Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Today
LA Times: The food that goes bad in your fridge amounts to trillions of gallons of wasted water
LA Times: California hospitals must cough up millions to meet charity care obligations
Yesterday
Willamette Week: Oregon Grew More Cannabis Than Customers Can Smoke. Now Shops and Farmers Are Left With Mountains of Unwanted Bud
Hakai Magazine: Local Carbs: Pacific Northwest plant lovers nurture an indigenous food with ancient roots
NY Times: Can Dirt Save the Earth from Climate Change?
Seattle Times: Supreme Court showdown: Washington’s attorney general vs. tribes over salmon habitat
San Jose Mercury: Environmentalists plan logging to restore California’s redwood forests
San Jose Mercury: Report: Half of Californians support deportations of immigrants, Muslim ban
Press Democrat: Sonoma County supervisors advance proposed $300 million housing bond for potential November election
Press Democrat: Petaluma police arrest woman following apparent overdose death of son
LA Times: East Bay fault is 'tectonic time bomb' more dangerous than San Andreas, study finds
SF Chronicle: Bay Area’s air quality near nation’s worst, climate change to blame: Report
SF Chronicle: Marijuana-based epilepsy drug gets positive review from FDA
SF Chronicle: A plea to save California’s treasured coast redwoods, giant sequoias
Tuesday, April 17
The Oregonian: Public art trail in the works for Oregon Coast
Press Democrat: Pulitzer Prize awarded to Press Democrat for wildfire coverage
Santa Cruz Sentinel: California restaurant kitchen staff can share in tips under new law
Sacramento Bee: California housing showdown draws key interest groups
Sacramento Bee: Trump's tax cut not for everyone: 1 million Californians will owe $12 billion more next year
LA Times: Organs from drug overdose victims could save the lives of patients on transplant waiting list
LA Times: Supreme Court to decide if online sellers must collect sales taxes across America
LA Times: Some Republican lawmakers, once critical of marijuana, now think highly of it. Here’s why
SF Chronicle: With S.F. seawall crumbling, $425 million bond for repairs likely to make ballot
SF Chronicle: Clean up San Francisco’s streets, tourist industry pleads
Monday, April 16
PsyPost: Treatment utilizing psychedelic drug ibogaine significantly reduces opioid withdrawal and cravings
Washington Post: PBS: ‘Civilizations’ is the most ambitious story about art ever told on television
The New Yorker: The Hunt for Mexico’s Heirloom Beans
Atlas Obscura: How a Gang of Thirsty Thieves Stole Over $500,000 Worth of Wine in Calif
The Guardian: Two surfers attacked by sharks on Western Australia coast near Pro tournament
The Guardian: Nonprofit says study shows Trump businesses making millions from political and taxpayer spending
The Guardian: Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles
The Guardian: The Hague bans cannabis smoking in city centre in Dutch first
The Guardian: 'Cannabis strengthened our bond': can pot make you a better parent?
LA Times: Tax policy is a bore, until they take your Social Security and Medicare away
LA Times: Southern California plans to spend $11 billion on the delta tunnels. Who will end up paying?
SF Chronicle: Opposition to immigrant sanctuary spreading in California
SF Chronicle: Chuck E. Cheeses for adults? SF's activity bars are all the rage
Washington Post: John Boehner’s claim that ‘we have literally filled up our jails’ with people for minor marijuana possession
Washington Post: Amid Trump’s harsh rhetoric about Mexico, the U.S. has been quietly helping it fight a war on opium
Sunday, April 15
NY Times: Fighting to Save America’s Bats
NY Times: Strange Math Sends Pensions Soaring at Taxpayers’ Expense
LA Times: The staggering body count as California newspapers founder, and democracy loses
SF Chronicle: Wine Country burn scars explode with wildflowers: 'It's off the charts'
Saturday, April 14
SF Chronicle: More organic than thou? Rebel farmers create new food label
Seattle Times: Conservationists, West Coast bottom fishermen embrace ‘grand bargain’
Seattle Times: Seattle still doesn’t know what to do with thousands of people living in vehicles
The Atlantic: Why American Students Haven't Gotten Better at Reading in 20 Years
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