Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017
LA Times: Editorial—Voters deserve to know who's bankrolling shadowy political campaigns
Seattle Times: Washington considers the sticky politics of homegrown pot
Seattle Times: WA State approves 1 million more farmed fish for Puget Sound, despite escape
NY Times: E.P.A. Chief’s Calendar: A Stream of Industry Meetings and Trips Home
SF Chronicle: New direction in housing for S.F.’s homeless: modular
Washington Post: I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me otherwise.
Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017
Atlas Obscura: How Nature Creates Uncannily Spherical Boulders
The Guardian: 1,516 mass shootings in 1,735 days: America's gun crisis – in one chart
LA Times: Why losing Tom Petty feels like losing a piece of ourselves
Monday, Oct. 2, 2017
The Guardian: Cost of gun violence: hospital charges for 100,000 shot annually reach $2.8bn
SF Chronicle: At least 50 killed, 300 hurt, as gunman opens fire at Las Vegas concert
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017
Chicago Daily Herald: Loophole lets cannabis "gifting" instead of sales in D.C.
Politico: Is more health care hurting seniors?
Daily Beast: Bob Marley’s Son Wants to Create the Starbucks of Weed
Ukiah Daily Journal: Ukiah Planning Commission delays vote on cannabis ordinances
Willits News: First ever County Cannabis Job Fair draws huge numbers
LA Times: Up to 600,000 expected to apply when L.A. reopens Section 8 housing list this month after 13 years
LA Times: Ancient bristlecone pine forests are being overwhelmed by climate change
Press Democrat: Cannabis harvest heats up in Sonoma County
SF Chronicle: Sea otter population takes a dip off California coast
SF Chronicle: Government jobs sprouting as legal pot looms in California
Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017
NY Post: Feds seize $48M from ‘Silk Road’ mastermind
Washington Post: ‘I’m going to work until I die’: The new reality of old age in America
LA Times: Coastal Commission will consider relaxing L.A.'s 30-year-old beach curfew
SF Chronicle: California man with 'just a little bit' of pot arrested after police find 3,100 pounds
Friday, Sept. 29, 2017
The Guardian: Smokejumpers: life as an elite US Forest Service firefighter
The Guardian: Liquid genocide: alcohol destroyed Pine Ridge reservation - then they fought back
SF Chronicle: Brown to sign bills aiming to fix California housing crunch
SF Chronicle: FAA bans drone flights near major US landmarks
SF Chronicle: John Deere drives into San Francisco looking for farm-tech engineers
The Oregonian: Feds, narcotics agents target drug-trafficking network in central Oregon
Ukiah Daily Journal: Ukiah approves its first cannabis dispensary
Press Democrat: 'Jaw-dropping' number of sea creatures hitchhiked across Pacific on tsunami debris
Washington Post: More people were arrested last year over pot than for murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery — combined
Press Democrat: Californians spent $681 million on pot in 3-month period
Press Democrat: State regulator admits to anxiety as legal pot nears
Press Democrat: Sex offender found in girls bathroom at Santa Rosa elementary school
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017
The Guardian: Hooked: how slot machines are designed to be addictive
LA Times: Californians should get a passport before January 2018
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017
NY Times: A Battle to Save the World’s Favorite Treat: Chocolate
NY Times: Pandas Are No Longer Endangered. But Their Habitat Is in Trouble.
NY Daily News: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says one-third of his employees are not loyal to President Trump Tweet email
LA Times: L.A. presses forward with proposed rules for marijuana businesses despite industry concerns
SF Chronicle: $1 million worth of ‘magic’ mushrooms found in Berkeley home
Monday, Sept. 25, 2017
The Oregonian: Butane hash oil releases carcinogens if heated to high temperatures, study shows
Gizmodo: Why Is Weed Getting More Potent?
Press Democrat: Father-son pig hunting outing ends in 200-foot fall, rescue near Healdsburg
Press Democrat: Mom arrested in Petaluma River crash that killed her daughters