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Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020

San Jose Mercury: Emerging field of ‘forensic genealogy’ links DNA testing and family histories to solve cold cases

Press Democrat: Sheriff holds first-ever Spanish-language town hall

Press Democrat: High costs, housing woes prompt Sonoma County exodus

SF Chronicle: AP visits immigration courts across US, finds nonstop chaos

NY Times: $8 Billion Verdict in Drug Lawsuit Is Reduced to $6.8 Million

NY Times: The Policing of the American Porch

NY Times: How to Get Rid of 9,000 Tons of Toxic Topsoil

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020

Washington Post: Trump can’t stop John Bolton from testifying

Washington Post: Fighting suicides in dairy country through a Farmer Angel Network

Washington Post: Diagnosed with dementia, she documented her wishes for the end. Then her retirement home said no.

Washington Post: Want a good life as you age? Book says finding purpose, maintaining social inclusion are some of the keys.

NY Times: What Happened When a State Made Food Stamps Harder to Get

Daily Beast: ‘Toxic Beauty’ Reveals the Hidden Poisons in Cosmetics—and the Legal Battles to Expose Them

Sacramento Bee: Californians must enroll in health insurance by Jan. 31, but many don’t know it’s the law

Sacramento Bee: Judge threatens to order PG&E to hire more tree trimmers for California wildfire safety

Marin Independent Journal: Kaiser, Blue Shield pledge $45M to California housing fund

Marin Independent Journal: Marin records worst coho salmon counts in decades

The Guardian: Beetles and fire kill dozens of 'indestructible' giant sequoia trees

The Guardian: 'This is not how sequoias die. It’s supposed to stand for another 500 years'

SF Chronicle: Oakland loses another major airline: JetBlue

Friday, Jan. 17, 2020

NY Times: Dog the Bounty Hunter Is Hunting Alone

The Oregonian: FBI: Saudi government ‘almost certainly’ helps its citizens escape prosecution in US for serious crimes

The Hill: Trump to roll back Michelle Obama's school lunch rules on vegetables, fruits

The Hill: Treasury blocks foreign investments in critical US firms

The Hill: Acting DHS secretary says he expects Russia to attempt to interfere in 2020 elections

Seattle Times: The DEA seized her father’s life savings at an airport without alleging any crime occurred, lawsuit says

Seattle Times: 100 years after Prohibition started, the ‘sober socializing’ movement is spreading, and it’s reached Seattle

The Oregonian: Youth climate change suit against government dismissed by divided federal appeals court

The Oregonian: Oregon marijuana sales 420% stronger along Idaho border

The Oregonian: Michigan man returns $43K he found hidden in couch bought at Habitat for Humanity store

The Guardian: Walking death: 'entitled locals' hiking New Zealand's kauri trees into extinction

The Guardian: Trump administration abruptly moves hundreds of immigrant hearings out of San Francisco to SoCal

LA Times: To stop Trump fracking plans, California is going to court

LA Times: California lawmakers say pot taxes must be cut to help an industry ‘on the brink’

NBC News: Avalanche at Lake Tahoe ski resort kills one person, seriously injures another

Press Democrat: Rohnert Park settles cases with 8 drivers alleging drug officers stole marijuana and money

Press Democrat: Former treasurer of Sebastopol nonprofit suspected of embezzling at least $40,000

KTLA: University of California Proposing 5 Straight Years of Annual Tuition Increases

Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020

Washington Post: We’re trying to keep the Galapagos pristine. That might destroy them.

Washington Post: The GOP said Trump committed no crime. The GAO now rules he broke the law.

NPR: Despite Findings Of 'Negligent' Care, ICE To Expand Troubled Calif. Detention Center

NPR: Months After Blowing Deadline, Trump Administration Lifts Hold On Puerto Rico Aid

NPR: Trump To Reinforce Protections For Prayer In Schools

LA Times: This log cabin is a haven for sobriety groups. Beverly Hills wants it removed

The Oregonian: Buy a new refrigerator water filter? It might be a dangerous fake

Fox News: Florida to purchase 20,000 acres of Everglades wetlands to protect from oil drilling

Fox News: Home surveillance captures rare footage of 5 mountain lions together in Amador County

Press Democrat: Guitarist Carlos Santana is getting into the cannabis business with Santa Rosa company

Press Democrat: Sonoma County airport adding more flights to major hubs

NY Times: Rich People Don’t Just Live Longer. They Also Get More Healthy Years.