Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Digg: Why Ford Took The Bronco Off The Market - And Why It's Bringing It Back
Sacramento Bee: CHP can ban protests at California Capitol, federal judge rules
Sacramento Bee: Tribes tell Newsom they plan to reopen Southern California casinos. What about north state?
The Oregonian: Russian Old Believers in Oregon confront coronavirus
The Oregonian: Fences on Pacific City beach draw concern from residents
KTLA: National parks visitors should plan for ‘new normal,’ Park Service official says
KTLA: Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ from Palo Alto to Nevada or Texas over virus shutdown
KCRTV: Cottonwood Rodeo to take place on Sunday, Sheriff Magrini won't enforce stay-at-home order
Washington Post: In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. government turned down an offer to manufacture millions of N95 masks in America
Marin Independent Journal: West Marin nonprofit buys site for salmon habitat
Press Democrat: In the pandemic's early days, US government turned down an offer to manufacture N95 masks in Texas
SF Chronicle: Illegal drug lab under investigation as cause of explosive fire in San Leandro
SF Chronicle: Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report
SF Chronicle: White House Virus Task Force members face quarantine
SF Chronicle: Surfer killed in shark attack at Santa Cruz County beach
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Washington Post: The pandemic exposed a painful truth: America doesn’t care about old people
Daily Beast: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Tells Native American Tribes: Remove COVID Checkpoints—or Else
The Guardian: Airbnb slump means Europe's cities can return to residents, say officials
LA Times: Senior care homes source of nearly half of all California coronavirus deaths, data show
Press Democrat: Elk hoof disease found in California for the 1st time
Press Democrat: Sisters open nursery in Santa Rosa, continuing a long family tradition
Press Democrat: NASCAR cancels Sonoma Raceway event for 2020
Friday, May 8, 2020
CNBC: Vice President Mike Pence staffer tests positive for coronavirus
Daily Beast: Coronavirus Cases at Iowa Meat Plant Double to 1,000+ on Same Day It Reopens
KTLA: DMV to reopen 25 field offices across California — with modifications
KRCR: Military tribute will soar over the Northstate Saturday
KRCR: Eureka man arrested for robbery after online sneaker sale turns high-speed car chase
Washington Post: Capital Weather Gang California’s mountain snow cover is vanishing a month early, in a worrying setup for fire season
Washington Post: Who is Judy Mikovits, featured in ‘Plandemic,’ the coronavirus conspiracy video just banned from social media?
Washington Post: The real scandal isn’t what China did to us. It’s what we did to ourselves.
New Republic: Is 5G Going to Kill Us All?
Politico: Trump will urge Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare
The Guardian: Armed black citizens escort Michigan lawmaker to capitol after volatile rightwing protest
Press Democrat: Experts worry CDC is sidelined in coronavirus response
Press Democrat: Sport anglers can access Sonoma Coast to fish, Sonoma County health officer says
Press Democrat: Iowa man receives card from his sister in Guerneville — 33 years after she mailed it
LA Times: Bob Dylan releases another single — and announces a new double album, ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’
LA Times: Birding may be the ideal pastime we all need right now
LA Times: First Californian to get coronavirus in community spread was infected at a nail salon, Newsom says
LA Times: Coronavirus plunges California into worst budget deficit in state history
San Jose Mercury: Workers at Marin County Whole Foods and Safeway test positive for coronavirus
SF Chronicle: Unanimous Supreme Court throws out 'Bridgegate' convictions
Thursday, May 7, 2020
SF Chronicle: 138 employees at California meat plant test positive for coronavirus
Bloomberg: Trump Says He Discussed Russia ‘Hoax’ With Putin in Phone Call
NY Times: Valentina Blackhorse, Navajo Pageant Winner With Dreams, Dies at 28
NY Times: Justice Dept. Drops Case Against Michael Flynn
CNN: Trump administration rejects CDC guidance on reopening US amid coronavirus
CNBC: Billionaire divorce uncovers secretive world of trusts in South Dakota
CBC: North America’s largest single coronavirus outbreak started at this Alberta meat-packing plant.
NY Times: Trump’s New Coronavirus Message: Time to Move On to the Economic Recovery