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Every department in every government is run by managers, perhaps you say "bureaucrats" who plan, budget, direct and hire the firefighters, police, and every other worker in every government. The Fire Chief, Police Chief, Sanitation Dept. Director, all are managers who lead and direct. Without them there is no services. And there is mostly very good leadership here in our government. The mud flow was predicted by aFlood Control Director but he could not get the Board of Supervisors at the time to put in a large drainage basin, mostly because the local citizens complained about have the basin put in. In Carpinteria the people supported the improvements and the basins were put in. It is not all so simple, black and white. If you showed up in public meetings and participated you would find out that most public officials and their staff are hard working and very competent. There are duds in every profession, like the oil company folks that happened to leave their messes all over the county for the taxpayers to clean up.
Social distancing can be done in parks, especially a huge park like Scofield. But picnic tables are a magnet for clustering that will lead to cross infections and tie up the ICU beds when we most need them. Smart of SB Parks to close them. People can bring folding chairs and distance.
How odd that “Trophy Shops” are one of the ten businesses that are specifically ordered to close. No “shoe stores” or “record stores”, but “trophy stores”?? Is there something about trophy shops that I don’t know?
@LooseCannon , You might want to check your data before yelling at others to check their privilege. In LA, the highest concentration of cases is in the Downtown - West Hollywood - Beverly Hills - Santa Monica corridor, some of the most wealthy areas on the planet. Similarly in San DIego, La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe, Hillcrest, and Scripps Ranch have higher per capita rates than Chula Vista, National City, or El Cajon. Even in Ventura County, Port Hueneme and Oxnard both have *lower* per capita rates than Simi Valley or Thousand Oaks. Preconceived biases have a funny way of clouding over actual facts.
You might want to check your data before yelling at others to check their privilege. In LA, the highest concentration of cases is in the Downtown - West Hollywood - Beverly Hills - Santa Monica corridor, some of the most wealthy areas on the planet. Similarly in San DIego, La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe, Hillcrest, and Scripps Ranch have higher per capita rates than Chula Vista, National City, or El Cajon. Even in Ventura County, Port Hueneme and Oxnard both have *lower* per capita rates than Simi Valley or Thousand Oaks. Preconceived biases have a funny way of clouding over actual facts.
Loosecannon - time to check your ASSumptions.
To who ever down voted my Shasta guy comment; Have a nice day and last I checked we can all express opinions and be supportive. It is very noticeable that the Corona Virus is straining on people we should be thankful our #'s are relatively low compared to other communities and that CHS is as prepared as they can be. Let's pray and hope we don't get a massive surge. It is concerning to have ER DOCS posting a letter to our community to make us aware that they have families too and are there to serve but request we all stay home for the time being to flatten the curve. Good night
Check Etsy or Amazon. People are making masks and selling them. Etsy may be better because Amazon shipping time is slow these days. Good luck
The president lies, people die
I'm not sure what news you are watching or listening to, but your quote shows you are vastly misinformed. And it is not hysteria. This illness is very debilitating. It is not like a flu. Testing does need to increase but physical distancing is what is proving to work best.
You posted that already
Who exactly "is used to" the economical damage? Most of the regular working-class people that I know are feeling the economical damage like never before. Not everyone is comfortably retired or can work from home with the same pay.
Just FYI every time someone gets tested it potentially affects the caregiver. Plus they waste their protective equipment for every test. If you're sick isolate and if you need medical attention, there is an abundance of amazing caregivers here to help. No need to test for statistics at this point.
TO: LOOSECANNON I am a minority and live pay check to pay check what I meant was that money or no money you won't escape a possibly very bad ending. I don't stock pile and live within my means. I just wanted to create awareness across the board that our population vs availability of hospital care is worrisome. I as everyone else want this to be over soon and I am fearful of it as well. If I came across as a person of privilege I am not and I have health issues that are sensitive and regardless of socio economic status I have to deal with them. Have yourself a very blessed holy week and a nice evening stay healthy and safe.
That's one way to spin it. Drs have already said that most cases are asymptomatic or very mild. The issue is the small % of people who develop serious symptoms overwhelming the hospital system resulting in more deaths because they cannot receive proper care. Just like Italy. That's why we're staying indoors to prevent that from happening. Lack of tests, lack of hospital equipment, shortage of healthcare workers, etc etc. If it means we all have to stay indoors for a while to save lives, i'm fine with that.
Whites are not a minority
Hey I thought Trump told us about a month ago testing would be available to everyone who needed it.
Thanks 806. I am a little less fearful now. When you have autism, the world can feel scary
I am a minority too and live pay check to pay check what I meant was that money or no money you won't escape a possibly very bad ending. I don't stock pile and live within my means. I just wanted to create awareness across the board that our population vs availability of hospital care is worrisome. I as everyone else want this to be over soon and I am fearful of it as well. If I came across as a person of privilege I am not and I have health issues that are sensitive and regardless of socio economic status I have to deal with them. Have yourself a very blessed holy week and a nice evening stay healthy and safe.
Everyone knows this already.
The fact remains that we need to slow the rate of infection. I think we will see that the overall death rate is not as high as originally feared. But if everyone gets sick all in one month, some will die needlessly simply due to lack of medical care. Eventually we will all be exposed. But we need to be exposed slowly.