Anywhere But Humboldt
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023
KOMO: Abbott says Texas is building its own border wall amid record number of illegal crossings
KOMO: Lawmakers consider options to change Washington drug laws and require rehab for offenders
The Guardian: Ohio officials to release toxic chemicals from derailed train to avert explosion
The Guardian: Leaked video footage of ocean pollution shines light on deep-sea mining
The Guardian: Hunters shoot dead 54 wolves in Sweden’s largest ever cull
The Guardian: Turkey and Syria earthquake: Erdoğan imposes three-month state of emergency as death toll passes 5,000 – latest
LA Times: Can bighorns, a bullet train and a huge solar farm coexist in the Mojave Desert?
LA Times: Video shows police fatally shooting double amputee who was holding knife
KTLA: Intruder breaches base of Air Force One, shot fired
KTLA: Why contraband eggs are piling up at border of U.S. and Mexico
AP News: Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers
KRCR: Trinity Alps Unified School District honors local Native nations in new curriculum
KRCR: California tribes to gather at State Capitol to raise awareness for MMIP Day of Action
AP News: UK energy company BP’s profits double to $27.7 billion
AP News: Lucky player in Washington wins $754.6M Powerball prize
Marin Independent Journal: Marin rain spell drops nearly 3 inches on Mount Tamalpais
AP News: Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers in Ohio
AP News: Quake deaths pass 5,000 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors
San Jose Mercury News: Major violations found at Santa Clara County’s main hospital
East Bay Times: State cannabis task force says large bust in Hayward, Oakland yields $35 million in pot
East Bay Times: Poll finds plummeting support for national assault weapon ban
SFGate: Bay Area pest control company removes 700 pounds of acorns from Airbnb
SFGate: MedMen, California's 'Apple Store of weed,' is on the verge of collapse
SFGate: Private landowners bar access to 500,000 acres of California public land
SF Chronicle: End to pandemic assistance leaves Bay Area food banks on edge
SF Chronicle: ‘It’s never been like this’: Latest Bay Area crime wave is targeting $50,000 power tools
SFGate: Yuba County child, 10, killed in dispute between families, sheriff says
SF Chronicle: Fake environmental reviews are killing good housing projects. Here's what California can do about it
SF Chronicle: San Mateo County officials warn of Orbeez toy guns as reports surface of teens shooting people in San Carlos
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023
CNN: Dozens dead as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey
Slate: I never understood why veterinarians are at such a high risk of suicide. Until I became one.
Slate: How Wikipedia Erases Indigenous History
NY Post: E-bike battery fire in NYC leaves 3 kids injured, including 2 critically: FDNY
NY Times: They Call Her the Godmother of Southern Seeds for a Reason
NY Times: The Story Construction Tells About America’s Economy Is Disturbing
NY Times: What’s Really Behind Rural Resentment?
Washington Post: Is TikTok really giving your data to China? Our tech columnist separates facts from fears.
The Oregonian: Portland-area middle schools, walloped by bullying, fights and unrest in pandemic’s wake, remain on the brink
Washington Post: Essential insects in East Asia have declined massively, study finds
The Guardian: Want to truly have empathy for animals? Stop owning pets
Washington Post: Editorial: Yes, Social Security and Medicare still need to be reformed — and soon
Reuters: At least 24 dead in Chile as wildfires expand; foreign help on the way
The Oregonian: A look inside: Large California tent camp could foretell Portland’s future
Reuters: Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to disrupt gangs
NPR: An unusually high number of whales are washing up on U.S. beaches
NPR: Meet the people safeguarding the sacred forests and lagoons of West Africa
Reuters: Good-bye Iowa! Democrats approve Biden's revamped primary calendar
St Louis Post-Dispatch: ‘Is it actual weed?’ First weekend of recreational pot sales open in Missouri to joy and exuberance.
KOMU: Missouri marijuana producers ramp up production to keep up with demand
ABC News: Kansas police responding to overdose call shoot, kill man