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Why make “wild guesses” about things that can be verified easily? “Thanks to millions of vaccinations, California’s economy is open. There are no county tiers,

by mint2 5y ago

Why make “wild guesses” about things that can be verified easily? “Thanks to millions of vaccinations, California’s economy is open. There are no county tiers, capacity limits, or physical distancing requirements” - https://covid19.ca.gov/safely-reopening/ https://covid19.ca.gov/safely-reopening/ The only new restrictions I’m aware of is verifying people are vaccinated. Given ca’s vacs rate that shouldn’t be a huge issue. My guess would be this was caused by the delta variant concerns by companies and individuals, not any restrictions. Companies pushed back their back to office and we didn’t see a delta surge like elsewhere and that could be due to personal choices which prevented the surge being as significant but also cut commerce back a bit. Edit: Jeeze downvotes for pointing out its not state restrictions. Everyone really wants to bag on CA govt regardless of what’s actually happening.

gamblor956 5y ago
It's bizarre you're getting downvoted, since last week CA reported having record job recovery compared to the rest of the nation (https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-09-17/california-jobs-august-2021-unemployment https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-09-17/california...). Notably, on a county-breakdown, unemployment rates are highest in rural counties where anti-vax settlements are pervasive. (https://edd.ca.gov/newsroom/unemployment-august-2021.htm https://edd.ca.gov/newsroom/unemployment-august-2021.htm) Also notable: the CA labor department hasn't actually released an update for September, or a PR release about jobless claims through Sep 18, so I'm curious as to where the Mercury News got its information.
- mint2 5y ago
  I think there was National job data released by the feds that maybe they could breakdown. But yeah, blaming restrictions on any dip in jobs is not justified based on data, at least none mentioned in this thread or that I’m aware of at the moment. As the OP phrased it with the sarcastic use of “wild guess” it seems that in their opinion since it’s CA it was by definition regulations and actual evidence is not needed. It seems some are searching for any way they can gripe about CA policies. As I’d said, if it’s Covid related then my guess is the public seeing headlines about the fiascos in other states for the past several months led to pull backs.

by mint2 5y ago

gamblor956 5y ago

It's bizarre you're getting downvoted, since last week CA reported having record job recovery compared to the rest of the nation (https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-09-17/california-jobs-august-2021-unemployment https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-09-17/california...). Notably, on a county-breakdown, unemployment rates are highest in rural counties where anti-vax settlements are pervasive. (https://edd.ca.gov/newsroom/unemployment-august-2021.htm https://edd.ca.gov/newsroom/unemployment-august-2021.htm) Also notable: the CA labor department hasn't actually released an update for September, or a PR release about jobless claims through Sep 18, so I'm curious as to where the Mercury News got its information.

mint2 5y ago
I think there was National job data released by the feds that maybe they could breakdown. But yeah, blaming restrictions on any dip in jobs is not justified based on data, at least none mentioned in this thread or that I’m aware of at the moment. As the OP phrased it with the sarcastic use of “wild guess” it seems that in their opinion since it’s CA it was by definition regulations and actual evidence is not needed. It seems some are searching for any way they can gripe about CA policies. As I’d said, if it’s Covid related then my guess is the public seeing headlines about the fiascos in other states for the past several months led to pull backs.