As of, Monday morning at 12:01am the State of California’s “Stay At-Home Order” will go into effect. San Diego County continues to maintain a healthy ICU and hospital capacity, with over 20% availability for both.
This “regional” approach is absurd. We are being lumped into the “Southern California” region with jurisdictions as far as San Luis Obispo and Mono County. And, San Diego County is at 23% capacity, well above the 15% requirement. If you count our available overflow ICU beds then we are at 36% capacity.
I was hopeful when the Gov. announced he was focusing on ICU and hospital capacity, however, he’s missed the mark, once again.The Governor and State did not consult with San Diego County and unilaterally implemented a “regional” approach that unfairly puts people out of work. Again, San Diego did not have an opportunity to review and provide input and did not agree to this system.
The State does not and cannot demonstrate how playgrounds, or barbershops, or fitness centers have caused significant spread. But they are shutting them down anyway, putting people out of work.
The positivity rate for residents in San Diego County testing positive is, .03%. This does not warrant taking away people’s lives, proper education, and livelihoods.
Let’s be responsible- continue to follow all the safety protocols, like the wearing masks and social distancing. San Diegans are doing that, and our numbers reflect a region that should not be shut down.
San Diego has roughly the same population as entire states such as Utah, Iowa and Connecticut. To group us in with a “Southern California Region” with San Luis Obispo, Mono County and Los Angeles is unfair and unwarranted. The Governor is out of touch and punishing San Diegans.
I’ll continue to fight for reasonable and fair response to COVID. Some action is warranted because cases, hospitalizations, and ICU bed use is increasing. This is not the right response. We need to push for the best practices- social distancing, mask wearing, working from home as much as possible and we need to identify specific causes of spread and address them.
Because the Southern California region has dipped below 15% ICU capacity, here are a list of businesses that will be forced to close or adjust their operations.
