Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 record is no success – Los Angeles Times

March 21, 2021 Leave a comment

Let’s take it from the top. It’s arguably true that Florida’s record on the pandemic hasn’t been as bad as was forecast. That’s not the same as saying it’s good. Florida’s COVID death rate is about 155 per 100,000 population, according to data from Johns Hopkins University reported by the Washington Post. California’s is about 141.

The difference isn’t trivial. As my colleagues Soumya Karlamangla and Rong-Gong Lin II observed earlier this month, “If California had Florida’s death rate, roughly 6,000 more Californians would be dead from COVID-19 …. And if Florida had California’s death rate, roughly 3,000 fewer Floridians would be dead from COVID-19.”

As of Friday, Johns Hopkins counts 33,219 COVID deaths in Florida, which has a population of about 21.5 million, compared with 55,795 in California, which has a population of about 40 million. Those figures are a reproach to anyone who tries to assert that the war on COVID-19 has been “won,” in either state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 record is no success – Los Angeles Times

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Dear Gov. DeSantis: Florida Is Not Doing That Well. Nada Especial!

March 20, 2021 Leave a comment

North Dakota — 13,277 per 100,000 population Population: 762,062 residents South Dakota — 12,976 per 100,000 Population: 884,659 Rhode Island — 12,437 per 100,000 Population: 1.1 million Utah — 11,824 per 100,000 Population: 3.2 million Arizona — 11,456 per 100,000 Population: 7.3 million Tennessee — 11,420 per 100,000 Population: 6.8 million Oklahoma — 10,943 per 100,000 Population: 4 million Iowa — 10,898 per 100,000 Population: 3.2 million Arkansas — 10,851 per 100,000 Population: 3 million Wisconsin — 10,761 per 100,000 Population: 5.8 million Nebraska — 10,631 Population: 1.9 million South Carolina — 10,388 per 100,000 Population: 5.1 million Alabama — 10,375 Population: 4.9 million Kansas — 10,338 per 100,000 Population: 2.9 million Mississippi — 10,122 per 100,000 Population: 3 million Indiana — 10,053 per 100,000 Population: 6.7 million Idaho — 9,856 per 100,000 Population: 1.8 million Nevada — 9,736 per 100,000 Population: 3.1 million Illinois — 9,594 per 100,000 Population: 12.7 million Montana — 9,587 per 100,000 Population: 1.1 million Wyoming — 9,564 per 100,000 Population: 578,759 Georgia — 9,525 per 100,000 Population: 10.6 million New Jersey — 9,508 per 100,000 Population: 8.9 million Texas — 9,443 per 100,000 Population: 30 million Louisiana — 9,434 per 100,000 Population: 4.6 million  Kentucky — 9,421 per 100,000 Population: 4.5 million Missouri — 9,378 per 100,000 Population: 6.1 million Delaware — 9,320 per 100,000 Population: 973,764 Florida — 9,239 per 100,000 Population: 21.5 million California — 9,182 per 100,000 Population: 39.5 million New York — 9,024 per 100,000 Population: 19.4 million New Mexico — 8,998 per 100,000 Population: 2.1 million Minnesota — 8,848 per 100,000 Population: 5.6 million Massachusetts — 8,773 per 100,000 Population: 6.9 million North Carolina — 8,510 per 100,000  Population: 10.5 million Ohio — 8,488 per 100,000 Population: 11.7 million Connecticut — 8,245 per 100,000 Population: 3.6 million Alaska — 8,240 per 100,000 Population: 731,545 Colorado — 7,765 per 100,000 Population: 5.8 million Pennsylvania — 7,623 per 100,000 Population: 12.8 million West Virginia — 7,590 per 100,000 Population: 1.8 million Virginia — 6,996 per 100,000 Population: 8.5 million Michigan — 6,774 per 100,000 Population: 10 million Maryland — 6,532 per 100,000 Population: 6 million District of Columbia — 6,055 per 100,000 Population: 705,749 New Hampshire — 5,815 per 100,000 Population: 1.4 million Washington — 4,648 per 100,000 Population: 7.6 million Oregon — 3,795 per 100,000 Population: 4.2 million Maine — 3,525 per 100,000 Population: 1.3 million Vermont — 2,732 per 100,000 Population: 623,989 Hawaii — 2,003 per 100,000 Population: 1.4 million

States ranked by COVID-19 cases: March 17

GOVERNOR DESANTIS PREFERS BUSINESS AND HAPPY GOP DONORS THAN LOW DEATH RATES. STATES LIKE WASHINGTON ARE SHOWING WHAT A WELL RUN COVID PLAN CAN ACHIEVE.

A WELL RUN FLORIDA PLAN COULD HAVE SAVED THOUSANDS OF DEATHS.

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Coral Gables Election: NOT ONE CANDIDATE (5)…

March 17, 2021 Leave a comment

…has demonstrated a deep concern for the environmental impact and the sustainability of the environment resulting from aggressive city development, large-scale building, the mitigation of potential growing pollution in the city and the potential degradation of remaining green areas.

The City of Coral Gables contracted a “Coral Gables Community Sustainability Assessment” (2015) that obtained very detailed verification and accounting on the status of the environment, city policies and measurement of gaps in policies and measures. In relationship to the assessment there was prepared the “Coral Gables Sustainability Master Plan” (Oct.2015). There has been little actual interest in following up on the Master Plan and a re-evaluation of the Assessment.

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Coral Gables Election: NOT ONE CANDIDATE (4)…

March 16, 2021 Leave a comment

…has failed to promote “Quality of Life.” It means anything depending on ones hopes, dreams and biases. It might mean overdevelopment; protecting race, religious or social prejudices; hard or soft enforcement of policiing; favoritism for large-scale or small-scale development; pro-environment or anti-environmental regulation; and control of traffic. In truth, it means nothing in particular.

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