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An Independent Weekly Newspaper Serving the Backcountry Communities of Julian, Cuyamaca, Santa Ysabel, Shelter Valley, Mt. Laguna, Ranchita, Canebreak, Sunshine Summit, Warner Springs and Wynola.
Julian News
PO Box 639 Julian, CA 92036
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Daffodils Are The Flower Of Hope
Wednesday Accident Caused Internet/Phone Outage
We need it! We need to to ease back to getting together safely and freely with our family and friends! We need to be able to trust one another again! We want all to be healthy and cautious.. We can all join in to take a walk... grow a bloom..... slowly enjoy the season! Many of the older folks have received their vaccines. The EMTS ,frontline workers and teachers have started.....More everyday. March 19th. Friday Noon to five Julian. Townhall Wear a mask Bring your entry of the flower of- hope All narcissis accepted Please check your blooms for: Dirt , cracks, balance, long stems You. Make The Show!
Back Country Covid-19 Positive Tests as of March 7*
California has 3,501,394 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There were 3,816 newly recorded confirmed cases Saturday. The 7-day positivity rate is 2.2% and the 14-day positivity rate is 2.3%. There have been 49,646,014 tests conducted in California. This represents an increase of 133,186 during the prior 24hour reporting period. As case numbers continue to rise in California, the total number of individuals who will have serious outcomes will also increase. There have been 54,124 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. As of March 7, providers have reported administering a total of 10,379,688 vaccine doses statewide. The CDC reports that 13,345,790 doses have been delivered to entities within the state, and 13,950,495 vaccine doses, which includes the first and second dose, have been shipped. Numbers do not represent true day-to-day change as reporting may be delayed.County Statistics San Diego County’s statecalculated, adjusted case rate is currently 16.6 cases per 100,000 residents and the region is in Purple Tier or Tier 1. The testing positivity percentage is 5.0%, placing the County in Tier 2 or the Red Tier. The County’s health equity metric, which looks at the testing positivity for areas with the lowest healthy conditions, is 9.7% and it’s in the Purple Tier or Tier 1.
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by Katie Cadiao, County of San Diego Communications Office
State Statistics
Julian, CA.
Volume 36 — Issue 32
County Surpasses 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccinations
(weeks new positives) Julian = 106 (+1) ** Ramona = 2,364 (+30) ** Mt. Laguna = 2 Ranchita = 13 (+0) ** Warner Springs = 54 (+0)** Santa Ysabel = 618 (+3)** Borrego Springs = 126 (+0) ** Descanso = 73 (+1) ** Alpine = 1,049 (+13) ** Poway = 2,206 (+14) Lakeside = 1574 (+17) ** Total Confirmed cases in Unincorporated San Diego County = 36,579 a total rise of 393. The Julian Library will be hosting drivethrough Covid-19 testing (not vaccinations) on the following dates in March: Friday, March 12, 9am3pm Tuesday, March 23, 9am-3pm No appointment necessary. If you believe you have symptoms please get tested. Most testing locations do not require an appointment. To find information on a testing location near you or call 2-11 (toll free) or on the web 211sandiego.org.
March 10, 2021
Tuesday and Wednesday, the Julian Library hosted the second round of vaccinations for those who had received their first back in February. Tuesday most got their “jab” without having to get out of their car. Wednesday with the heavy weather “Operation Colaboration” moved inside to accomodat the the folks who came by for shot #2. More than a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the region, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported today. Of those vaccinated to date, more than 319,000, or nearly 12 percent of San Diegans 16 and older, are fully immunized. A total of 619,924 people, or 23.1 percent, have received at least one dose of the two-dose regimen. “We are making great progress in vaccinating San Diegans but it is too soon to let our guard down,” said Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. “Herd immunity does not occur until at least 70 percent of the population 16 and older is fully vaccinated and we have a ways to go before we can get back to many of the things we miss.” The region’s vaccination efforts are slowed by shortages in vaccine supply, forcing several vaccination sites across the region to pause. The following sites will be paused through Monday: the Lemon Grove Community Center, the Central Region Immunization Clinic in Logan Heights, the Copley-Price YMCA in City Heights, the Martin Luther King Community Center in National City, the Border View YMCA in Otay Mesa and the Linda Rhoades Recreation Center in Vista. The North Coastal Live Well Center in Oceanside is closed but will open Monday for second doses. Additional information about the temporary closures of the vaccination sites can be accessed here. <https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/ phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/vaccines/COVID-19VaxEvents/Vaccinations-Schedule.html> Vaccination Progress: - Of the 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered to the region, more than 1,026,000 have been logged as administered. Of those vaccinated to date, more than 319,000, or nearly 12 percent of San Diegans 16 and older, are fully immunized. - Overall, more than 619,000 County residents have received at least one shot of two-dose vaccine. That’s 23.1 percent of those eligible. - The difference between doses delivered and those used in a vaccination represents approximately what is expected to be administered in the next seven days and doses still to be entered in the record system. - More information about vaccine distribution can be found on the County’s vaccination dashboard. For details on groups currently eligible and vaccination opportunities, visit vaccinationsuperstationsd. com.
Save The Dates: VMF's Big Silent Auction Is Coming To Julian
No crowds and no gathering until 2022, but please plan on supporting the Volcan Mountain Foundation's mission with your generous bids as we host our new format Silent Auction from March 26 through April 3. This year isn't going to look exactly like other years, but VMF is still planning a fantastic Silent Auction with all the great items you've come to expect. Suzie, Vicki and their committee has been working with community businesses, artists and other generous folks to pull together one of our best collections of auction items. The auction is going to run both in person with private visits by appointment (Downstairs in the Julian Town Hall), AND... ...Online for the first time! You will be able to bid in person as you always have, plus use your phone's browser to track items after you've bid, and continue bidding through the event's end. Much more info to come.
Wednesday afternoon saw a utility pole knocked over at Spencer Valley School and the Julian Mining Company. Crews worked throughout the night and late Thursday afternoon restoring telephone and internet service that had been interupted.
Emergency Rental Assistance Applications Now Open
Land Management
from Felicia Hill and Lysa Copeland
by José A. Álvarez, County of San Diego Communications Office
Low-income San Diegans who have experienced a financial impact due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for rental and utility assistance grants from the County. During the COVID-19 update to the County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, David Estrella, director of Housing and Community Development Services, said San Diegans can apply for financial assistance to help lessen housing cost burdens and maintain housing stability. The County’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program is funded by over $100 million in state and federal monies. To be eligible, households must be renting and have experienced a financial hardship related to COVID-19 or have qualified for unemployment during the pandemic. Both landlords and tenants can apply; however, tenants will have to co-sign applications submitted by the landlord. For more information or to apply, visit www.sdhcd.org. The application period will be open for three weeks and will be extended if necessary. “If you’ve received assistance through a past rent or utility assistance program, you may still apply for the outstanding rent or utilities that have not been covered,” Estrella said. The County’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program will assist San Diego residents countywide, except for those residing in the cities of San Diego and Chula Vista. Residents of San Diego and Chula Vista can visit http://www.ERAPSanDiego. org for information about rental assistance programs in those cities.
Top of original fire break January 23, 2021
Looking toward the top of fire break March 6, 2021 We had the unfortunate experience of embarking on our regular neighborhood walk onto BLM land, that borders the community of Kenwood One, only to find that the newly recovering local chaparral hillside had been extensively cleared. This area has two benches, one overlooking Julian and the other a desert view, that local community members have enjoyed with their families for years. It is now a barrenlandscape. This area had an existing firebreak with a fire that came through July 3rd 2014. Being homeowners in Julian, and one of us a 5th generation resident, we are fully aware of the fears and concerns that people have pertaining to their homes and businesses when it comes to wildfires. Our concern though, is at what cost do we protect our homes. Furthermore, we question Cal Fires expansion of the fire break. The area now has reduced vegetation which will undoubtedly lead to erosion. Cal Fire has acknowledged that Vegetation Treatment Programs are not effective during wind driven fires.(California Chaparral Institute). However, Julian’s major fires like the Cedar and Witch fire were wind driven and caused the most amount of catastrophic damage. DEHSILBATSE Our local, state, 07and 81 county parks educate about fire succession. Part of the curriculum teaches that after a fire, in order to replenish the nutrients in the soil, these manzanita groves are essential in the continued on page 10 SRAEY
DAFFODILS ARE THE FLOWER OF HOPE ! Bring Them to Town Hall - Friday, March 19th,
Noon to 5