so the “three more months” order is confusingly, not an official order yet as we reach the end of the first official lockdown

California cases are spiking again beyond projections so it seemed like they were trying to temper the latest reopenings with some hesitation in case it gets even worse

so if it seems confusing that’s because it is!

I am reading it as everyone is allowed to be outside with masks and proper social distancing, but indoor hangouts are still banned indefinitely

reopening nonessential businesses is a favor to the business owners that doesn’t even make sense, who is spending nonessentially right now? everyone is out of work

you have to remember that any of the multi step plans they roll out are subject to revisions if things get worse, which they’re underplaying because it’s depressing

or as @dwallacewells put it, “there is no plan” https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/05/white-house-plan-for-ending-coronavirus-stay-at-home-orders.html

it’s also confusing because of the word salad style our neolib leaders have always used to say contradictory and meaningless things

so Garcetti and Newsom both never deliver any depressing news without an equal amount of optimistic platitudes

Dr. Ferrer, like Dr. Fauci, gets to deliver the Debbie Downer news that this is a long term problem that has no solution yet, and then politicians try to sweeten that into some kind of “our city strong” sentiment