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Sunday, June 4, 2023

SF Chronicle: There’s a way to build more housing units on S.F.’s west side — and neighbors like it

SF Chronicle: Unusually large group of killer whales is hunting off California’s coast. Their method is ‘pretty brutal’

SF Chronicle: California to investigate who sent large group of migrants from Texas to Sacramento on chartered jet

SFGate: Tahoe's biggest ski resort buys empty inn to house workers

SFGate: Surging California rivers become a deadly threat, months after storms

East Bay Times: Three dead in violent South Bay spree; suspect has assault convictions, source says

East Bay Times: 4.4-magnitude quake strikes 13 miles from Healdsburg

East Bay Times: Owning a home in the Bay Area now costs twice as much as renting

Thursday, June 1, 2023

AP News: 3 activists arrested after their fund bailed out protestors of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’

USA Today: Florida businesses plan to strike Thursday to protest DeSantis immigration law

CBS News : Marijuana users still barred from buying guns even in states where pot is legal, ATF warns

CNN: Oregon governor says talks to end longest walkout by lawmakers in state history at impasse

NDTV: Mastodon Tooth Found On a Santa Cruz Beacj, Handed Over To Museum

Yahoo News: 3 more GOP governors sending National Guard troops to US-Mexico border

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge rules reports on conditions in San Diego jails should be made public

Courthouse News Service: Millions in federal funding set to restore public lands across western states

NPR: The debt ceiling deal bulldozes a controversial pipeline's path through the courts

NPR: How a 93-year-old visited every national park and healed a family rift in the process

NPR: Tourist pleads guilty for handling a Yellowstone bison calf, leading to its death

NY Times : Colleges Will Be Able to Hide a Student’s Race on Admissions Applications

The Atlantic: America’s Approach to Addiction Has Gone Off the Rails

The Atlantic: The DEI Industry Needs to Check Its Privilege

Washington Post: If you live in California, your power bill will soon depend on your income

Washington Post: Research suggests that some patients with psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia may have am autoimmune disease that attacks the brain.

NY Times : Climate Shocks Are Making Parts of America Uninsurable. It Just Got Worse.

NY Times : Can Californians Keep Their Lawns?

Washington Post: New SNAP work requirements, explained

BBC: Video: Moment climber found in rare Everest ‘death zone’ rescue

BBC: The untold tale of America's first spelling bee victor

NY Times : The GRE Test Is Cut in Half: Two Hours and Done

NY Times : Joe Manchin Wanted a 303-Mile-Long Pipeline, and He’s About to Get One

NY Times : An Inside Look at Covid’s Lasting Damage to the Lungs

Vox: A big El Niño is looming. Here’s what it means for our weather.

The Guardian: Nepali sherpa saves climber in rare Everest ‘death zone’ rescue

The Oregonian: The lowest full moon of the year will rise this weekend

KQED: Ousted SF DA Chesa Boudin to Lead New UC Berkeley Criminal Justice Program

The Oregonian: CEOs got smaller raises last year. It would still take a typical worker two lifetimes to make their annual pay

Politico: Elizabeth Warren, J.D. Vance team up on bank CEO crackdown

The Guardian: Here’s proof fishing bans leave plenty to eat, says study of Mexico marine park

The Guardian: US air force general convicted of abusive sexual contact losing ranking on retiring

The Guardian: Australian researchers make world-first endometriosis breakthrough

The Guardian: Plastic containers still distributed across the US are a potential health disaster

The Guardian: Brazilian Amazon at risk of being taken over by mafia, ex-police chief warns

The Oregonian: Portland families frustrated by end-of-school year asbestos removal at local synagogue

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Eating more — or less — of 10 foods may cut risk of early death

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon, Washington sue companies that make firefighting foam

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Coastal Oregon communities grappling with rise in elk population

LA Times: Volunteer awarded $6.8 million after being mauled at animal shelter run by troubled L.A. agency

LA Times: Democratic lawmakers press Newsom to spend millions from health insurance fines

AP News: Renewable energy surges, driven by solar boom and high fuel prices, report finds