Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017
San Jose Mercury: ‘Conveyor belt’ of California storms lined up into next week
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Flu activity now widespread in Bay Area, public health officials say
NY Times: Opiates: Inside A Killer Drug Epidemic
Washington Post: America’s $6.7 billion marijuana habit, mapped
San Jose Mercury: BottleRock Napa Valley sells out 3-day passes in one day
LA Times: A pot bust against legal growers in Yolo County seems to go too far
LA Times: Beavers, imports from Canada, are threatening primeval forests of Patagonia
Press Democrat: Cannabis Cup returning to Santa Rosa
Daily Beast: He Didn’t Believe in Showing ID—and Cops Shot Him
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017
KABC: Marijuana Advocates to Hand Out Joints at Trump Inauguration
NY Times: What Climate Change Means for California Wines
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa man, once named county's youngest vineyard manager, arrested in bank robbery
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017
Alaska Dispatch: Alaska collects first full month of marijuana tax revenue
CBS News: It's bad when: New-elected W.Va. sheriff charged with stealing meth from evidence room
Washington Post: White House Marijuana advocates to hand out joints at Trump inauguration
Orange County Register: California's marijuana production is already mind boggling
The Guardian: Last endangered Mexican porpoises to be rounded up by US Navy-trained dolphins
Huffington Post: Anticipating Clashes With Trump, California Puts Eric Holder On Retainer
Daily Beast: Drink Local: Farm-to-Glass Distilleries
Marin Independent Journal: Dolphins expand range, attack porpoises near Sausalito
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017
Ukiah Daily Journal: Proposal for public bank for cannabis industry to be discussed in Willits: Jan. 13
The Guardian: How the world got fat: a visualisation of global obesity over 40 years
NY Times: The Year of Conquering Negative Thinking
Pacific Standard: Ending Homelessness: A Sober Utopia
UK Telegraph: Why Amsterdam’s oldest cannabis 'coffeeshop' has been forced to close
ABC News: Where does Trump stand on pot? Advocates want to know
Seattle Times: New wood technology may offer hope for struggling timber communities
Seattle Times: Dungeness crabbers continue strike from California to Canada
LA Times: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to pull pot shops out of banking limbo
LA Times: Massive Orange County coastal development goes before California Supreme Court
Press Democrat: ‘All-gender’ bathroom era to begin in Sonoma County
Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017
LA Times: Coastal Commissioner Wendy Mitchell resigns post after six years on the panel
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz library system tackling homelessness, access issues
NY Times: Scientists Loved and Loathed by an Agrochemical Giant
NY Times: Sheep’s Milk Cheeses in U.S. Earn Ribbons but Little Profit
Quartz: A new 3D-printed cannabis inhaler lets doctors administer medical marijuana remotely
Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016
Ukiah Daily Journal: Shelter site in Ukiah proposed for homeless housing project
Press Democrat: Democrats push for ban on offshore drilling in California
Nature: Three minutes with Hans Rosling will change your mind about the world
Emerald Report: Studies Now Say Weed Is Good For Your Sex Life
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa cannabis manufacturer CannaCraft gets a visit from State Treasurer John Chiang
Washington Post: The dirty secret about your clothes
Washington Post: An addiction crisis along ‘the backbone of America’
The Guardian: Pot blocks: obstacles keep small business owners from a multibillion-dollar market
Friday, Dec. 30, 2016
LA Times: California's pension crisis: When city retirement pays better than the job
NPR: What Happens When Mobile Home Residents Buy Their Mobile Home Park
Washington Post: Why a skirmish over pot legalization in Massachusetts is making some progressives paranoid
Washington Post: What happened in Washington state after voters legalized recreational marijuana
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa's homeless camps increasing. frustrating neighbors
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016
Press Democrat: Landowners hit with fine in water bladder spill