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Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019

Sacramento Bee: The stronger the joint, the higher the tax? Report weighs California marijuana tax change

San Jose Mercury: Big increase in PG&E bills to pay for wildfire safety: nearly $6 a month

San Jose Mercury: Atmospheric river to hit Bay Area early Sunday, followed by Christmas Eve storm

LA Times: Column: A California dilemma: Save the whales or eat the crabs?

Press Democrat: Editorial: The next step for solar is better batteries

The Guardian: The age of extinction: The jaguars fishing in the sea to survive

The Guardian: Humans have made 8.3bn tons of plastic since 1950. This is the illustrated story of where it's gone

Friday, Dec. 20, 2019

Press Democrat: ‘Extremely troubling': Sheriff said he's firing deputy involved in arrest ending in death

Washington Post: Evidence mounts that vitamin E acetate is to blame for vaping-related illnesses, deaths

Washington Post: A major funder of the anti-vaccine movement has made millions selling natural health products

Fast Company: Juul-addicted teens are chewing nicotine gum just to get through school

LA Daily News: Will new granny flat laws ruin nice neighborhoods?

Fair Warning: Fields of Waste: Artificial Turf, Touted as Recycling Fix for Millions of Scrap Tires, Becomes Mounting Disposal Mess

Slate: Where Did Trump’s Ukraine Conspiracy Obsession Originate? Aides Say “Putin Told Him.”

NY Times: Privacy: Smartphones Are Spies. Here’s Whom They Report To.

SF Chronicle: Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal

SF Chronicle: Apple detectives comb US Northwest for ‘lost’ varieties

The Guardian: 'It's killing us': midwestern workers savaged by Trump's trade wars

Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019

The Hill: Senate unanimously approves anti-robocall legislation

Sonoma West Times: New Local Coastal Plan: Devoid of protections, full of loopholes

Sonoma West Times: Forestville thru-hiker makes a film about climate change activism along the Continental Divide

The Oregonian: Man flees cops, paddles kayak 1,000 yards using his hands before arrest, police say

LA Times: U.S. companies have repatriated $1 trillion since tax overhaul

Seattle Times: NFL should follow baseball’s lead and drop punishment for marijuana

The Hill: Budget watchdogs howl over deficit-ballooning deals

Newsweek: ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SUE EPA OVER SLAUGHTERHOUSE WATER POLLUTION STANDARDS

Outside Online: The World Champ of Fly-Casting Just Wants to Be a Teen

Slate: Trump Administration Lists Wakanda as Free Trade Partner on Government Website

NY Times: Twelve Million Phones, One Dataset, Zero Privacy

Military Times: Half of active-duty service members are unhappy with Trump, new Military Times poll shows

NY Daily News: Brooklyn teen accused of swiping more than $1 million from dozens of victims in cryptocurrency scam

Marin Independent Journal: Two Marin residents die of flu as season gets off to early start

The Verge: Go read this New York Times exposé on smartphone location tracking because it’s worse than you think

NY Times: Evangelical Magazine Christianity Today Says Trump Must Go

CNN: Millions of Americans are driving under the influence of marijuana, CDC says

Axios: Evangelical magazine founded by Billy Graham calls for Trump's removal

LA Times: Californians can now verify legal cannabis shops using QR codes

Huffington Post: Poverty Grew In One-Third Of U.S. Counties Despite Strong National Economy

Huffington Post: Family Discovers An Owl Has Been Living In Their Christmas Tree

Huffington Post: Here’s What Most People Don’t Know About ‘Being On Food Stamps’

NY Times: Welcome to the Falcon Hospital. Please Take a Number.

Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019

Washington Post: Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate unconstitutional

Sacramento Bee: They claimed they lost everything in the Camp Fire. Federal investigators say it’s a lie

San Jose Mercury: $2.24 million settlement: South Bay mushroom farm fouled waterways with manure

San Jose Mercury: California agency recommends major overhaul to state’s marijuana taxes

LA Times: One ranch, 26 wolves killed: Fight over endangered predators divides ranchers and conservationists

Press Democrat: Rescuers free entangled humpback whale off Northern California

Press Democrat: 'This is not acceptable': County stalls over what to do about sprawling trail homeless camp

Press Democrat: Sonoma County votes to streamline cannabis farm permits

The Guardian: Great Australian Bight: Norwegian energy company given environmental approval to drill for oil