Anywhere But Humboldt
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020
Daily Beast: U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Spike to Highest Level in 30 Years
The Hill: Native American leader denounces destruction of sacred sites for border wall construction
The Hill: Federal appeals court rules tech platforms can censor content
The Hill: Former Fed chair warns coronavirus could throw the US into recession
NY Times: Most Coronavirus Cases Are Mild. That’s Good and Bad News.
San Jose Mercury: California Drought: Northern California experiencing driest February since 1864
San Jose Mercury: Bay Area arrest reveals secret world of child sex trafficking; girls as young as 9 allegedly being bought and sold in the Bay Area
Sacramento Bee: FEMA wants billions for helping after California wildfires. Victims plead with judge to stop them
The Guardian: Can small farms endure under California’s landmark water law?
The Guardian: 'Please visit Chinatown': coronavirus fears empty San Francisco district
Press Democrat: The new normal? Grape-growing season begins early in local vineyards
NY Post: Woman who recovered from coronavirus tests positive for it again in Japan
LA Times: It’s illegal to destroy saguaro cactuses. So why are they being removed for Trump’s border wall?
SF Chronicle: CDC reportedly took 4 days to test Solano County resident for coronavirus
wa: U.S. markets extend losing streak as coronavirus grips global economy
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020
Washington Post: ICE runs facial-recognition searches on millions of Md. drivers, alarming immigration and privacy activists
SF Chronicle: Bay Area hospitals scramble to prepare for coronavirus; ‘when are we going to get the test kits?’
Davis Enterprise: Newly diagnosed coronavirus patient being treated at UC Davis Medical Center
ABC News: New case of Corona Virus confirmed in Solano County, origin unknown
BBC: Coronavirus cases surge to 400 in Italy
CNBC: JPMorgan announces big moves to support environment, including ending loans to coal industry
AP News: Supervised drug injection site in US is almost ready to open
The Guardian: BP cuts ties with three US trade groups over climate policies
The Hill: Panel battles over tree-planting legislation
The Intercept: Gas Pipeline: A Canadian Energy Company Bought an Oregon Sheriff’s Unit
The Hill: Orange County declaring local health emergency in response to coronavirus
The Guardian: Costa Rican indigenous land activist killed by armed mob
The Guardian: Human disturbance increasing cannibalism among polar bears
CNN: Court says Trump administration can withhold money from NYC, 7 states in 'sanctuary cities' fight
Daily Beast: Multiple Dead in Shooting Near Molson Coors Headquarters in Milwaukee
Politico: Trump tightens his grip on intelligence
Pro Publica: USPS Fired Thousands of Workers for Getting Injured While Delivering and Processing Your Mail
KOMO: Respirator masks hard to come by in Portland amid Coronavirus fears
Lake County News: Baseball fire acreage and containment increase
Fresno Bee: Dozens of Fresno-area residents monitored for coronavirus as precaution, officials say
Fresno Bee: Plant to temporarily close. Fresno County declares ‘emergency’ as cow carcasses pile up
NPR: Federal Report Says Women In Prison Receive Harsher Punishments Than Men
NPR: Coronavirus: More New Cases Are Now Reported Outside China Than Inside
Daily Beast: Bats Are Being Blamed for Coronavirus. Bat Lovers Are Freaking Out.
NY Times: A Mexican Exodus Is Helping Shrink the Undocumented Population
NY Times: Brazilian Who Visited Italy Is First Coronavirus Patient in Latin America
LA Times: Most California cities refuse to retreat from rising seas. One town wants to show how it’s done
Washington Post: Cory Booker says Trump administration argument against shark fin trade ban contradicts its own data
Washington Post: People can’t agree on what to do about Florida’s herpes-infected monkeys
The Hill: White House effort to roll back bedrock environmental law spurs strong opposition
The Hill: Stone juror: Trump 'attacking citizens for performing their civic duty'
Huffington Post: Activists Slam Trump’s Plan To Cut Public Out Of Environmental Review Process
IFScience: Severe Spinal Deformities In California Fish Linked To Toxic Mineral Selenium
The Oregonian: Metro sends tax measure to ballot, would raise $250 million a year for Portland-area homeless services