Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017
Press Democrat: Cannabis entrepreneur sees opportunity on the slopes of Tahoe
Press Democrat: Foot washes ashore at Doran Beach
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017
Wired: Russians Engineer a Brilliant Slot Machine Cheat—And Casinos Have No Fix
Bloomberg News: The New Face of American Unemployment
Vice: Can Farming Solve Detroit's Postindustrial Blues?
UK Independent: Wild bison roam Canada's oldest national park for first time in more than a century
UK Telegraph: Hundreds of ancient earthworks resembling Stonehenge found in Amazon rainforest
Press Democrat: Sharon Stone Stars in Local Movie Running Wild, Red Carpet Premiere in Petaluma this Friday
Press Democrat: Restaurant owners claim extortion as disabled access claim goes to trial
The Guardian: Extraordinary migration of giant Amazon catfish revealed
NY Times: Crack in Antarctic Ice Shelf Grew 17 Miles in 2 Months
NY Times: Must Read: The Guardians of Great Bear Lake, a Refuge for Humanity
CNBC: California has glut of electricity but residents still pay 40% more than national average
KNBC: California's Statewide Drought Restrictions Continue Despite Heavy Rainfall
Seattle Times: Univ. of WA offers log-rolling classes
Seattle Times: For Washington’s pot industry, out-of-state owners could supply a lifeline — or invite trouble
San Jose Mercury: Whales mate off California coast as drone captures rare footage
LA Times: California Republicans ask Trump administration to block bullet train funding
The Oregonian: Woman dies in zip line failure in rural Tillamook County
Press Democrat: There’s a New Way to Get High in Sonoma County: Treehouses
Press Democrat: Guilty pleas in Marin trailside killing case
Washington Post: Some smart TVs were apparently spying on their owners
Washington Post: The new CA gold rush: Loggers see money growing on millions of dead trees
Washington Post: Hundreds of current, former EPA employees urge Senate to reject Pruitt
Monday, Feb. 6, 2017
Washington Post: What is the "fiduciary rule" Trump wants eliminated?
Press Democrat: Mercury contamination in Clear Lake a legacy of mining
Press Democrat: Mendocino County sheriff vows to stop sending deputies to mental health calls
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017
SF Chronicle: Police escort congressman after rowdy Roseville town hall
LA Times: A runaway energy industry is costing California billions
LA Times: If President Trump wants to help American businesses, he should start by legalizing marijuana
The Guardian: ‘Spine-tingling’ lost Bob Marley tapes restored after 40 years in a cellar
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017
Merry Jane: Meet the Makers of Oregon’s First Cannabis and Hemp Beer for Sale
Willits News: Nonprofit moving forward on NorCal public cannabis bank idea
Ukiah Daily Journal: Cannabis co-op proposed in Redwood Valley
Sacramento Bee: Shift in Trump travel order sets up Sacramento as key destination for some refugees
Sacramento Bee: OpEd: End lead ammo to help Yurok condor project
Sacramento Bee: California considers an end to bail
Del Norte Triplicate: A call for justice: DANTE ROMANNOSE-JONES DEATH
NY Times: ‘Listen to Evidence’: March for Science Plans Washington Rally on Earth Day
Washington Post: Florida heroin bust reveals something bizarre: Drugs covered in Donald Trump’s face
Huffington Post: Beached Whale Found With 30 Plastic Bags Crammed In Its Belly
The Oregonian: Meet the Portland teen who might actually change the world
The Guardian: Hemp: how one little plant could boost America's economy
Press Democrat: Red crabs deposited on Sonoma Coast by unusual ocean conditions
SF Chronicle: RateBeer ranks Russian River, Moonraker and other NorCal brewers among best in world
SF Chronicle: Cops make biggest opium poppy pod bust in Mountain View history
Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
Vanity Fair: Grateful Dead Movie: "Long Strange Trip" thumbs up
Seattle Times: $60,000 cash, pot plants found at quadruple-homicide site in rural WA
The Guardian: House votes to scrap gun regulation affecting people with mental disorders
The Guardian: Republicans back off bill to sell 3.3m acres of public land after outcry