Moscone Center vaccinating 10,000 people a day is a fantasy at this point. don't see why a city like SF can't provide the service that SD/LA have clearly managed
― Dan S, Sunday, 7 February 2021 02:21 (three years ago) link
everybody I know in LA and San Diego counties who are over 65 have gotten their first shots. Nobody I know in SF except for working MDs and other health care workers have gotten theirs
― Dan S, Sunday, 7 February 2021 02:43 (three years ago) link
Doses per 100k https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/covid-19-vaccines-distribution/Alameda 10,735La county 10,924Orange 11,442San Francisco 12,294Contra Costa 14,169San Diego 14,268
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Sunday, 7 February 2021 02:56 (three years ago) link
SF is woefully behind other CA cities in getting the vaccine out to people. there has been no mass vaccination site open here like Petco Park in San Diego or Dodger Stadium in LA
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Sunday, 7 February 2021 02:59 (three years ago) link
most of my relatives 65+ in San Diego and LA have been vaccinated through these sites, as well as in grocery store pharmacies. There is nothing like that in San Francisco. I don't have any older friends in SF who have been able to get an appointment anywhere
hoping opportunities will open up soon though
― Dan S, Sunday, 7 February 2021 03:28 (three years ago) link
I guess the population over 65 is higher in San Diego - newly wed and nearly dead
― Dan S, Sunday, 7 February 2021 03:39 (three years ago) link
my 65+ parents in LA haven't been able to get vaccinated, fwiw
― lukas, Sunday, 7 February 2021 03:40 (three years ago) link
The is extreme inequity in vaccine delivery and acceptance across the 10m people in LA county. I assume this problem is less bad in SF if only because itβs smaller and more demographically homogenous.Without making any assumptions about the kind of people you know in LA, you might be seeing the fact that LA is doing much better (perhaps even better than SF, but I donβt think thatβs anything tk brag about) at vaccinating relatively rich white people than poor Latinos.Fwiw dodger stadium is managed by carbon health on behalf of the city. The la county sites are responsible for more of LAβs vaccinations but the sites are less photogenic (and the recipients at those sites less tv news friendly, ie less white).Who knows. Maybe SF is blowing it. But donβt get distracted by dodger stadium.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Sunday, 7 February 2021 04:03 (three years ago) link
Lukas if youβre down to help your folks (or your folks are on Twitter) then https://mobile.twitter.com/ReporterClaudia is acting as a clearing house for news about appointment availability in LA.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Sunday, 7 February 2021 04:04 (three years ago) link
recently discovered the myturn.ca.gov website, I like it
― Dan S, Sunday, 7 February 2021 04:09 (three years ago) link
it's not the source of truth for local availability so the information is out of date. it says there are no appointments when there are, and it says there are appointments when they're aren't.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Sunday, 7 February 2021 04:25 (three years ago) link
thanks caek!
― lukas, Sunday, 7 February 2021 04:53 (three years ago) link
it just burns me that people should have to go through so much anguish and fight just to get an appointment that will be cancelled later
― Dan S, Sunday, 7 February 2021 05:01 (three years ago) link
FWIW, latest SF-specific numbers here, counting through yesterday:
https://data.sfgov.org/stories/s/COVID-19-Vaccinations/a49y-jeyc
One-dose: 91,307, 12% of eligible populationSecond-dose: just under 25K, 3%
Numbers currently at/approaching high 3K/4K a day -- so room for growth, certainly, but it is happening nonetheless.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 8 February 2021 19:52 (three years ago) link
I just checked and there are only 3 available appointments available at Moscone this week if you are 65+ or a Frontline healthcare employee.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 8 February 2021 19:56 (three years ago) link
apparently a whole raft of appointments turned up mid-day yesterday for the Moscone Center on myturn.ca.gov
a few of my friends got appointments. glad to see it's opening up. I wonder if Sunday is the day to check
― Dan S, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 01:56 (three years ago) link
Here in SF, my elderly neighbor who literally lived through the Nanking Massacre insisted on waiting for his healthcare provider to contact him rather than sign up. Phhhhh...
― fajita seas, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 04:35 (three years ago) link
apologies for socal content on thsi thread but it's a good cause...
my 65+ parents in LA haven't been able to get vaccinated, fwiwβ lukas, Saturday, February 6, 2021 10:40 PM (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink
β lukas, Saturday, February 6, 2021 10:40 PM (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink
if they're free right now they can get their first dose today. plenty of slots left before close of business at dodger stadium
You can look for appointments here: https://t.co/8IujQcQcou https://t.co/BKVVhr4kuV— Claudia Peschiutta (@ReporterClaudia) February 9, 2021
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 23:46 (three years ago) link
followed Claudia when you linked her, sent them that earlier today!
― lukas, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 23:50 (three years ago) link
π
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 23:53 (three years ago) link
Happy to see this happen, meantime.
The Venue Recovery Fund is a HUGE step in helping us prevent the collapse of cultural venues in SF. Thank you Sup. Haney for your leadership & Mayor Breed for your ongoing commitment to saving SF culture & your initial commitment of $1.5M to get this fund started. πππ pic.twitter.com/5dcwyXCify— SF Venue Coalition (@SFVenCoalition) February 9, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:02 (three years ago) link
Good news for teachers, students, and parents: https://sfmayor.org/article/san-francisco-announces-plan-expand-vaccine-eligibility-workers-education-and-childcare
― DJI, Wednesday, 10 February 2021 00:21 (three years ago) link
Things like this should serve as a reminder that we should fine Chevron 100% of their profits (and more!) for the next 20+ years:
CHEVRON OIL SPILL: State emergency officials say a pipeline containing a mixture of oil and gasoline is leaking 5 gallons a minute into the San Francisco Bay. #oilspill https://t.co/B3osX1POEN pic.twitter.com/pkJ5W90dzM— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) February 10, 2021
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 10 February 2021 05:20 (three years ago) link
oh jesus
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 February 2021 05:21 (three years ago) link
600 gallons apparently - spill is now contained but ughhttps://abc7news.com/chevron-oil-spill-richmond-refinery-sf-bay-in-san-francisco/10324620
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 February 2021 05:24 (three years ago) link
heh the Venue Recovery Fund has really interesting timing in that Congress created the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant fund through SBA (there are basic guidelines but the application and documentation requirements are still in process) ... like, I am guessing that SF is planning on getting federal dollars rather than being selflessly generous and forward thinking. Like, if they had done something like this back in July, I would have been impressed, but doing it now? ... eh it's something
― sarahell, Wednesday, 10 February 2021 08:45 (three years ago) link
Dodger Stadium vaccine center closing temporarily:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-10/shortage-of-vaccines-prompts-closure-of-city-inoculation-centers
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 11 February 2021 18:30 (three years ago) link
(probably a lot of Dodger fans on this thread tbqf)
Michael Krasny's final Forum on KQED right now... :-(
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 12 February 2021 17:22 (three years ago) link
thank god
― akm, Friday, 12 February 2021 19:30 (three years ago) link
Meantime, of note:
One thing Iβve learned: in crises, people want to help. So many of you have asked how to volunteer for the vaccine rollout that @TeacupInTheBay put together the definitive guide for you - medical background or not - for @KQEDnews.https://t.co/6zy10zBAWK— Gabe Meline (@gmeline) February 12, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 12 February 2021 21:24 (three years ago) link
Uniqlo Union Square is closing for good.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 12 February 2021 21:37 (three years ago) link
Ha, literally the first full day I was here in town I went there to buy a basic pullover windbreaker. (Which lasted me for quite a while.) So, uh, fond memories I guess?
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 12 February 2021 21:41 (three years ago) link
drove by Moscone today for the first time in ... a year ... line out front, signage, like "COVID-19" was a convention, like GDC, and Dreamforce lol
― sarahell, Saturday, 13 February 2021 01:27 (three years ago) link
Both parents got their first shots, thanks again caek.
― lukas, Tuesday, 16 February 2021 04:06 (three years ago) link
Man, Ferlinghetti really did seem like he'd be there forever.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/lawrence-ferlinghetti-dead/2021/02/23/37b2a134-edd5-11df-abf5-a1622994c5f5_story.html
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 18:42 (three years ago) link
End of several eras.
― lukas, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 19:15 (three years ago) link
Awww, that's a bummer... he complimented one of my selections at the register on time, and I walked out in a glow.
But 101 is hardly a tragedy; and the store has somehow survived.
― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 19:31 (three years ago) link
That is sad, he did seem like he'd be around forever. Was really happy to have been able to visit City Lights when we were in San Francisco a few years ago, sadly I didn't see him in the shop that particular day.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 19:35 (three years ago) link
one of bffs used to work there
― sarahell, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 19:44 (three years ago) link
oh yeah? gossip or gtfo
― lukas, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 19:53 (three years ago) link
*leans forward*
― lord of the ting tings (map), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 19:54 (three years ago) link
he liked working there, but he quit because he had to move out of his rent controlled apartment in SF, so he moved to Oakland, and the commute to North Beath in terms of time and public transit wasn't worth it. ... plus before he'd worked at City Lights, he worked at Adobe, and I think he was over being the bookstore guy.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 19:57 (three years ago) link
time and cost of public transit, rather
― sarahell, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 19:58 (three years ago) link
I still have (somewhere) a copy of issue #1 of Search & Destroy (June 1977) which used City Lights as their mailing address.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 19:59 (three years ago) link
it was like being the "record store guy" for 20 years ... you get old, it gets old.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 19:59 (three years ago) link
Search and Destroy was founded and published by V. Vale in 1977 while working at City Lights Bookstore. Vale received initial donations from Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti to finance this zine that he hoped would be a clone of Andy Warhol's Interview. Mixing interviews, articles and photos, Search and Destroy presented well-written pieces documenting punk and new wave music and their accompanying aesthetic.Featuring a review of a punk show in San Francisco at the 'Gabba-Hey Gardens;' an interview with the band Crime, a collage centerfold of various punk/new wave bands; 'The Politics of Punk' by Nico Ordway and a short piece by Allen Ginsberg on New Wave.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 20:02 (three years ago) link
xp Albert -- Vale has a bunch of those (or at least some) that he brings with him and sets up at a merch table when he does talks
― sarahell, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 20:03 (three years ago) link
Vale is a lovely person to talk to, I've been to his apartment.
― it's like edging for your mind (the table is the table), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 20:20 (three years ago) link
City Lights is, tbph, not that good a bookstore, but I'm still glad it's there.