[teejers1]

Heard on the radio today: 30,000 new cases in California (15% of the total in the country), about half of them in LA county.  ICU capacity in southern California is down to 8%, limited by staffing.  They are trying to get traveling nurses in, which works when you have a local surge, but right now the whole country is trying to increase their staffing so there isn't a pool of travelers available.  It's worse in the central valley; ICU capacity is <5%.



As the subject heading notes, it's bad out there.



BC

So, now is Newsom doing a bad job as governor on the pandemic?

Please point to the sentence in my post where I assign blame to anyone.  As it happens, I do think that Newsom lost the plot, not least of which was by the "do as I say, not as I do" stunt at the French Laundry.  But that was not the point of my post, the entirety of which consisted of posting the facts about the severity of the pandemic, and none of which consisted of finding someone to blame (or even suggesting that there needed to be someone to blame).

I think those of us who are unaffected by the pandemic are a bit oblivious of just how bad things have gotten and how quickly it has happened.  Like, my son the other day was saying he didn't know anyone who had COVID.  And it is true that those of us who live in a suburban neighborhood, can work from home (or go to school from home) are capable of going through our days without seeing the hospitals filling up and the deaths piling up (now at record levels).  That's what I wanted to bring attention to in the post and in the whole thread.  I know you (and others) are sick of hearing it, but I think it's important.  Let's make decisions with an accurate understanding of the situation.  The reason I respect Dr. Morrow's decision for San Mateo county (where I live), is because he gave adequate consideration to its severity; he just came to a different conclusion on the relative merits of enforcing restrictions versus counting on individuals to do the right thing.  But let's not ignore how bad it is out there.

BC

It was simply a jumping off point to ask the question on this site where Newsom has been repeatedly praised for his handling of the pandemic (outside of the French Laundry bad optics).  Now that CA's numbers aren't exemplary, the (rhetorical, in my mind, given my "personal responsibility" outlook) question was low hanging fruit.  I didn't say you specifically said he was doing a bad (or good) job.

As for your other point about folks here not appreciating the damage from the pandemic . . . absolutely.  That applies both to those getting sick/dying AND those who have been displaced economically (with exception of your brother).  And it applies to all kinds of other intangible harm, one of the most notable being EOL and family grieving/memorial services.  SiP directives are just brutal in this area.

[teejers1]

Heard on the radio today: 30,000 new cases in California (15% of the total in the country), about half of them in LA county.  ICU capacity in southern California is down to 8%, limited by staffing.  They are trying to get traveling nurses in, which works when you have a local surge, but right now the whole country is trying to increase their staffing so there isn't a pool of travelers available.  It's worse in the central valley; ICU capacity is <5%.



As the subject heading notes, it's bad out there.



BC

So, now is Newsom doing a bad job as governor on the pandemic?

Please point to the sentence in my post where I assign blame to anyone.  As it happens, I do think that Newsom lost the plot, not least of which was by the "do as I say, not as I do" stunt at the French Laundry.  But that was not the point of my post, the entirety of which consisted of posting the facts about the severity of the pandemic, and none of which consisted of finding someone to blame (or even suggesting that there needed to be someone to blame).

I think those of us who are unaffected by the pandemic are a bit oblivious of just how bad things have gotten and how quickly it has happened.  Like, my son the other day was saying he didn't know anyone who had COVID.  And it is true that those of us who live in a suburban neighborhood, can work from home (or go to school from home) are capable of going through our days without seeing the hospitals filling up and the deaths piling up (now at record levels).  That's what I wanted to bring attention to in the post and in the whole thread.  I know you (and others) are sick of hearing it, but I think it's important.  Let's make decisions with an accurate understanding of the situation.  The reason I respect Dr. Morrow's decision for San Mateo county (where I live), is because he gave adequate consideration to its severity; he just came to a different conclusion on the relative merits of enforcing restrictions versus counting on individuals to do the right thing.  But let's not ignore how bad it is out there.

BC

It was simply a jumping off point to ask the question on this site where Newsom has been repeatedly praised for his handling of the pandemic (outside of the French Laundry bad optics).  Now that CA's numbers aren't exemplary, the (rhetorical, in my mind, given my "personal responsibility" outlook) question was low hanging fruit.  I didn't say you specifically said he was doing a bad (or good) job.

As for your other point about folks here not appreciating the damage from the pandemic . . . absolutely.  That applies both to those getting sick/dying AND those who have been displaced economically (with exception of your brother).  And it applies to all kinds of other intangible harm, one of the most notable being EOL and family grieving/memorial services.  SiP directives are just brutal in this area.