 This is a picture taken during my recent swearing-in ceremony. My bride is holding a family bible that belonged to my mom. Her grandmother gave it to mom. It’s dated 1892. It was nice to have mom’s presence, even if only in spirit.
The guy who did my swearing-in is Judge Wakili. He’s one of our new community members, having arrived here very recently during the evacuation from Afghanistan. He speaks English with a heavy accent and did an excellent job with the oath. He’s here living in his own apartment now, but we need to find him a job that will help fund getting his wife and 2-year-old daughter reunited. The process is uncompromisingly rigid, slow and is placing his family in danger.
We will be getting the judge's story out soon, but for now, I’m in contact with several who should be in a position to help. Prior to his evacuation, their family relocated to Turkey – for safety reasons. He got caught up in the evacuation while on a trip back into Afghanistan for work. She’s stuck in Turkey with a residence permit that will expire this week. Our immigration process is overloaded and broken. There are real lives that are the collateral damage. Here is Ahmad’s testimonial, in his own words. I’ve asked the Star to print it, along with the opening comments I’ve added.
My staff and I at the Ward 6 office are working in support of the newly arriving Afghan refugees. The community continues to step towards these needs in a big way, bringing donations by in support of our new community members. Our refugee resettlement protocols are being stressed by the large numbers involved with this effort, and sadly one of the unknown realities is the evacuation from Afghanistan has left family members of some newly arrived Afghans who did not make it out in a real and present danger. I want to introduce you to one such individual. We're working with Congressional offices in an urgent effort to secure the safe transport of his wife and 2-year-old daughter. In his testimonial, you will read the story behind what you see on the nightly news. When those images are tied to members of our own local community, they suddenly become real. We simply cannot allow our bureaucratic processes to prevent the safe reunification of this and other families as they come to our immediate attention. With that, please meet Ahmad.
Steve Kozachik, Tucson City Council, Ward 6.
My name is Ahmad Naeem Wakili. I was born in 1991 in an educated and enlightened family in Kabul. My father was a government employee. My mother was a high school principal. My brother was a financial director. After the exam, I entered the University of Law, Department of Judicial and Civil Law, after spending four years and obtaining a bachelor's degree and internship from the Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the Special Court for Crimes against Internal and External Security. I started my internship at the Bagram Detention Center located at Bagram Airport. I was assigned to the US military, and this court was only limited to crimes against security and terrorist activities. My life and my family were in danger for two reasons:
1: Existence of criminals and dangerous defendants (Taliban, Haqqani, Dahish, and armed robbers)
2: The position of the court was at Bagram Airport, which belonged to the US military.
During my almost three years on duty, I faced many dangers, including the greatest:
1: In 2020, when I was about to go on duty, my car was attacked by a rocket, which severely injured me, and I spent more than twenty days in the hospital in a coma.
2: In 2020, a mine was planted in my car, which injured me, and I was under the serious care at hospital for 15 days.
3: In July, 2021 when I was about to come home from work, I was brutally attacked by a gunman, as a result of which I was severely injured. I lost one of my kidneys and I was severely injured.
The enmity and successive attacks of these terrorist groups on me had two reasons. First, my public duty, and that of others like me, was to fight crime and enforce the law, and this in turn led to their enmity against me and my colleagues. The second was the physical presence of the Bagram detention center, which belonged to the US military. After repeated attacks on me, they were not satisfied and started threatening and attacking my family. I had to move my wife and daughter to Turkey and settled them there to keep them safe. I was traveling to Turkey very often to see my family and spent time with them. The last time I came back to Kabul, I was planning to stay there for fifty days and return back to Turkey, but I resume in Kubal for four months instead because I was again once attacked by a gunman. After I was released from the hospital, I got a ticket to fly to Turkey on Thursday August 19th but the Afghan government fell and I was in danger of death. Although I was wounded and had just been released from the hospital, but I arrived at Kabul airport because I had a German visa and the American soldiers cooperated with me and allowed me to enter the airport, later by a US military airplane I was flew to Qatar. I was then transferred to the United States. I am very grateful that the soldier who helped me saved my life from danger, but unfortunately, my wife and two-year-old daughter are in Turkey, and no one is there to protect them. Many illegal immigrants enter Turkey, and I am afraid the Taliban will send a hitman to hurt my wife and daughter.
I am currently in America because I came from another country that had a different culture and language, and I have to prepare to live in America, and it is very difficult without education. Although my love and interest is to study and learn, but I cannot do it because I have to work not for myself but for my wife and daughter. In addition to my official duties in Afghanistan, I had a restaurant in Kabul and a sports club in Taimani, Kabul, and about 38 employees, but due to my problems, I am currently working for ABM. This was a very short stream of my life and my problems. While living in Afghanistan, it is very difficult to serve in a terrorist court, even with the US forces, and it cannot be summed up in a few sentences.
Finally, I am grateful to the people of the United States, especially Tucson, Arizona, and I thank them from the bottom of my heart; and I am glad that they welcomed me with open arms and allowed me to be one of them.
If you’d like to watch the swearing-in ceremony, you can find it on this link: Watch the inauguration on YouTube
We’re working ever more closely with the Tucson Afghan community in getting your donations directly to families in need. They’re moving into what are largely unfurnished apartments. That means dishes, pots, pans, large pots for boiling rice, rugs, silverware, electric tea pots, and pressure cookers. Bedding and towels are also important parts to this. And of course the personal hygiene items, sunscreen and kid’s toys. Sort of a potpourri of items, and having seen the look on some of the faces as they go through what you’ve brought into the Ward office, choosing what they can use, I can tell you their gratitude is immense.
We’re, of course, still a donation site for the Community Food Bank. The Afghan community is in touch with CFB, so your food donations will touch those needs as well as broader needs scattered throughout the region. We’re open from 9-12, Monday through Friday, for all of these items. The Ward 3 office located at 1510 E. Grant is also taking CFB donations.
 I’m going to circle back to the whole immigration/visa process. There is a local businessman whose son is a U.S. citizen. He married a Pakistani woman, and they had a kid less than a year ago. The wife and child are in Pakistan. We won’t let them into the country until some elongated paperwork process is exhausted. We also have the judge’s family stuck in a foreign country (foreign to them, too) after we evacuated him from their home. If we had told him at the time that he might not see his wife and child again, who among us thinks he would have come here? Think of the plight of a young woman in Turkey with a 2-year-old kid, not speaking their language, largely unemployable there being evicted from their apartment. That happens this week. The Turkish government will be deporting her back to Afghanistan, which is now completely under Taliban control.
We watched the evacuation. We know there are 70,000+ Afghans in the U.S. We watched the 12,000 Haitians camped out under the bridge in the Rio Grande Valley a few months ago. When the issue is captured in large numbers, the individual human part is lost. Our government put the rules into place. Our job cannot be to simply defend a broken system. I’ll keep you up to speed on how these two examples play out. It’s when the large numbers get distilled down to specific examples of how we’re splitting families apart that I’m hopeful those in a position to set aside formality can find a way to make the system work.
Thank you for your donations. We have some very generous community members.
On a side note, if someone has some clothes racks and hangers, having them here at the Ward office would make the clothing distribution run a whole lot more smoothly.
Roger Randolph
One of the people instrumental in putting together events such as our inauguration is the city clerk, Roger Randolph. Roger and his staff put together all of our M&C meeting materials, they organize local elections and handle pretty much all incoming materials people submit for our meetings. And a whole lot more.
Roger has submitted his retirement notice, effective February 2nd of next year. There are people who carry heavy loads that operate behind the scenes – people without whom we could not operate efficiently. Roger is that guy. We will miss him tremendously, but we wish him well in all of the days ahead.
 Himmel Park Tennis Center
Under Prop 407, some upgrades are coming to the Himmel Park tennis courts. What those are will in some part be determined by a survey our parks people are offering. You can offer your input by using this link: Click HERE to take the survey.
You’ll see on the survey that there are a few different options being considered. One is to make some of the courts for singles only. Another is to add some fencing between some of the courts. And Pickleball is a hot item these days, so adding some striping for that activity is another possibility.
 The survey will close on Sunday, January 2nd, at the end of the day. We’re looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Zoo Lights
And this reminder that Zoo Lights has begun out at the Reid Park Zoo. The weather’s cooling off. Zoo lights is about enjoying some hot chocolate and other sweets, music, holiday lights all over the zoo grounds – and of course Santa.
 It’s another family-friendly holiday activity brought to us by our partners with the Tucson Zoological Society and the zoo management. Click this link for all of the ticketing information.
ZooLights: Holiday MagicReid Park Zoo
Trashy Divas
 And this note of thanks to this volunteer group that’s affiliated with Tucson Clean & Beautiful. The Trashy Divas are a group that comes together from all over the city. They’re even forming a similar group up in Prescott. The Divas (and Trashy Dudes) have kicked off a litter awareness campaign. They’ve been out at Sam Lena Park, the Kino Environmental Restoration Project, and last weekend did clean-up work associated with the 4th Avenue Street Fair.
Coming on December 18th, you can find the group over at “A” Mountain doing some clean-up work. It’d be great if people packed their own mess to a trash can, but until everyone grows that sense of civic responsibility, groups like this will be important parts of our community togetherness. If you’d like to get involved, be at “A” Mountain before 9 am on the 18th. If your neighborhood association would like to connect with them, contact us here at the Ward 6 office, and we’ll put you in touch.
And this related note; I run through Winterhaven from time to time on my morning jogs. Sunday, when I ran through, I was struck by how much litter people who had visited their opening night had left on the streets. Empty cups, lids, paper bags – please realize that Winterhaven is a residential neighborhood whose residents make some real sacrifices this time of year for our enjoyment. There are plenty of trash cans around Winterhaven. Please use them.
Sweetwater Wetlands and Critters
 (Photo Credit: Susan)
 (Photo Credit – Scott Crabtree)
In this one you can see the walking paths and some of the marshy greenscape that’s out at Sweetwater.
 (Photo Credit – Joe Rottman)
In order to control the overgrowth, Tucson Fire does an annual controlled burn. There are 4 ponds – the burn generally does 2 of them at a time. This photo is of a recent burn. You can see it’s the real deal, and it can put critters’ lives at risk if not done well.
 A few years ago, I met out at the Wetlands with our friends from Tucson Wildlife Center. We worked with TFD and Tucson Water to assure protocols were in place so when the burns happened, the wildlife had escape routes and other measures to prevent them being harmed. A group of us met recently to update that agreement. It’ll be reduced to writing in the form of a Director’s Policy Memo – that's so it’s in place even when there are personnel changes. It stays with the department and isn’t subject to ‘institutional memory’ It’ll include things such as hiring a trapper a few weeks before the burn to go in and humanely trap critters and release them into a habitat that’s safe from the fire, burn ponds in rotation, so the animals have someplace to run and having Tucson Wildlife Center staff on hand on burn day to assist as needed.
We’ve got a compassionate staff, and the folks out at TWC make a living out of compassion for animals. I’m grateful that the city manager’s office, our water director, and fire chief all took part in the meeting. The partnership will pay dividends in support of the Wetlands and preserving the habitat so the animals thrive, even through the controlled burns that will need to be conducted.
Vaccine Update: Omicron
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Each week we are learning more about the new COVID variant. It appears to spread much more quickly and easily than Delta does. That’s not good. And it appears people who are vaccinated and have received a booster are better protected. And that’s good.
Studies being done in South Africa indicate that Omicron dulls the effects of the Pfizer vaccine but that with the booster, people fare better. One of those studies, published last week, found antibodies that are produced by vaccinated people were less successful in addressing Omicron than they are protecting against other COVID forms. In fact, the antibody potency against Omicron dropped to about 1/40 of the levels seen as compared to earlier versions of the virus. That’s the reason the booster is so important right now. British government studies showed the same sort of result – boosters are needed to help with the new variant. Omicron’s here, and it’s spreading. And the vaccines need that boost to help curb that community spread.
Last week I had this international map showing where Omicron had been detected. Compare that to the second map. It’s clear the variant is spreading at an alarming rate.
 And this is the current Omicron international map.
 We can compare that O spread to the current COVID hot spot map. What should be of particular concern is Omicron is now present in some of the areas where COVID has been on the decline. Look at the Pacific Northwest, Texas, and the southeastern U.S. It’ll be worth watching to see if Omicron causes a reversal in what has appeared to be some easing of COVID generally in those areas.
 Delta is by far still our primary COVID problem. But Omicron is now in 22 states, including Arizona. It’s now a variant of concern for the World Health Organization.
Flu Shots
Get your flu shot. We now have a sign on the Ward office door that says, “It’s cold and flu season – everybody entering must wear a mask”. The first map I show below is from last week’s newsletter. The lighter hue of green means the flu is more prevalent. The second map is this week’s comparison. It’s for the week ending December 4th. You can see there’s quite a difference.
  Couple the flu spread with the expansion of Omicron, and top it off with the continuing Delta high numbers, and it's clear all the images we see of tens of thousands of people gathering together in sporting and other civic events is only setting the stage for an ugly holiday season. Ugly and dangerous if you work in the health care field.
This chart shows how the flu increase moved over just the past week. Arizona stayed in the ‘minimal’ spread category. Mask wearing, distancing, and avoiding large crowds were what the doctor ordered for COVID. The fact that we were adhering to those last December is one reason the flu was not an issue for us back then.
Delta Spread
Since Delta is still responsible for such a huge percentage of our COVID infections, I’ll lump these current data in under that heading. Nationally there was a 38% increase in COVID cases over the past 14 days. When I shared that figure last week, it was a 14% increase. Hospitalizations continue to increase nationwide. These tables show how Arizona compares to the rest of the nation. Our cases per 100,000 are much higher than the national average, our hospitalizations continue to increase, and our deaths per 100,000 are nearly triple the national average. And our vaccination percentage is below the national average. There is a connection between all those data.
  The Pima County risk level increased week over week. I mentioned in last week’s newsletter that the state had a lag in reporting over that previous weekend, so these data get us caught up. We went from 443 average daily cases and 42 cases per 100,000 population to the numbers you see below. We remain in the ‘extremely high risk’ category.
These are our past 4 month totals:
August – 6,571 new cases
September – 7,198 new cases
October – 8,464 new cases
November – 14,238 new cases
The first week in December, we had 3,639 new cases. This past week that number jumped to about ½ of our November total. Here’s the current COVID national risk map. Arizona continues to be one of the riskiest places to live if your concern is about COVID.
 The Pima County health department continues to do what it can to make vaccines available. Here are your options for the mobile clinics this week. They’re still free, and no appointment is needed.
 And this is their list of standing points of vaccine distribution. I know some of the pharmacies are requiring appointments for both COVID and flu vaccinations, so you should call ahead to be sure.
 Go to the Pima County Health site if you want to find the list of pharmacies that’ll give you a dose or if you’re a veteran looking to be vaccinated. Use this link - www.pima.gov/covid19vaccine.
Abortion
As an opening to a quick update on the court case related to Roe v Wade and abortion laws, I came across this quick comparison chart – COVID measures vs. what could result depending on the outcome of the case.
If the abortion ban that’s being legislated is upheld, some states have what are called ‘trigger’ laws. That means they’ve got legislation in place that will trigger similar protocols, effectively banning – or at least severely limiting – abortions. Others, such as Arizona, are likely to simply follow suit and try to adopt restrictive measures. This map shows where the bans will exist if the court decides in favor of limiting Roe rights.
 As you can see from the map, Roe will look very different for different people, depending on where you live. In left-leaning states, abortion will still be accessible. For poor women in right-leaning states, it will mean traveling to other states for in-clinic abortions – or availing themselves of unsafe procedures.
Laura Knight is the president of Pro-Life Mississippi. She is quoted as saying if the new abortion laws go into effect, “that would create a culture where we would be able to enact policies and legislation to support the women and children in our state”.
This is what she’s referring to. Some of you will understand the context.
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s)
We had our final vote on ADUs last week. The changes I was after really should not have generated the heat that they did. And they certainly shouldn’t have generated the personal attacks many who took part in the public outreach had to suffer during the past year. All we did was put some size restrictions into place that will serve as a disincentive to out-of-state real estate investors seeing property around the UA campus as ripe for student housing development. What is left in place are opportunities for multi-generational housing, aging in place, caregiver quarters, and even small units for renting to add some extra income for the people living in the primary dwelling unit.
There were 3 options on the table prior to my offering a compromise solution. The original 3 were:
- A) 1,000 sq/ft ADU on lots of 7,000 sq/ft or more and 750 sq/ft ADU on smaller lots.
- B) 850 sq/ft ADU on lots of 8,500 sq/ft or more, and 650 sq/ft ADU on smaller lots
- C) 1,000 sq/ft ADU on lots of 8,500 sq/ft or more, and 750 sq/ft ADU on smaller lots
Each of those options has a built-in line in the sand. If your lot size is just above that line, you’re treated much differently than if your lot size is just below that line. What I offered as a compromise is a sliding scale that eliminates that disparity and allows reasonably sized ADUs that are scaled to the lot size.
On a 5-2 vote, we approved a 650 ADU on lot sizes of 6,500 sq/ft or smaller. On larger lot sizes, the ADU is allowed to be 10% of the lot size, up to a maximum of 1,000 sq/ft. All set back must apply.
We’ll look at how those rules affect the ability to build ADUs. We are not going to solve affordable housing one backyard at a time, and nothing anyone placed into the original ordinance the M&C passed 6-1 (I dissented) has any compelling, affordable component. If we see the compromise we passed needs to be tweaked to allow larger units, we can do that. Due to our legal vulnerability to Proposition 207 claims (private property rights), we could not have reduced allowable sizes later without having been exposed to litigation. That’s not speculation. We’re already in court over more than 15 LLC’s suing over our Group Dwelling ordinance
Thanks to all who have participated in this process. The compromise is a good one. Nobody was ignored, but the creation of public policy is more complex than some would have preferred. These days it’s certainly more ugly than is healthy.
Public Safety Survey
Ahead of the start of our budget process, the city is conducting a survey aimed at learning your thoughts on what ‘safety means to you.’ We’re partnering with American Friends Service Committee in doing the survey. It will be gathering information over the next 6 months.
Use these links to get into the survey. You’ll be asked for your zip code – the survey is only open to Tucson residents. It covers issues such as housing, police interactions, drug use, behavioral health, and more. In total, there are 34 questions. It’ll take you about 15 minutes to give it a thoughtful response.
Spanish Survey: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSe6DeGXcdvJaW.../viewform
English Survey: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScn6ARgKLjPep.../viewform
In addition, you can access the survey through this QR code. It all gets you to the same place. Thanks for taking part.
Sustainable Tucson
Electrification is the topic for this month’s Sustainable Tucson meeting. It’s happening on Tuesday, December 14th at 6 pm. Due to COVID, they’re still meeting virtually. They used to fill up our community room with guests for the meetings. If there’s anything good about the virus, it’s that our community room full of Afghan donations isn’t displacing groups who used to meet on-site.
They’re still finalizing the speaker list and details surrounding the presentation. You can find all of that and sign-in details at www.sustainabletucson.org.
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Becton Dickinson
Last week the Pima County Board of Supervisors had a study session agenda item related to the Becton Dickinson (BD) facility. I’ve written about the project in previous newsletters. By way of brief review, this is the planned medical instrument sterilization facility being proposed for out by Davis Monthan. The military doesn’t want it where it’s being planned. Pima County health is doing an air quality review, but that’s being based on current EPA toxicity standards. Those are being reviewed internally by the EPA, and all indications are they’ll eventually be made more stringent than they already are. If the PDEQ review is done ahead of that, it may reflect an inaccurate reflection of the danger posed by the project.
Ethylene Oxide is the toxic agent used in sterilizing medical equipment. There are serious questions related to its storage, transportation, off-gassing, and other handling procedures. One outcome of the Supervisors’ agenda discussion was their sending to the Hazardous Materials Division of the Federal Motor Carrier Administration a series of clarifying questions. They anticipate responses prior to the study session on BD that I’ve requested for 12/21. Here’s a part of what they’ve asked to be clarified by the feds.
 Regardless of what amount of Ethylene Oxide is allowed in the facility, it has to get there by being transported along city streets. And depending on the route, transportation along county roads and possibly ADOT regulated roads – the freeway. I join Supervisor Grijalva and Heinz in wanting answers to plans in place and requirements being made to protect the public in the event of a catastrophic release of EO. More on this to come as we get answers to these and other questions that are still unanswered.
 Ward 6 Activity Opportunities
Stacey Belhumeur is our new Recreation Coordinator over at the Armory Senior Center. We get calls from time to time asking about when things will reopen. They are, slowly. It’s all a function of staffing and COVID. The Center is open Tuesday, Thursday,y and Friday from 9 am until 1 pm. They’re offering a variety of exercise classes, arts and crafts, and just the chance to socialize. This calendar shows the schedule of activities for December. If you’ve got questions, please reach out directly to Stacey at stacey.belhumeur@tucsonaz.gov, or give a call to 791.4865, x12. The Center is located at 220 S. 5th Avenue.
 And a small group has resumed meeting in the Ward 6 East Room each Monday from 10 am until 1 pm. They call the get-together Mah Jongg Mondays. A similar group used to meet over at the Himmel library as a part of the Sam Hughes Cares for Seniors project.
It’s sort of solitaire, sort of scrabble involves some tactical thinking and memory. Generally, games include up to 4 players.
Mah Jongg comes out of 19th century China. It was banned in 2019 in China due to alleged illegal gambling. There was such a public outcry that they had to reinstitute it. There isn’t any illegal gambling happening at the Ward 6 events.
Either just show up and join (they’ll provide instructions) or email pololu@hotmail.com if you have questions. In order to take part, you must be fully vaccinated (they will ask to see proof of vaccination,) and masks are worn throughout. We have a temp check machine at the front entry. And in case they get a larger than normal group, please bring your own Mah Jongg set if you have one.
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Eviction Prevention
This is a reminder that the City/County partnership through Community Investment Corporation is still operating. The program is a joint master agreement with 4 local law firms who are providing legal services aimed at eviction prevention. It’s for tenants who cannot afford their own legal counsel to understand their rights and responsibilities during the eviction process.
 So far, the CIC has handled over 7,500 local cases, and they’ve distributed nearly $38M in rental assistance and more than $3.6M in utility assistance. Landlords can apply for rental and utility assistance through the program, so this is for everyone involved in the eviction process. In those cases, households must also take part in order to verify the income eligibility requirements.
Use this link to learn more about the program.
Eviction Prevention ProgramOffice of Emergency Eviction Legal Services
If you’re a tenant facing eviction and would like to request legal aid, get ahold of the Office of Emergency Eviction legal Services by calling 724.3357.
Harvard Global Health Institute
Nothing new from the UA on the spread rate (Rt value), so we’re still only looking at what is now nearly month-old data from them. With our increasing numbers, and the possible emergence of Omicron, this could be an important data point for community awareness. What you see in the table below is pretty much worthless today, though.
You can find the UA data at this site: https://covid19.arizona.edu/dashboard.
I’ll continue keeping my own weekly count so you can see the current data in that form. Beginning with the first week of October, here are the past couple of months, up through what is now mid-December. By way of reminder, the first week in June, we had 130 cases for the whole week. Now we’re seeing 4 and 5 times that daily.
Week of 10/4 - 1,964 new cases
Week of 10/11 - 1,521 new cases
Week of 10/18 - 2,233 new cases
Week of 10/25 - 2,746 new cases
Week of 11/1 - 2,856 new cases
Week of 11/8 - 3,597 new cases
Week of 11/15 - 4,353 new cases
Week of 11/22 - 3,432 new cases
Week of 11/29 - 3,639 new cases
Week of 12/6 - 2,965 new cases
In Pima County, last week, another 56 Pima County residents died from COVID-related causes. Due to how deaths are sometimes reported, the reality is likely higher than that number. We will very likely pass the 3,000 death mark this coming week. About half the population is taking this seriously enough to get vaccinated, and about ½ isn’t. And so on it goes. The chart below is Pima County data. Statewide there have been over 23,000 COVID deaths since this all began.
 This week’s Harvard Global Health Institute risk level map continues to show the majority of the nation is stuck in the high-risk category. It’s almost all Delta. Omicron is on the doorstep knocking. Look at Michigan – they're reinstituting controls on gatherings and masking in public places. All over the country, people will now be stuck indoors together due to the cold weather.
This week’s Harvard Global Health Institute risk level map continues to show the majority of the nation is stuck in the high-risk category. It’s almost all Delta. Omicron is on the doorstep knocking. Look at Michigan – they're reinstituting controls on gatherings and masking in public places. All over the country, people will now be stuck indoors together due to the cold weather.
The Harvard data for Pima County shows our numbers dropping ever so slightly in the past week. They’re still well entrenched at the high-risk level. Nationally this week, we may pass the 50 million COVID case mark. And we might also pass the 800,000 death mark. Nothing to write home for the holidays about.
 You can check what’s going on in your home county by hovering your cursor over it on the Harvard map. Use this link to access it:
https://globalepidemics.org/key-metrics-for-covid-suppression/
Here’s this week’s statewide COVID map.
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