I'm not retarded enough to care about local California politics, but it seems to me the chance of that happening is little to none. Who takes over when Newsom gets recalled? Is there a snap election or something? I expect them to throw every obstacle they can in the way of the recall effort, anyways.
Here's what happens in a CA recall election. On the same ballot, you are asked if Newsom should be recalled. If you mark yes, then you select who, from the list of candidates, you want for governor. That's the way it happened in 2003, when Gray Davis was punted out and Arnold was elected governor over about 150 other people. Snap election? Believe it would be in the fall. Of course, I expect "them" to put every obstacle possible, but if there are 1.5 million valid signatures the recall election happens. And I sure do want to see that fuck Newsom trying to explain all the carnage he has caused. My son and family had to move to Texas - Newsom wouldn't let him work. Neighbors lost their place - Newsom wouldn't let them work. Believe another neighbor just lost his car, Newsom wouldn't let him work. This has happened all over the state.
Speaking of shit, here's the latest bullshit from the county I live in.
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE CARMEL PINE CONE
March 2, 2021, 1:41 p.m.
STATE CUTS MONTEREY COUNTY TIER SCORE ALMOST IN HALF
• Average rate of new cases moves from 18.4 last week to 10.1 today
Restaurants are putting out the napkins and silverware at their indoor tables in San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties today after those counties were moved into the Red Tier of the state's economic shutdown plan by the California Department of Public Health.
While Monterey County isn't quite there yet, it is tantalizingly close after this afternoon the
CDPH lowered the county's official average of new coronavirus infections per day per 100,000 residents from 18.4 to 10.1. (Blah, blah, blah. Newsom's still getting recalled. I still expect them to move the goalposts. - JS)
In addition to meeting criteria for testing positivity and "health equity," the county needs to get that score 7.0 or lower three weeks in a row before it can move into the Red Tier, which would allow
indoor dining to resume and many types of businesses, including museums, movie theaters and gyms, to reopen.(Maybe, maybe not. Don't believe or trust them. - JS)
The prospects for Monterey County's average to hit 7.0 or lower next week appear to be very good, because when the CDPH calculates a score it uses data that are 10 days old, and in the last 10 days new cases in Monterey County have continued to trend sharply downward. Today, the Monterey County health department released
statistics showing just 300 new coronavirus cases among county residents over the last week. During the week today's CDPH score is based on, there were 543 new cases.
If Monterey County meets the criteria for moving into the Red Tier next Tuesday and again on March 16 and March 23, the county's restaurants, gyms and museums could reopen March 24, according to
CDPH rules.(Maybe, maybe not. Don't believe them, don't give a flying fuck. - JS)
This chart illustrates the county's progress through the Purple Tier on its way toward the lower tiers. Also, for a detailed look at Monterey County's cases over the last week, please consult the charts and tables at the bottom of this bulletin.
COUNTY'S VACCINATION PICTURE IMPROVES
Coronavirus vaccines are still being administered in Monterey County at a slower rate than in many parts of California and the United States, but during the last week, almost 17,000 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were given to county residents, a big increase over the previous week's 13,000 doses, according to data from the CDPH. To date, 76,826 doses have been administered to Monterey County residents, or about 18,000 per 100,000 population, the CDPH said. But
according to the CDC, the statewide number is 24,000 doses administered per 100,000 residents, and the nationwide figure is also 24,000 per 100,000.
Of course, with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine now approved for use, the number of inoculations in the county should continue to grow, even as Monterey County's
expanded vaccination eligibility schedule takes effect tomorrow. (They can STILL do it without me. Doctor asked me yesterday if I had been vaccinated. Told him I didn't trust the government. He suggested looking at some studies but didn't hassle me about it. - JS)
