Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016
San Jose Mercury: New bill bans cannabis use while driving
SF Chronicle: Child lead exposure rate higher in Oakland than Flint
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016
Seattle Times: 41 elk die in Oregon after falling through reservoir ice
Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016
MelMagazine: Personal Finance Tips From People Who Have Paid Off Their Debts
Forbes: Six Predictions For The Marijuana Industry In 2017
Mother Jones: Is Your Noisy Neighborhood Slowly Killing You?
Press Democrat: Ukiah couple making steady progress on wool mill
Washington Post: We are sending kids the wrong message about adulthood. Here’s what needs to change.
Monday, Dec. 26, 2016
UK Telegraph: Scientists develop device to detect 17 different diseases – just from patient's breath
LA Weekly: What Does 2017 Hold for California's Marijuana Economy?
Press Democrat: Ocean changes upend North Coast fisheries
Washington Post: Tibetans anguish as Chinese mines pollute their sacred grasslands
Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016
NY Times: Alaskans’ Cost of Staying Warm: A Thick Coat of Dirty Air
Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016
Washington Post: Some scientists think they know why the Arctic is registering stunning winter warmth
Del Norte Triplicate: Crescent City Council sends letter regarding Redwood Park visitor center closure
The Guardian: Homeless in Alaska: life and death on the freezing streets
Washington Post: Trump's AG nominee loves asset forfeiture
Friday, Dec. 23, 2016
NY Times: How Social Isolation Is Killing Us
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa resident robbed of pot, cash
Washington Post: Shasta gas station employee dead after being set on fire by mysterious attacker
SF Chronicle: SF Police Commission votes to prohibit shooting at moving vehicles
SF Chronicle: Santa Rosa's Seismic Brewing Co. tries to brew beer with a conscience
SF Chronicle: California releases 80,000-page report on disputed twin tunnels water plan
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016
Leafly: Do Farmers Have a Legal Right to Grow Cannabis?
The Guardian: Two 'deadliest' police departments in US to be investigated in California
Aeon: The case against sugar
NY Post: Legal growers invests $30 million in NYC pot venture
SF Chronicle: Rain totals were 400% of normal in parts of Northern California this fall
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016
New Republic: The Growing Movement for Marijuana Amnesty
Washington Post: Surge in foreign students may be crowding Americans out of elite colleges and universities
Willits News: Local businesses see drop in sales post-bypass
Marin Independent Journal: Native oysters dying off in SF Bay
San Jose Mercury: How do California cops know if you’re too high to drive?
Leafly: Portland, Oregon, May Allow Delivery-Only Cannabis Retailers
US News: DEA Says New Cannabis Extract Code Does Only Good Things
LA Times: California’s coming $20 billion healthcare emergency
Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016
CNN: Blast at Mexico Fireworks Market Injures Dozens
The Guardian: This is the polar bear capital of the world, but the snow has gone
Charleston Gazette-Mail: Drug firms poured 780M painkillers into WV amid rise of overdoses
Huffington Post: You Won’t Believe How Much Crap Americans Throw Out Over The Holidays
Marin Independent Journal: Marin activists brace for Trump’s “environmental wrecking balls”
Monday, Dec. 19, 2016
Press Democrat: Toyota brings Prius Challenge to Sonoma Raceway
The Guardian: Alaska indigenous people see culture slipping away as sea ice vanishes
SF Chronicle: Marijuana plants flourish under LED lights
Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016
SF Chronicle: Homeless across country fall victim to synthetic marijuana
The Guardian: States legalizing marijuana warned over kids mistaking drug for candy
LA Times: OxyContin goes global: 'We're only just getting started'
SF Chronicle: PG&E customers who go solar face new fees
Press Democrat: Cannabis industry worried over CBD extracts ruling