Anywhere But Humboldt
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
NY Times: The Opioid That Enriched Its Maker — and Its Prescribers
Seattle Times: The doctor will text you now: 98point6 taking virtual primary care nationwide
Seattle Times: Trailhead Direct offers shuttle service from Seattle to the Issaquah Alps, with more stops coming soon
Press Democrat: Homeless advocates arrested at city council meeting
SF Chronicle: Oakland’s Harborside plans expansion in cannabis shops with $5 million financial backing
SF Chronicle: Sen. Feinstein says she no longer opposes legal pot
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
The New Yorker: The Renegade Sheriffs
The Guardian: Invasive fist-sized Cuban treefrogs discovered in New Orleans
The Guardian: Border patrol violence: US paid $60m to cover claims against the agency
Press Democrat: New rule for drug testing? Oakland lawmaker pushes bill to protect medical cannabis users at work
Monday, April 30, 2018
Vox: Why the scientific finding that trees “sleep” at night is beautiful
New Republic: The Ultimate Cash Crop: How a pot crisis restarted a conversation about public banking in America
Atlas Obscura: America’s Greatest Horticulturist Left Behind a Plum Mystery
NPR: Russia's First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Headed To The Arctic
AccuWeather: Outrage ensues as Michigan grants Nestlé permit to extract 200,000 gallons of water per day
NY Times: Covering Scott Pruitt, Beige Career Lawyer and Master of the Non-Answer
NY Times: Anonymous Owner, L.L.C.: Why It Has Become So Easy to Hide in the Housing Market
The Guardian: Weedkiller found in granola and crackers, internal FDA emails show
Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. EPA grants biofuels waiver to billionaire Icahn's oil refinery - sources
LA Times: L.A. budgets $430 million to help homeless, most of it long-term debt
Sunday, April 29, 2018
NY Times: Many Second Chances Should A User Get?
LA Times: Electronics-recycling innovator is going to prison for trying to extend computers' lives
LA Times: A Hawaiian island got about 50 inches of rain in 24 hours. Scientists warn it's a sign of the future
Friday, April 27, 2018
NY Times: Shorebirds, the World’s Greatest Travelers, Face Extinction
Daily Mail: SF spends $30 million cleaning needles and feces from BART and sidewalks
Washington Post: WA senator questions $375,000 CDC director's salary
The Columbian: Washington’s cannabis pesticide tests worry small farms
Forbes: Cannabis Cultivation Will Be A Race To The Bottom
High Times: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Writes Open Letter To Jeff Sessions About Cannabis
The Hill: An easy policy fix: Jeff Sessions should finally reschedule cannabis
Seattle Times: Solar panels on farmland? In Central Washington, that stirs a fight.
Washington Post: Robert Redford: The biggest Scott Pruitt scandal is the one right in front of us
The Guardian: The missing maths: the human cost of fossil fuels
The Guardian: EU agrees total ban on bee-harming pesticides
The Guardian: Stolen succulents: California hipster plants at center of smuggling crisis
San Jose Mercury: PG&E hit with $97.5 million fine. Here’s why
SF Chronicle: American Indian artifacts found in North Bay fire debris — and quickly reburied
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Press Democrat: Lynching memorial and museum in Alabama opens to public
Press Democrat: North Bay mother and daughter, cancer researcher and survivor, hope to heal others with cannabis
Press Democrat: Forestville woman sets herself on fire
Sonoma West: Cannabis Country: Pioneering biodynamic farmer
Sonoma West: Russian River: Stricter septic rules hit riverside property owners
NY Times: Setting Fires and Restoring an American Landscape
BBC: The Unique Way The Dutch Treat Mentally Ill Prisoners
Earther: Climate Change: Tabasco Sauce Is in a Battle For Its Very Survival
Washington Post: HUD proposal could triple rent for some low-income Americans receiving housing subsidies
The Oregonian: Amazon will begin hiring this summer to fill 1,500 Troutdale jobs
The Oregonian: Oregon teacher salaries average $62K, above U.S. average
The Oregonian: Jackson County sees startling spike in opioid overdose deaths