As a native San Diegan, I've always considered February & March to be spring. It was always my favorite time to do outside stuff like Sunset Cliffs or tidepools because of the absence of tourists and the typically moderate weather before the prolonged May Gray/June Gloom season. But this weather this week and this season has been so different and while I love it generally, I also heed the warnings...I'm not parking by any of the numerous Eucalyptus or Queen Palms in my neighborhood, with Nova older and in school we're not going to Laguna this round of snow even though we have chains, and I'm always a prepper...even for just short trips I always have a stash of backup clothes, umbrellas, shoes, jackets, snacks, and water in my van, ready for anything. But the biggest thing I can say is that these latests storms are hitting all across our state and whether connected or not, the midwest, too. As we've seen over and over again, whether real or exaggerated, this has already certainly lead to increases in gasoline and power prices and groceries. All that stuff doesn't go anywhere when trucks can't drive the 8 or the 5 or the 15 or way up on the Grapevine. California refineries certainly use any excuse to increase scarcity and thus drive prices, and naturally we're all at home with more heaters on to keep our frigid homes livable. Get your eggs, fill up your tank, hit the farmers markets for local produce and goods. It's not a full scale meltdown, but the corporations will treat any blip in the norm like it is and pass the costs to you to drive their profits. (internet time jump)
It's a week later. Maybe more rain on the way, snow in the mountains, nothing quite apocalyptic, but gas prices are still pushing up anyway. We're so fucked at the whim of all these gross assholes. Yay.
It was Darren's birthday yesterday, I've had a really great week, and now I'm ready to go to bed after a margarita afternoon so I can sleep in and do my listings and be ready to work for King Tuff on Wednesday. And if you like any kind of country, don't miss S.G. Goodman at the Casbah on Thursday. It's gonna be an amazing show. I'll also be working at Jawny at Quartyard on Friday which is about a dozen tickets from sold out at this moment.
Be good.
Be safe.
Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- Local Health Emergency Declaration Ending, County COVID-19 Response Continues - County News Center (2.23.23)
- The County’s 3-year-long COVID-19 local emergency proclamation and local health emergency declarations, and weekly County News Center updates coming to an end, the County’s Public Health Officer reiterated a continuing message this week.
The County response to the ongoing pandemic—testing, treating and vaccinating—will continue. The virus is still circulating. And people should continue to protect themselves by getting up to date with vaccinations, including getting a bivalent booster if they haven’t yet. - California Says It Can No Longer Afford Aid for Covid Testing, Vaccinations for Migrants - KHN (2.22.23)
- Merck's COVID pill fails to prevent infection among household members - Reuters (2.21.23)
- U.S. Supreme Court dismisses Tyson Foods' petition in COVID-19 death cases - Des Moines Register (2.21.23)
- COVID Poses Severe Risks during Pregnancy, Especially in Unvaccinated People. Pregnant people infected with SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit or die than those who are uninfected, but vaccination significantly reduces the risk - Scientific American (2.22.23)
- Unvaccinated more likely to have heart attack, stroke after COVID, study finds. Being fully vaccinated reduced the risk by about 41 percent. - ars technica (2.21.23)
- More Than Half Of Long Covid Patients Suffer From Organ Damage Up To One Year After Covid Infection - Forbes (2.22.23)
- Covid can cause heart problems. Here's how the virus may do its damage. Scientists who studied human hearts found that infection appeared to make it harder for them to beat properly. - NBC News (2.20.23)
- Assessing the impact of one million COVID-19 deaths in America: economic and life expectancy losses - Scientific Reports (2.22.23)
- Politics:
- NOTICE: Public Hearings for Gas and Electric Rates Application (2.23.23)
- Texas Governor Says Most Gun Crimes Involve Illegally Owned Weapons. That’s Not True for Mass Shootings.The majority of the state’s 19 mass shootings over the past six decades were carried out by men who legally possessed firearms, an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found. - ProPublica (2.23.23)
- News:
- A Trump Judge Could Ban Abortion Pills In the US Within Days. One of the most common and safe abortion drugscould be banned nationwide this week—regardless of a state’s abortion restrictions. - Vice (2.21.23)
- Democratic governors form alliance on abortion rights - AP News/kpbs (2.21.23)
- Want to know what's going on with Park Blvd? Check out the City of San Diego's plans. And definitely don't watch the stupid car-centric coverage from News 8.
- Winter Storm and High Wind Warning for San Diego County Mountains, Coastal, and Desert Areas in Effect From Tuesday, 2/21/23, at 6:00 p.m. to Saturday, 2/25/23, at 3:00 p.m. - County of San Diego Emergency Updates (2.21.23)
- Precautions to Stay Safe During Cold Winter Storm System - County News Center (2.22.23)
- Heavy Snow Expected During Cold Winter Storm - County News Center (2.22.23)
- Dagmar Midcap says TURN OFF YOUR AUTO-SPRINKLERS through at least next Thursday, March 2nd.
- Genaro García Luna, former Mexican public security secretary, convicted in US of taking bribes from drug cartels - CNN (2.21.23)
- Lawsuit alleges fraud by Diocese of San Diego to avoid paying abuse victims - City News Service/kpbs (2.22.23)
- Other Reading:
- (City of) San Diego Is 2023’s 8th Most Ethnically Diverse Large City – WalletHub Study (2.22.23)
- 29th – Ethno-racial Diversity
- 33rd – Linguistic Diversity
- 131st – Birthplace Diversity
- Florida teacher fired for video of empty bookshelves after DeSantis complaint - Popular.info (2.21.23)
- Florida school board bans three books at the request of allegedly racist and homophobic teacher - Popular.info (2.22.23)
- After DeSantis Criticized, Florida Teacher Fired Over Video of Empty Library Shelves. Full-time substitute teacher Brian Covey was fired the day after governor Ron DeSantis dismissed his social media posts. - Teen Vogue (2.21.23)
- A study found the four-day workweek works - The Hustle (2.22.23)
- We're talking about the 4-day workweek — again. Is it a mirage or reality? - NPR (2.21.23)
- Why Paid Menstrual Leave Is Good for Your Health, According to an Expert. Spain has recently granted menstrual leave—and it's about time. When will other countries get on board? - Glamour (2.21.23)
- A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: UN agencies. New data show major setbacks for maternal health in many parts of the world, highlighting stark disparities in healthcare access - WHO (2.23.22)
- The Myth of the Psychopathic Personality Refuses to Die. Science wants to solve the problem of evil but some of the most mainstream concepts are little more than folklore. - Wired (2.21.23)
- Government:
- DoEducation:
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 2/28/2023, 5:21pm):
- 675,271,887 Known Cases/4,667,882 28-Day New Cases
- 6,871,499 Known Deaths/38,354 28-Day New Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- JHU
- 103,420,826 Cases/1,083,052 28 Day New Cases
- 1,119,885 Deaths/11,564 28-Day New Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- 236,131 New Cases/103,268,408 Known Cases
- 2,407 New Deaths/1,115,637 Known Deaths
- 3,324 New Admissions/19,939 Current Hospitalizations
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- R-effective: 0.98
- 2,859 Average Daily Cases/11,105,535 Total Cases (7.1 new cases/100k)
- 22 Average Daily Deaths/100,187 Total Deaths (0.1 new deaths/100k)
- 6.5% 7-day test positivity rate
- 2,607 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (+34 patients, +1.3% from prior day)
- 293 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (+15 patients, +5.4% from prior day)
- 1,788 ICU beds available (-104 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- State Data:
- R-effective: 1.0
- 272 Average Daily Cases/983,163 Total Cases
- 5.4% Daily Positivity
- 1 Average Daily Deaths/5,768 Total Deaths
- 251 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-26 patients, -9.4% from prior day)
- 32 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (+12 patients, +60% from prior day)
- 226 ICU beds available (+4 from prior day)
- County COVID Data (2.23.23):
- 1,774 New Cases Since Last Report/983,031 Total Cases
- Case rate: 8.4 per 100,000 residents overall
- 9 New Deaths Since Last Report/5,768 Total Deaths
- 6.0% Daily Test Positivity
- 233 COVID-19 Hospitalizations. -28% over 30 days
- 28 ICU Patients. -36% over 30 days
- 44 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 3 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- County Influenza Data:
- 70 New Cases Since Last Report/20,949 Known Cases
- 0 New Deaths Since Last Report/40 Known Deaths
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