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Hanukkah sameach!Hello there and happy vaccine day! I know we're talking 94.5-95% effectiiveness against serious disease among the two vaccines. I'll get a shot, but of course expect to wear a mask for another 8 months. Meanwhile, my sister is enjoying tea from The Allspicery that I sent to her. I used my most frequent daily assembly of steeps -- vanilla almond, roasted apple green, and sweet dream.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today acknowledges that Joe Biden won the election, a day after the Electoral College affirmed so. If you've been watching the gnus this morning, you've likely seen the ads calling for Governor Newsom to "END BAN NOW." The campaign is national against restrictions on restaurant operations and is organized by John Adams of Florida. No, not the John Adams in "Hamilton" or son John Quincy Adams, but rather just a Florida quack. Meanwhile, vaccines for The OC are delayed until tomorrow. HOUSING: In The Bee, Tony Bizjak and Phillip Reese look at the housing boom in the capital region and ask whether it will be enough to stem the increasing costs of living here as folks flee the Bay Area.
Meanwhile, Theresa Clift reports in The Bee that the annual homeless count likely won't happen in 2021 because of COVID-19.
SICK LEAVE: Also in The Bee, Jeong Park and Davis Lightman write that lots of Californians will lose out on paid sick leave without congressional action.
KAMALA: When does Kamala Harris step down from her United States Senate seat? That's a big question since lots of folks are waiting on the sidelines along with wannabes for Secretary of State and Attorney General. Harris likely steps down immediately before the swearing-in of the 117th Congress on January 3rd (Senate, I haven't heard a date for the House yet). While 17 days before inauguration, that would give the new United States Senator from California an edge in seniority over the new ones elected in November. Among Democrats, that would include Hickenlooper (CO), Kelly (AZ), and Luján (NM), with Georgia's two seats set for a runoff. Here are my lists of prospects for appointment (alphabetical): Attorney General:
Secretary of State:
Under Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution, Becerra has to wait until after January 20th when Biden is sworn in. ...COVID-19 numbers after the jump --IF YOU LIKE THE NOONER AND DON'T ALREADY, CONSIDER A SUBSCRIPTION, ADVERTISING, OR OTHERWISE SUPPORT THE WORK USING SQUARE, PAYPAL, OR CHECK. COVID-19: California added 155 deaths yesterday with a total of 21,200 since the pandemic began. Amidst the highest number of tests yet, the positivity rate is simply miserable.
-Tiers for fears: There were no changes to the tiers yesterday.
-Stay at home: I am not including all of the main points and restrictions of the new stay at home order. You can find them in The Nooner for December 5, or read the state order or state guidance. I missed it yesterday, but Sonoma County proactively adopted the state's stay-at-home order effective at 12:01 this morning, leaving only San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Solano of the nine Bay Area region counties to not have such an order. Of course, it may be moot given the region's ICU capacity. Monterey's takes effect 10pm Sunday. --Documents: --Update on 12/03 with Governor Newsom and HHS Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly: --Update on 12/07: --Dr. Ghaly update on 12/08: -Regions:
*County has voluntarily adopted the state's Stay At Home Order Source: COVID19.CA.GOV: About COVID-19 restrictions (Under "Regional Stay Home Order") -SacTown: Here are the Greater Sacramento region's numbers and here is my spreadsheet for all five regions.
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