Anywhere But Humboldt
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
KTLA: Ongoing COVID-19 surge has ICUs at capacity, hospitals turning to desperate measures
EuroNews: Millions of kilos of plastic packaging from Amazon are devastating the environment, says report
Seattle Times: FDIC eases path for giants like Amazon and Facebook to become lenders
Seattle Times: Seattle plans to clear homeless encampment from Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill
The Oregonian: Klamath Falls cop arrested after drug-related car crash
The Oregonian: Kindergarten teacher delivering supplies carjacked at gunpoint in NE Portland, police say
The Oregonian: Uber driver — an Iraqi refugee working to bring new wife to U.S. — on life support after suspected mistaken shooting
The Oregonian: All of Oregon Coast now classified at ‘extreme risk’ of COVID-19 spread, Gov. Kate Brown says
Mt. Shasta News: Mount Shasta council won't fine businesses who defy mask mandate
AP News: A pandemic atlas: USA by the numbers, telling and horrifying
AP News: Negotiators make progress on long-delayed COVID-19 aid bill
AP News: Dutch court refuses to return painting to Jewish heirs
LA Times: ‘Stunned at the price tag,’ L.A. councilman asks city to study cost of tiny home villages
LA Times: Column: California’s ‘climate damn emergency’ can’t be ignored
LA Times: California shatters single-day COVID-19 death record, with 295
AP News: Minnesota juvenile lifer walks free after 18 years in prison
AP News: Germany enters harder lockdown as virus deaths hit new high
LA Times: Mitch McConnell warns GOP off electoral college brawl in Congress
KRCR: "Exposure Notifications" popping up on your phone? Here's how it works
Marin Independent Journal: Marin water district proposes allowing e-bikes on Mt. Tam
Marin Independent Journal: Study exonerates California sea otters as major Dungeness threat
Marin Independent Journal: Marin hits maximum ICU capacity as coronavirus rages
Press Democrat: Northern California ultrarunners plan to retrace Sierra escape of Donner Party survivors
Press Democrat: Lake Tahoe. ( IM_photo / Shutterstock) Lake Tahoe named hottest neighborhood for 2021
East Bay Times: Playing with shotguns, Central California man fatally shoots friend
East Bay Times: Gov. Newsom addresses new California COVID-19 guidelines for youth, prep sports
East Bay Times: Contra Costa DA restricts seizure of property from people not charged with crimes
SF Chronicle: Government hack brings unwanted attention to obscure but vital IT firm
SF Chronicle: Deaths rising so fast California must order more body bags
SF Chronicle: Texas oilman's 'holy grail' of Ansel Adams' California photos sells for $6.4 million
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020
AP News: Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets US green light
ABC News: Magnitude 3.6 and 3.7 earthquakes hit near Morgan Hill, USGS says
STAT News: Sackler family members agree to testify at House hearing on Purdue’s role in opioid crisis
STAT News: FDA approves genetically altering pigs, to potentially make food, drugs, and transplants safer
SF Chronicle: Osteen's Lakewood Church got $4.4 million in federal PPP loans
MSN News: White House Official Recovers From Severe Covid-19, Friend Says
NY Times: Solar power capacity in the U.S. will jump 43 percent this year.
NY Times: Got $1 Million to Spare? You Can Buy an Ambassadorship
NY Times: Just How Dangerous Was Donald Trump?
SciTechDaily: Incredible Satellite View of the Moon’s Shadow Crossing the Surface of Earth During the Total Solar Eclipse
CNBC: ‘It’s an economic war’— Warren Buffett urges Congress to extend relief for small businesses
The Guardian: Boko Haram claims responsibility for kidnapping hundreds of boys in Nigeria
Vox: He was arrested for marijuana 17 years ago. Now it’s legal. So why is he still guilty of a crime?
Digg: Video: Watching A Foldable House Get Installed Is Incredibly Mesmerizing
National Geographic: He may have found the key to the origins of life. So why have so few heard of him?
CNET: Intense full-face mask 'not only protects your health, it protects your identity'
NY Times: The Undoing of Jeffrey Toobin
Politico: Michigan congressman quits GOP over Trump’s election fights
Politico: 'The most lopsided economic event imaginable': Wave of evictions threatens Black, Latino tenants
The Hill: Utah mink becomes first wild animal in US to test positive for coronavirus