Could Vaccination Mandates Create A Backlash?
As vaccine mandates increase, it remains to be seen how successful they will be, and what level of backlash they may provoke. Also, between spiking case rates and a potential return of a mask mandate, some San Diegans are saying they\u2019re experiencing \u201cCOVID whiplash.\u201d Plus, a San Diego lawyer said he was discriminated against for \u201cbanking while black\u201d when he tried to cash a large settlement check at Bank of America in Pacific Beach. Then, Los Angeles Times columnist Jean Guerrero says San Diego-based One American News Network is a hotbed of \u201cwhite paranoid extremism\u201d and \u201cTrump propaganda.\u201d In addition, as San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer says he did not allow tent encampments and achieved a \u201cdouble digit\u201d reduction in homelessness, experts say his claims are overstated and incomplete. And, President Joe Biden's decision to end U.S. involvement in Afghanistan has raised questions about the wisdom of leaving and the wisdom of having stayed so long. Finally, The San Diego Writers Festival is wrapping up its virtual event this weekend with Kaitlyn Greenidge, whose second novel \u201cLibertie\u201d is noted as one of the most anticipated novels of the year.