Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, April 15, 2017
Press Democrat: Hit and run driver kills two miniature horses in Sonoma
Politico: Your farm is trying to kill you
Friday, April 14, 2017
Press Democrat: North Bay home prices double in five years
SF Chronicle: It's harder than you might think finding 9,000 trees for Apple's futuristic new campus
Thursday, April 13, 2017
LA Times: Trumped: Colorado backs off plans for 'Amsterdam-style' marijuana clubs
Washington Post: Big Sur usually can’t keep people away. Right now, it’s practically deserted.
NY Times: Self-Storage Offers Space for Stuff. But It Gobbles Up Space.
The Guardian: Arizona Sky Village's residents have one rule: 'Turn off your goddamned lights'
The Guardian: 'It's a perfect storm': homeless spike in California Central Valley linked to Silicon Valley
San Jose Mercury: In search of higher self? Try ‘ganja yoga’
Press Democrat: Sonoma County farm leaders look to build agritourism
Press Democrat: Point Reyes estuary gets cleanup after 80 years of oyster farming
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
The Oregonian: Oregon lawmakers vote to shield marijuana users' info from feds
Press Democrat: Plane crash lands on Mendocino County coast, two on board
Redding Searchlight: DUI driver who killed child and fled gets life sentence; meanwhile the Kitchen case continues
Del Norte Triplicate: Coastal Voices: Sutter Coast charges up to 10 times price for identical tests
Outside: What Happens When A Queer Black Woman from Oakland Solo-Hikes The Appalachian Trail
Digg: You Should Get Into Birding, The Most Relaxing Of Hobbies
Ukiah Daily Journal: Local cannabis growers overwhelmed by regs, weighing costs of going legal
The Guardian: Book: "Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist"
LA Times: From extreme drought to record rain: Why California's drought-to-deluge cycle is getting worse
Washington Post: Trump’s new drug czar wants to put nonviolent drug offenders in ‘hospital-slash-prison’
Washington Post: Rural America’s dying hospitals
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Seattle Times: WTF: Man drives through pot-shop wall — then buys a joint
NY Times: New book puts blame for greedy corporate culture on Harvard Biz School
Press Democrat: What Southern California's 'Super Bloom' looks like from space
The Guardian: Loss of coral reefs caused by rising sea temperatures could cost billions
The Guardian: Aleutian Dreams: life as an Alaskan fisherman – in pictures
NY Times: Legal Marijuana Ends at Airport Security, Even if It’s Rarely Stopped
SF Chronicle: Monterey Pop 50th anniversary concert to celebrate Summer of Love
Monday, April 10, 2017
San Jose Mercury: Stupid: Cell phone violation leads to 325 pounds of marijuana, $1 million in cash
LA Times: Former tribal leader in Placer County gets death penalty for 2014 killings
The Guardian: Tiny, family-run Iowa newspaper wins Pulitzer for taking on agriculture companies
Washington Post: Salt from icy roads is contaminating North America’s lakes
Popular Mechanics: New biodegradable sneakers are made from corn
Hakai: Fish Farms Can Be Disease Accelerators
Huffington Post: Climate Change Is Ruining Farmers’ Lives, But Only A Few Will Admit It
The Guardian: Poverty Porn: the strange boom in homeless tourism
The Guardian: Canadian province gambles future on marijuana's 'extreme growth potential'
Sunday, April 9, 2017
NY Times: Behind the Problem of Student Homelessness
NY Times: Sleep Is the New Status Symbol
SF Chronicle: One hospitalized, about 30 with symptoms of hypothermia at Napa triathlon
Press Democrat: Fate of Russian and Eel River flows rests in big fight over small hydroelectric project
Press Democrat: Potter Valley: Sides square off over century-old diversion project on Eel River
Daily Beast: EXCERPT: Barbara Kingsolver Cheers on Young Farmers
LA Times: My phone was searched at LAX, which apparently is the new normal
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Curbed: Flower-shaped solar panel follows the sun
NY Times: Conglomerate Takover: The end of craft beer?
NY Times: Food: The Hippies Have Won