Public Health Confirms 24 Coronavirus Cases in Santa Barbara County

Don’t get too excited PUG. There is no way they will arrest anyone for not following the order. They are releasing prisoners early and barely arresting anyone. They have a skeleton crew and are only responding to emergency calls or where life or property is In jeopardy. They have no intention of Bringing the people sitting on the patio of Jeannines in to lockup.

Yeah that was dumb.

but "not getting along" is sometimes what sparks anger and arguments. its not unheard of. You get in an argument you are not asserting "power and violence". but anyways.

Domestic violence calls will naturally escalate and not just because of adults, but kids are home from school and can't go anywhere. Imagine being a teenager and having siblings and the constant togetherness... TORTURE! So yeah, the calls are made because people hear yelling, door slamming, things like "I'm going to kill you!!" and stuff that isn't truly domestic violence but more like kids, not getting along.

No... he said... “Although he did state there was an uptick in domestic DISTURBANCES, but that was to be expected as some people "don't get along."“ ...That IS different than domestic VIOLENCE. It can easily occur because people can’t get out, and away from each other as much as they usually do. Like going to a gym or shopping like they would probably do. And, the kids are home 24/7 now too... YIKES!!! Even my Mother and I, who I loved, and she loved me, needed times apart with others.

Privacy laws

6:44 - Good question. HIPAA does not prevent releasing the names of the cities where they live, only the individuals' personal, identifiable information (name, address, etc). Should be no problem releasing that info.

I don’t see why they don’t release more specific location info, but it wouldn’t change my behavior. Assume all people are contagious. Word is that people are contagious for a full week before they have symptoms, so anyone and everyone is suspect. Maybe they don’t release details so we don’t feel a false sense of security?

Why do we need specific location info to be smart about this?

It is a pandemic. Location info is a big part of control and prevention for the public. It is ridiculous to think hiding it does any good at this time. The public deserves to know which cities have how many cases. Period.

ICANREAD - it's not that we need it in order to "be smart" about anything, it's that knowing where specific cases are would help some of us make informed decisions as to where not to take a risk. For example, if I know there are 10 cases in IV and that's where I usually do my banking, shopping, etc, I will make the informed decision to avoid any essential public place completely. Sure, it's best to assume everyone has it, but this can only help and not hurt. I think that's the reason some of us are pushing for specific cities, not just county #s.

But NOT releasing location details does give a maybe false sense of security. Few are going to be able to live comfortably in the mindset that every place, every person is a threat, so many if not most will think, ah, ha, no mention of Milpas area, for instance, so it must be safe! PHD are public servants, paid by the public, for the public; why should they not inform the public in the same way that other counties, cities in CA are doing?

50 known cases, and who knows how many more unknown. NY, which is testing far more people than we are, is reporting double the number of cases every 3 days.

Here's an LA Times summary of all cases around CA by county. It's one of the most comprehensive and organized summaries that I've found. The more detailed info is concentrated on the LA area, but they have nice charts and info by top cities affected, etc. https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak

The locals in Northern California don't want you.

A takeaway was how we don't know the number of people tested because of the patchwork way it's being done. Experts say comprehensive testing is an important part of the management policy. This is where other countries have a leg up on the U.S. because care is coordinated at local levels.

Referring to LUTRA's LA Times link.

Trails, yes. Parks, no. Families can easily keep to themselves in parks and beaches. The reason I keep harping on this, is that this type of hysteria about people being outdoors at all can lead to over-reaching rules that end up with ALL outdoor places being banned. Increase patrols, ticket/arrest/jail those who are flagrantly violating those rules. But PLEASE, please leave public outdoor places open for those of us who simply need to get outside and explore with our kids. It's SO EASY to do this safely.

Locally, Ralph's was allowing customers to use reusable bags. Vons allowed them but only if customers bagged their own groceries. This was as of Monday. Both stores on Hollister.

Are people disinfecting their reusable bags? Seems like they'd be hotbeds for harboring something like this.

Bagging your own groceries is nothing new at both these cruddy stores.

Okay. I came here to debunk this latest bit of misinformation. As of 3/26/20, 4:00 p.m., when my housemate went to T.J.s on Milpas---------YOU CAN STILL TAKE YOUR OWN BAGS. It's just that you will then have to bag your own groceries. After I read SHASTA's "no reusable bags" fabrication, and as my housemate was en route to do the shopping, I told my housemate: "Get the groceries, have the cashier put the items the cart and then you can bag them at the car." But he told me just now the Trader Joe's manager said you can STILL l bring your own reusable bags and so on. MYTH BUSTED.

But at Lazy Acres today one can not bring into the store one's own reusable bag but must leave it outside. TJ's doesn't have the shelving outside for the shoppers' own bags.

Multiply by 100? I think it should be multiplied by 1,000 based on the detailed information and facts that you have provided.