Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018
The Guardian: September 11: nearly 10,000 people affected by 'cesspool of cancer'
Seattle Times: For 40,000 homeless students, it’s back-to-school season in Washington
LA Times: To reduce wildfires, Edison seeks $582 million from ratepayers for improvements
Vox: The problem with all the plastic that’s leaching into your food
NY Times: Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not.
The Oregonian: Lake Oswego couple dies after being swept out to sea on Oregon coast
The Oregonian: 10 minutes with Sara Bareilles, the singer-songwriter behind the hit musical 'Waitress'
Press Democrat: Sprawling Jenner Headlands Preserve on Sonoma Coast opening to public
Marin Independent Journal: Opinion: Huffman wrong to protect Point Reyes cattle ranchers
Marin Independent Journal: Hundreds of dolphins cut through Monterey Bay waters in a mesmerizing video of ‘superpod’ hunting
Monday, Sept. 10, 2018
SF Chronicle: Evacuations ordered in Marin County, vegetation fire grows to 40 acres at Samuel P. Taylor State Park
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018
Press Democrat: Petaluma-area pot farm sued by neighbors to shut down
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018
Press Democrat: CHP: 5 injured in 2 DUI head-on crashes on county roads
NY Times: Yurok, Karuk and Hoopa: Can These California Tribes Beat Heroin and History?
SF Chronicle: Wildfire forces evacuations in Tahoe National Forest
Washington Post: ‘It’s open season for poachers’: Nearly 90 elephants killed for tusks near Botswana wildlife sanctuary
Monday, Sept. 3, 2018
Press Democrat: Wildfire burning near Kelseyville in Lake County
Washington Post: Holy cow! How Canadian dairy pricing soured the NAFTA negotiations
Washington Post: Oppressive: Hungary expels an entire University
The Guardian: 'It’s not if, it’s when': the deadly pig disease spreading around the world
Press Democrat: Logging truck driver killed in Mendocino County accident
Press Democrat: Housing shortage, legal cannabis businesses test Sonoma County's commercial property market
Friday, Aug. 31, 2018
The Guardian: Ayahuasca tourists beware – it is no risk-free shortcut to enlightenment
The Guardian: Trans Mountain pipeline halted after Canadian court overturns approval
The Guardian: I feel safer on a trail than at the store': hiking is my escape from sexual harassment
The Atlantic: Should We Dim the Skies to Save the World?
The Oregonian: Oregon hunter rescued after hanging upside-down for 2 days
The Oregonian: Judge rejects plan for off-roading trails in Ochoco National Forest
Press Democrat: Offshore oil drilling bills approved by lawmakers seen as California’s best defense
Seattle Times: Concern over endangered orcas blows up approval of Trans Mountain pipeline in Canada
Washington Post: California abolished money bail. Here’s why bail opponents aren’t happy.
Washington Post: Thousands of Vietnamese, including offspring of U.S. troops, could be deported under tough Trump policy
LA Times: The economy may be booming, but nearly half of Americans can't make ends meet
LA Times: Vegas' salute to the cannabis culture: a 24-foot-long, fully functional bong
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018
SF Chronicle: "Missing" Canadian woman thought to be on coast found in Orleans
Washington Post: FDA probes possible connection between grain-free dog food and heart disease
San Jose Mercury: Thinning California’s fire-prone forests: 5 things to know as lawmakers move toward a plan
SF Chronicle: Woman in box killed as crew clears Modesto homeless camp
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018
Washington Post: U.S. is denying passports to Americans along the border, throwing their citizenship into question
SF Chronicle: Sonoma County residents sue pot grower over ‘stench’ and noise
The Oregonian: Circles in the Sand draws inspiration on the Oregon coast
San Jose Mercury: California passes bill to block Trump’s offshore oil drilling plans
SF Chronicle: Nevada's 1st year of pot sales beats forecast by 40 percent
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018
The Guardian: 'Scallop wars' escalate as boats ram each other in Channel – video
The Guardian: Governor makes California first state to eliminate bail
The Guardian: 'Digital shackles’: the unexpected cruelty of ankle monitors