Anywhere But Humboldt
Monday, Feb. 22, 2021
Press Democrat: Rare pygmy sperm whale washes up on Sonoma Coast
SF Chronicle: SF school board pauses renaming 44 schools, promises to consult historians in future
SF Chronicle: Why Bay Area locals are willing to pay high prices for rare tropical plants
SF Chronicle: Airbnb Is Driving Hosts Elsewhere With Costly Pandemic Policies
Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021
Press Democrat: California disparity in suspending Black boys is widest in early grades, report says
Press Democrat: Great Redwood Trail, years from completion, enters planning phase
Fox Boston: 1 dead, 4 wounded in American Legion shooting in Missouri
AP News: Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases
AP News: 139-year-old house rolls to new San Francisco address
NY Times: When There’s No Heat: ‘You Need Wood, You Get Wood’
NY Times: What Are Sperm Telling Us?
NY Times: His Lights Stayed on During Texas’ Storm. Now He Owes $16,752.
NY Times: Texas Blackouts Point to Coast-to-Coast Crises Waiting to Happen
CNN: These two charts show how much minimum wage workers have fallen behind
CNN: Texas officials are investigating outrageous energy bills in storm price surge
The Oregonian: First Oregon missing and murdered Indigenous persons report released
The Oregonian: Bust of York, member of Lewis and Clark expedition, appears in place of Harvey Scott statue on Mount Tabor
East Bay Times: Customers, staff fired back in gun store shooting; 3 dead
USA Today: As millions of kids skip kindergarten, the learning gap widens — and schools may lose funding
KTLA: Southern California winds threaten to topple trees, power lines
LA Times: Suspect accused of threatening Sequoia National Park visitors is wounded in shootout
LA Times: ‘Mega-miracle’ will be needed to overcome dry February in Los Angeles
LA Times: A century-old fight for tribal recognition simmers over the eastern Sierra Nevada’s Mono Lake
LA Times: ‘I thought we were done’: Debris falls from plane near Denver
Washington Post: U.S. economy may have its best chance in years to break from era of subpar growth
Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021
KRON: Costco administering COVID vaccinations at some CA locations
Dallas Morning News: Texas customers face $5,000 electric bills for 5 freezing days in Texas
The Atlantic: Photos: Texas Is a Mess
The Atlantic: What Americans Don’t Know About Their Medications
Huffington Post: Federal Agents Seize $2.8 Million In Cocaine-Frosted Corn Flakes
Washington Post: Deb Haaland’s nomination to lead Interior is a historic first for Native Americans. The GOP wants Biden to cancel it.
Washington Post: He’s rescued 500 people from icy Texas roads: ‘As fast as I was clearing cars out, people were pulling in and getting stuck’
Washington Post: Billions in damage across the South prompts focus on who’s to blame, and who will pay
Washington Post: Deadly floods in India point to a looming climate emergency in the Himalayas
The Hill: Cancun fallout threatens to deal lasting damage to Cruz
The Hill: Proud Boys member warns 'I'm coming for you' as Sacramento GOP votes to expel him
California Globe: Excise Tax on CA Property Owners for Renting or Leasing Property in New Bill
California Globe: DMV Vehicle Records Possibly Breached, Exposing Millions of Drivers’ Personal Data
The Guardian: Workers clear 'huge, disgusting' fatberg from London sewer
The Guardian: Klamath Featured: Native Americans rebuild territories they lost
The Guardian: Alexei Navalny loses appeal against Russian prison camp sentence
The Guardian: ‘Meet the governor we’ve known all along’: how Cuomo fell from grace
NPR: What's In Tattoo Ink? Why Scientists Want To Know
LA Times: New California sports guidelines to allow football in many counties starting Feb. 26
LA Times: The COVID-19 surge is now helping to create herd immunity
KTLA: L.A. homeowner warns others after her property was stolen through deed fraud
KCRA: 'Help us save lives': Animal cruelty cases are surging in freezing Texas
San Jose Mercury: Oakland’s new hotspot for roller skaters comes with amazing views
San Jose Mercury: Prominent Bay Area redwood forest preserved in $24.7 million deal