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May 2, 2009

Gartenzwerg: you can’t spell “pandemic” without “panic.” Heeheehee, I feel so clever. :p “PANdemIC!”

Whether you call it H1N1, Mexican Influenza, or “Hamthrax” (a new moniker found on Twitter) this past week’s appeal to fear story was the Swine Flu that probably killed less people than what normal influenza killed. It was terrible for the Mexican families who lost loved ones, but I think the newsmedia kinda went overboard, like the right wing tinfoil crowd who somehow found a way to make it about illegal immigration. Little mention was made that with climate change we are going to see more strains of viruses and diseases around the world. Panic, but panic over global warming.

KQED_CapNotesYes on 1A/F cmpgn starts to ratchet up doomsday scenario, issues statmt on Stockton cop layoffs as “sign of what is to come” if props fail.

First thing the Yes on 1A/F campaign will do is say they will take away your emergency responders like firefighters and police.They want you to freak and say, “OMG! Who is going to be left to douse my flaming house? I must vote yes on 1A!” Hint. They will not cut these services as they will be voted out by homeowners who expect that government’s least job is to protect their property. Maven’s political weather forecast? Periods of heavy appeals to fear and 90% chance of BS.

marinijAll About Marin: Whopping price tag puts brakes on talks of maglev train http://bit.ly/XQAeO

Brad Breithaupt of the MarinIJ reports that Arnold turned down Novato Supervisor’s idea of a Maglev system from Novato to San Rafael. I guess we will have to wait for Governor Newsom.

More interestingly, Breithaupt reports in that same article that the St.Vincent’s/Silveira Ranch project has zoomed back up to 500 units again with 221 housing units and senior housing like the 350 unit Redwoods senior complex. On Tuesday, the Supervisors voted 3-2 for the increase.