Anywhere But Humboldt
Sunday, April 14
Washington Post: Texas county at center of border fight is overwhelmed by migrant deaths
Smithsonian Magazine: Sea Otters Have Helped Bolster California’s Kelp Forest
Smithsonian Magazine: EPA Sets First Federal Limits on Dangerous 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water
The Guardian: Oil and gas firms must pay more to drill on public lands under new Biden rule
The Guardian: From hot springs to rivers, five secret California swimming spots to ‘declutter your mind’
Sacramento Bee: ‘Prayers have been answered’: Missing Sacramento State student, 23, contacts her parents
East Bay Times: Deputies seized an East Contra Costa meth dealer’s phone. The secrets within led to police raids across the county
AP News: How to tackle crime in Indian Country? Empower tribal justice, ex-Justice Department official says
The Guardian: ‘Solar powered vacuum cleaners’: the native plants that could clean toxic soil
The Oregonian: Proposal to federally list native turtles in the West draws sharp divide among environmentalists, farm groups
AP News: Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court
AP News: Israel hails ‘success’ in blocking Iran’s unprecedented attack. Biden now seeks diplomatic response
The Guardian: ‘We found 700 different species’: astonishing array of wildlife discovered in Cambodia mangroves
Oregon Public Broadcasting: How the Pacific Northwest is shaping coffee culture
KPTV: Preschool teacher finds rare fossil along Oregon coast
The Oregonian: Portland Ladds 500: Hundreds gather to ride bikes in circles for hours (photos)
KRCR: Public input needed on draft residential-commercial zoning ordinance
AP News: 7-year-old girl killed, 7 others injured in Chicago mass shooting
KRCR: Shingletown dog-wolf pack owner speaks out
East Bay Times: At Berkeley, a protest at a dean’s home tests the limits of free speech
LA Times: Gaza peace activist faces 18 felony counts for allegedly threatening Bakersfield City Council
LA Times: PG&E hit with $225-million lawsuit for 2021 Dixie fire damages
LA Times: Copper thieves strike again, mutilating a 100-year-old monument in MacArthur Park
LA Times: ‘Nobody saw this coming’; California dairies scramble to guard herds against bird flu
SFGate: Avalanche in Yosemite 'sounded like a bomb going off'
East Bay Times: What’s in a name? Oakland airport’s identity crisis has two cities in a tug of war
East Bay Times: Audit: San Jose failed to adequately track $300 million in homelessness spending
East Bay Times: Alameda County had $77.8 million in black-market marijuana seized last year — the most in California
East Bay Times: Google to stop showing links to California news reports
SF Chronicle: Palo Alto environmentalist arrested in child sexual exploitation investigation
SFGate: Calif. about to get another soak from storm that's 'pretty unusual for the time of year'
SF Chronicle: The feds want to kill 470,000 barred owls on the West Coast. Is the plan ethical?
SF Chronicle: S.F. jails on lockdown after attacks on deputies, staff; union calls for National Guard deployment
SFGate: Lake Shasta, the poster child of California's drought, makes a comeback in a near-miracle
SF Chronicle: Visiting California’s famous Fern Canyon this year should be easier after permit changes
SFGate: Cal Poly SLO student dies while hiking at Big Sur waterfall
Thursday, April 11
BBC: Fake UK stamps blamed on Chinese-made counterfeits
BBC: Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city
BBC: OJ Simpson: Former American footballer dies aged 76, family says
BBC: Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud
Yahoo News: U.S. Coast Guard, Navy rescue 3 stranded men after spotting 'HELP' sign made with palm leaves
KCRA: Suspects arrested after illegally dumping thousands of tires in different areas of Sacramento County
KCRA: Massive fire at San Joaquin County recycling center causes nearby homes to evacuate
The Oregonian: These two Oregon and Washington cities named among best places to live in U.S.
Washington Post: A drone factory in Utah is at the epicenter of anti-China fervor
NPR: NPR defends its journalism after senior editor says it has lost the public's trust
NPR: White-sounding names get called back for jobs more than Black ones, a new study finds
NPR: Consumer Reports asks USDA to remove Lunchables from schools' lunch menus
AP News: The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
AP News: Breaking from routine with a mini sabbatical or ‘adult gap year’ can be rejuvenating