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| Ajani the Mandrill in an intense yawn. (Taken 10.2.22) |
What a week. It was my birthday and I want to thank everyone who took the time to text, call, post, comment or otherwise mention it. Facebook hides so much of the birthday stuff, I almost never actually post on other peoples' walls, so the fact that so many still did for me is truly beyond kind. I thought I could just blow off the workday and have fun, but I paid for it dearly with way too much work lingering on Thursday, making it even worse when I got called in to sell merch at Music Box. Thankfully it was a low-key show there and I did eventually catch up on everything.
I haven't been daily posting so I don't need to give a full rundown, but a few things happened...I'm not in any way comparing their impact or importance, more just what I took notice of was (1) Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on a state that has intentionally flouted any efforts to act on climate change, in fact legislating against what they call "woke capitalism" but didn't have any problems putting their hands out even before it hit, with rumors circulating that the Florida governor has asked people to donate directly to a state fund that he's put his wife in charge of. WTF? (2) Coolio died, which brought some interesting discussions about the effects of having even "mild" COVID and not being vaccinated. Was there a connection to his heart attack? We can only speculate since nobody is going to say for sure, but there are interesting threads on it nonetheless. And (3) We have all suffered through crazy gas prices. I didn't react in the spring because the whole country was going through it together. We could all understand that OPEC was intentionally fucking with the supply to get the price of a barrel up over $100, that Russia's attack on Ukraine was going to cause global interruptions, etc, but when the EIA report came out last week that California was paying nearly $2 more than the rest of the country when our "extreme" tax is 53.9 cents, like everyone else, I was pissed, so I was happy to see Newsom speak up about it on Friday and look forward to more being done in the coming weeks.
So yeah, lots of news, lots of stuff going on locally (like stupid face Bill Walton and his dumb assessment of San Diego's homelessness problem) and short-term rental applications opening this week, but I'm going to put the laptop away and enjoy the rest of my Sunday night. Hope you do, too.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Unlike flu, COVID-19 attacks DNA in the heart: new research - brisbane times (9.29.22)
- When Will the Pandemic Truly Be ‘Over’? Everyone wants to be done with Covid. But no single milestone will signal the end of the virus. - Wired (9.28.22)
- The COVID-19 Booster’s Public Relations Problem - ProPublica (9.27.22)
- Women said coronavirus shots affect periods. New study shows they’re right. A coronavirus vaccination can change the timing of when you get your period, according to research. For most people, the effect was temporary. - Washington Post (9.27.22)
- News:
- I wrote this Twitter thread to Governor Newsom and AG Rob Bonta on 9.27.22. Obviously I wasn't the only one complaining, but I was happy to see something finally said about it by 9.30.22. I was also doing research on the whole thing and there are 17 refineries in California, making our state the 3rd largest producer in the US. Surely they can't all be down for maintenance simultaneously, though I don't put it past them to collude to all do it at the same time to make Newsom look as bad as possible in the month leading up to the election.I heard a AAA report that said they were already producing and stocking away the "winter blend" of gasoline, meaning they knew they were throttling supply intentionally. Fucking crooks, all of them.
- Newsom: ‘oil company extortion’ behind disproportionately rising gas prices in California - KTLA (10.1.22)
- SeaWorld San Diego announces new ‘Arctic Rescue’ roller coaster - Pacific San Diego (9.27.22)
- Governor Signs Friedman’s Excellent OmniBike Bill, AB 1909 - CalBike (9.23.22)
- Appeals court blocks California ban on for-profit prisons - AP/kpbs (9.27.22)
- Ian leaves dozens dead as focus turns to rescue, recovery - AP News (10.1.22)
- In Hurricane Ian’s wake, dangers persist, worsen in parts - AP News (10.2.22)
- To understand the scale of the climate emergency, look at hurricanes - The Guardian (10.1.22)
- Sailor acquitted of setting 2020 fire that destroyed $1.2 billion Navy warship in San Diego - City News Service/kpbs (9.30.22)
- The Navy Accused Him of Arson. Its Own Investigation Showed Widespread Safety Failures. - ProPublica (9.23.22)
- Politics:
- Governor Newsom Calls for a Windfall Tax to Put Record Oil Profits Back in Californians’ Pockets (9.30.22)
- Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Protect Civil Rights, Support Community Living for Californians with Disabilities
- California Expands Support for Working Families
- Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Crack Down on the Sale of Stolen Goods Online
- Governor Newsom Issues Legislative Update 9.29.22
- Governor Newsom Issues Legislative Update 9.28.22
- Alongside Farmworkers at the State Capitol, Governor Newsom Signs Law Expanding Farmworker Union Rights
- California to Build More Housing, Faster
- On the Record with Governor Gavin Newsom: Saving Water & Building a More Resilient Future
- Governor Newsom Issues Legislative Update 9.27.22
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 10.2.22):
- 13,109,949 28-Day New Cases
- 43,948 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- American Academy of Pediatrics Children and COVID-19 Dashboard
- JHU
- CDC Data Tracker:
- 45,725 New Cases/96,143,199 Known Cases
- 325 New Deaths/1,053,789 Known Deaths
- 3,570 New Admissions/21,934 Current Hospitalizations
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Coronavirus: Resources for Californians
- R-effective: 0.75
- 3,553 New Cases/10,412,352 Total Cases (8.9 new cases/100k)
- 26 New Deaths/95,165 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 4.8% 7-day test positivity rate
- 2,030 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+31 patients, +1.6% from prior day)
- 246 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+3 patients, +1.2% from prior day)
- 2,159 ICU beds available (-96 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- San Diego Unified School District COVID Dashboard
- State Data:
- R-effective: 0.95
- 338 New Cases/922,323 Total Cases
- 5.0% Daily Positivity
- 0 Deaths/5,491 Total Deaths
- 201 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-10 patients, -4.7% from prior day)
- 19 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+2 patients, +11.8% from prior day)
- 269 ICU beds available (+9 from prior day)
- County Data as of 9.29.22:
- 2,402 New Cases/922,131 Total Cases
- Case rate: 10.9 per 100,000 residents overall
- 7.24 for fully vaccinated people
- 11.84 for fully vaccinated + boosted people
- 25.97 for not fully vaccinated San Diegans.
- 4 New Deaths (Weekly)/5,491 Total Deaths
- 4.6% Daily Test Positivity/5.8% 7-day average after 7-day lag/4.1% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 201 COVID-19 Hospitalizations. -21% over 30 days
- 19 ICU Patients. -32% over 30 days
- 62 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 10 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Universities:
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