Seemed like we licked it, then Delta came and walloped us all over again. Looks like it’ll be three years before it’s over, like many experts predicted.
Almost Gone…and then
Author: trevinp
2021 Going Better
Inauguration Month Chaos
Chaos as Trump Incites Insurrection
Election 2020
After a contentious election season and several days of world-on-edge waiting, a new president elect is chosen!
Of course, sore losers abound
The tasks Biden faces are huge, with the Covid epidemic back into “exponential growth mode” and a divided nation. Biden won by sevaral million votes but nearly 50% still voted for Trump. California exports to Arizona and a reinforced democrat vote in the upper Midwest sealed the victory.
Dog Days of Summer
It’s the end of Summer and it’s the same ‘ol thing…
- https://www.postnewsgroup.com/residents-of-lakeshore-high-rise-take-city-to-task-over-noise-threats-dangerous-activities-by-lake-merritt/
- https://abc7news.com/jacob-blake-protesters-lighting-fires-breaking-windows-in-oakland-police-say/6391100/
- https://oaklandside.org/2020/08/21/im-fighting-to-be-able-to-live-in-my-own-home-lakeshore-residents-share-serious-concerns/
- Trump is trying to suppress votes by slowing down the post office! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/13/donald-trump-usps-post-office-election-funding
- Fires have consumed a chumk of California:
- Virus stats
Fire in the Sky
Amazing sunset tonight with smoke from nearby fires.
Sunset
Weekend Update
I was walking the lake this weekend nearby these incidents.
It didn’t make the news but woke up Friday morning to a SWAT team across the street surrounding a guy in a car. About 15 police with guns out. They shot out his window and arrested him. Never found out what he did for all that.
Other sad weekend news:
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/08/09/two-men-killed-one-wounded-in-oakland-shootings/
Locals are starting to organize to document and confront the bad behavior around the lake and trying to engage the city council and Mayor. I don’t think the city has the stomach or resources for it though.
Late July Doldrums
So much bad news this week. At a local level there were two deadly shootings 1 block from our place, one occurring at noon while I was on a conference call! I heard the shots and found out later what had happened. There were a few stabbings also, and major vandalism with firestarting at the courthouse and some nearby apartment buildings. It’s so scary to even go outside now with the zombies running around constantly.
Covid continuing to spike in many states causing things to shut down again.
9.5% decline in Q2 was the worst on record:
Trump sent a tweet about delaying the election..WTF??? (it wasn’t received well)
