- +3,182 New Deaths/870,195 Known Deaths
- 662,359,855 Doses Delivered
- 537,171,553 Doses Administered
- 251,518,114 Partially Vaccinated
- 210,850,212 Fully Vaccinated
- 63.5% of Total Population
- 67.5% of Population ≥ 5 Years of Age
- 72.3% of Population ≥ 12 Years of Age
- 73.9% of Population ≥ 18 Years of Age
- 85,218,657 Boosters (40.4%)
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 0.6
- 80,912,485 Doses Delivered/68,875,337 Doses Administered
- 3,338,497 Partially Vaccinated/27,421,963 Fully Vaccinated
- 12,555,740 Boosters Administered (52.7%)
- 87,218 New Cases/7,569,687 Total Cases (212.2 new cases/100k)
- 198 New Deaths/78,316 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 18.7% 7-day test positivity rate
- 15,279 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+31 patients, +0.2% from prior day)
- 2,609 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+9 patients, +0.3% from prior day)
- 1,464 ICU beds available (-84 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- Free Testing Sites and Schedule in San Diego
- Vaccination Locations San Diego
- Vaccination Dashboard
- COVID ActNow Daily Updates for San Diego Metro
- San Diego Unified School District COVID Dashboard
- State Data:
- R-effective: 0.62
- 6,530 New Cases/670,110 Total Cases (240.3 Cases/100k)
- 26.0% Daily Positivity
- 18 Deaths/4,604 Total Deaths
- 1,276 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-12 patients, -0.9% from prior day)
- 224 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (-8 patients, -3.4% from prior day)
- 174 ICU beds available (-4 from prior day)
- County Data:
- 6,108 New Cases/675,250 Total Cases
- Case rate: 275.9 per 100,000 residents (7-day avg after 7-day lag)
- Case rate: per 100,000 residents overall
- 336.4 for fully vaccinated people
- 185.1 Fully Vaccinated + Booster
- 504 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
- +18 New Daily Deaths/4,622 Total Deaths
- 7,159,965 Doses Received/6,577,733 Doses Administered
- 1,021,730 Boosters Administered (49.9%)
- 2,856,871 Partially Vaccinated/2,515,737 Fully Vaccinated
- 14,223 Newly Fully Vaccinated Since Last Week
- 62,033 Newly Boosted Since Last Week
- 2,515,737 % 5+ Population Fully Vaccinated/75.2% Total Population Fully Vaccinated
- 21.6% 7-day average/26.6% 7-day average after 7-day lag/24.7% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 7.830.1% Case Investigation
- +142 Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- +7 Day Over Day COVID-19 ICU Patients
- -0.7% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (1,276 patients. 210% over 30 days)
- 21% ICU Capacity (224 patients. 133% over 30 days)
- 39 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 57 Community Outbreaks (7-day) 135 Active Community Outbreaks
- 23 in TK-12th grade school settings
- 12 in daycare/preschool/childcare settings
- 5 in government settings
- 4 in business settings
- 3 in restaurant/bar settings
- 3 in emergency services settings
- 2 in community-based organization settings
- 2 in retail settings
- 2 in health care settings
- 1 in a faith-based setting
- Universities:
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