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It seems fairly obvious this is not, nor was it intended to be, a “plan”. This “Roadmap” was likely rushed out as part of a coordinated political response to t

It seems fairly obvious this is not, nor was it intended to be, a “plan”. This “Roadmap” was likely rushed out as part of a coordinated political response to threats made by the POTUS to override state decisions. It was framed in the local press even before it was announced that the governor would be discussing which metrics the state would be looking at to determine when and how to start opening things back up. It was shocking/hilarious/predictable to see the headlines streaming out even before Newsoms press conference was over that “California releases plan to reopen economy”. If I was expecting a plan, and then opened this PDF, I would want to rip it to shreds as well.

mchusma 7y ago
Well, I think we agree it would be a crap "plan". However I think for most people "California’s Roadmap to Modify the Stay-at-Home Order" is basically something like a plan. And Newsom's twitter seems to really allude to it being "like a plan" with tweets about this like: "@GavinNewsom lays out parameters and tools needed before the state modifies California’s statewide stay-at-home orders" https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1250136291347324928?s=20 https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1250136291347324928?s=... and they "announced a shared vision" https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1250212300147101697?s=20 https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1250212300147101697?s=.... A bunch of "parameters", "indicators", "vision", and "roadmap" to describe this one thing, means most people are going to expect something plan-like. Was this thing rushed out? Probably. But why? This is literally the most important thing that Newsom could have been working on for the last 3 weeks. He pre-announced this yesterday, he could literally have had his whole team work on nothing else. I mean if I had to make one of the top 10 most important announcements of my life tomorrow, I would really make sure it was good. But to be fair, and I think this was at least part of your point, maybe it is exactly what he wanted. This is a political document, not really meant for California citizens to understand what the goal of the state is, what measures will be taken, and what kinds of numbers will be looking at to make decisions.
- kitotik 7y ago
  Roadmap v. Plan is an age old argument many PMs have had! If I draw out a map to Disneyland, even going as far to include which freeway exits to take, or maybe even going further as to plot out a few stops for gas, this still says nothing about when I will actually start the trip, how fast I’m going to drive, how much coffee I’m going to drink beforehand and how many bathroom breaks that will require, how many flat tires I’m going to get, how many times I’ll get rear ended by another driver who is playing with their phone, or how many times I will get pulled over by the cops on the way. Some of that information is impossible to know, and some of that information has a low ROI in planning further. > This is a political document I feel strongly this is the case.

mchusma 7y ago

Well, I think we agree it would be a crap "plan". However I think for most people "California’s Roadmap to Modify the Stay-at-Home Order" is basically something like a plan. And Newsom's twitter seems to really allude to it being "like a plan" with tweets about this like: "@GavinNewsom lays out parameters and tools needed before the state modifies California’s statewide stay-at-home orders" https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1250136291347324928?s=20 https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1250136291347324928?s=... and they "announced a shared vision" https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1250212300147101697?s=20 https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1250212300147101697?s=.... A bunch of "parameters", "indicators", "vision", and "roadmap" to describe this one thing, means most people are going to expect something plan-like. Was this thing rushed out? Probably. But why? This is literally the most important thing that Newsom could have been working on for the last 3 weeks. He pre-announced this yesterday, he could literally have had his whole team work on nothing else. I mean if I had to make one of the top 10 most important announcements of my life tomorrow, I would really make sure it was good. But to be fair, and I think this was at least part of your point, maybe it is exactly what he wanted. This is a political document, not really meant for California citizens to understand what the goal of the state is, what measures will be taken, and what kinds of numbers will be looking at to make decisions.

kitotik 7y ago
Roadmap v. Plan is an age old argument many PMs have had! If I draw out a map to Disneyland, even going as far to include which freeway exits to take, or maybe even going further as to plot out a few stops for gas, this still says nothing about when I will actually start the trip, how fast I’m going to drive, how much coffee I’m going to drink beforehand and how many bathroom breaks that will require, how many flat tires I’m going to get, how many times I’ll get rear ended by another driver who is playing with their phone, or how many times I will get pulled over by the cops on the way. Some of that information is impossible to know, and some of that information has a low ROI in planning further. > This is a political document I feel strongly this is the case.