Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017
Washington Post: Colorectal cancer rates rising sharply among young and middle-aged adults
The Guardian: Doctors could prescribe houses to the homeless under radical Hawaii bill
Washington Post: ‘There is no other medicine’: Texas father breaks law to treat self-harming autistic daughter with marijuana
The Oregonian: Tour, design, build tiny houses: Portland conference shows what it's like to live in 200 square feet (photos)
Press Democrat: Sonoma County judge struck, injured in Petaluma crosswalk
Monday, Feb. 27, 2017
Washington Post: What happened when one school banned homework — and asked kids to read and play instead
Washington Post: Trump to direct rollback of Obama-era clean water rule
Huffington Post: Jeff Sessions Issues Ominous Warning On State Marijuana Legalization
Press Democrat: United Airlines mulls return of Sonoma County-SFO flight
The Guardian: Is Colorado's homeless surge tied to marijuana legalization?
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017
NY Times: Amazon deforestation, once tamed, comes roaring back
Forbes: Marijuana Industry Projected To Create More Jobs Than Manufacturing By 2020
Redding Searchlight: Sanctuaries? No. Norcal counties pledge ICE cooperation
Redding Searchlight: Ban on state aid to federal marijuana cops proposed
NY Times: The Adults a Medicaid Work Requirement Would Leave Behind
The Oregonian: See all 11 lighthouses of the Oregon coast
Press Democrat: Temple Grandin, famed autism activist, honored in Santa Rosa
Press Democrat: Cazadero woman survives night trapped in car in swollen Sonoma County creek
LA Times: Developers of affordable housing in California are on pins and needles over Trump's tax plan
LA Times: With Obamacare in jeopardy, California considers going it alone with 'single-payer' system
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017
Ukiah Daily Journal: New Book: ‘California through Native Eyes’ emphasizes continuity in time
Willits News: ADA lawsuit has local business owners spooked
Willits News: Willits finally gets into pot-reg specifics, ordinance may soon follow
The Oregonian: Goodbye Utah: A mega outdoor industry expo seeks a new home, and Oregon wants it
The Oregonian: Oregon to seek federal approval for tolls on metro freeways
LA Times: California's coastal Highway 1 is now temporarily closed in several places after recent storms
LA Times: California officials and the marijuana industry are ready to fight a federal crackdown
SF Chronicle: Storm-lashed California roads, dams could cost $1B to fix
Friday, Feb. 24, 2017
Washington Post: Republicans introduce bills to curb protesting in at least 17 states
Washington Post: U.S. Geological Survey hails an early spring — and deems it a red flag for climate change
SF Chronicle: After expansion, Oakland Zoo will rival San Diego Zoo
Seattle Times: Washington state will resist federal crackdown on legal weed, AG Ferguson says
San Jose Mercury: Opinion: California cuts to medical training endangers patients
NY Post: At last, a ‘Judge Judy’ for stoners
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017
LA Times : Shasta Dam makes history as water flows from top gates for first time in 20 years
Press Democrat: Sonoma Coast’s Stewarts Point becomes part of historic agreement for coastal ranch
The Cannabist: Trump administration puts recreational marijuana in crosshairs
Washington Post: This pretty blond doll could be spying on your family
Washington Post: U.S. agents searching domestic flight for undocumented immigrant ask passengers for IDs before deplaning
Press Democrat: Trump administration appears poised to crack down on legal marijuana
Press Democrat: Kozlowski family’s Forestville property up for sale
NY Times: Nearly 2,000 ‘High-Hazard’ Dams Need Repair in the U.S.
Washington Post: ‘Hog Apocalypse’: Texas has a new weapon in its war on feral pigs — and it’s not pretty
The Guardian: Downward spiral: how addiction decimated a Wyoming family
LA Times: Trump's promise to ramp up deportations spreads fear — among California businesses
Press Democrat: Abandoned pot farm damages park site
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017
Sacramento Bee: Mexico to Trump: We won’t take your unwanted immigrants
Sacramento Bee: A deal on homelessness that can’t be refused
The Guardian: As rain batters California, floods leave homeless with even fewer places to go