Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
LA Times: California's Inland Empire reels after losing hundreds of blue-collar jobs
Monday, Aug. 29, 2016
Quartz: Vermont dairies are replacing undocumented workers with robots
NY Times: Large Predators: A Natural Cure for Lyme Disease
Huffington Post: The Hidden Poverty in Trinity's Pot Market
Ukiah Daily Journal: Inland Mendocino County contributing to beekeepers movement
Ukiah Daily Journal: City of 10,000 Buddhas turns to solar energy to power campus
Atlas Obscura: Why Portland-Themed Businesses Are Big in Japan
The Atlantic: Slashed Budget: How the National Park Service Is Planning for Climate Change
HuffPo: A Visit to Hayfork: The Hidden Poverty in Marijuana’s Black Market
Washington Post: Hydroponics at home: It doesn’t have to be hard, or ugly
Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016
NY Times: Overselling A.D.H.D.: A New Book Exposes Big Pharma’s Role
Press Democrat: Mendocino County growers plan pot appellations to promote Cannabis Country
The Guardian: American Realities: photographing the death of the American dream
Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016
Washington Post: "Preppers" in the Pacific Northwest
SF Chronicle: Breach in fishing license system exposes data in Northwest
Friday, Aug. 26, 2016
Press Democrat: Mendocino Redwood claims exemption from measure limiting tree poisoning
Digg: The Coolest Photos From The National Park Service's Newly Digitized Historic Archives
Washington Post: D.C. Housing: Forced out of a home over a marijuana joint
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016
The Atlantic: The Feudal Origins of America’s Most-Hated Tax
Vice: The Complicated Connections Between Legal Hydroponics and the Marijuana Black Market
The Guardian: Prize-winning pot: top marijuana plants debut at Oregon state fair
San Jose Mercury: After tip from San Jose law enforcement, Louisiana cops seize more than 400 pounds of marijuana
Press Democrat: Marley Natural cannabis brand gets approval as Santa Rosa’s first pot processor
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016
The Atlantic: All the Ways Your Wi-Fi Router Can Spy on You
The Oregonian: Entire Washington wolf pack to be killed after attacks on cattle
The Guardian: 'It’s a catastrophe': low-income workers get priced out of Santa Cruz
LA Times: Weedmaps marijuana dispensary guide is riddled with suspicious reviews
Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016
The Guardian: Researchers find lab rats on marijuana just can't be bothered
Press Democrat: Documents: Talks fail to resolve dispute over Yosemite National Park sites
NY Times: Occupying the Prairie: Tensions Rise as Tribes Move to Block a Pipeline
The Oregonian: Oregon collects $25.5 million in marijuana taxes since start of the year
The Guardian: Fear of the light: why we need darkness
The Guardian: The political crusades targeting national parks for drilling and exploitation
LA Times: Want to hike Point Reyes? Try this four-day backpacking trip
SF Chronicle: Big Sur fire not expected to be contained until end of September
Monday, Aug. 22, 2016
SF Chronicle: Karuk happy: Ban on dredging for gold upheld by California Supreme Court
Press Democrat: Farmer Olympics in Petaluma: From compost shoveling to watermelon tossing
The Walrus: Inside the Ontario company that is set to turn Canada into a marijuana superpower
Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016
The Sacramento Bee: Otters Attack Teens Swimming in Shasta Lake
Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016
SF Chronicle: Members only cannabis lounge goes upscale
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016
LA Times: SoCal fire grows to 30,000 acres; thousands flee
Press Democrat: Editorial: Defining Santa Rosa’s place in the pot industry
Press Democrat: Divided Santa Rosa City Council enacts rent control rules
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016
Huffington Post: Largest federal appeals court tells DOJ to back-off state approved MMJ
Marin Independent Journal: Environmentalists seek injunction to halt ranch planning in Point Reyes National Seashore
Medford MailTribune: Affordable no More: Mobile home tenants face rent increases with new leases from IPG
San Jose Mercury: Op-Ed: Governor's housing plan harms low-income communities
SF Chronicle: DEA’s pot ruling slammed by lawmakers, doctors, advocates
Monday, Aug. 15, 2016
Priceconomics: Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain?