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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

East Bay Times: Southern California fire danger zones increase 76% in new maps

East Bay Times: Berkeley Lab creates new molecule that could point the way to safe disposal of nuclear waste

KRON: San Jose considers charging first responder fee

SF Gate: Nazi flag found on Bay Area freeway overpass triggers hate crime probe

SF Gate: 'Fear and anger': California town halls are not going well for Democrats, either

SF Gate: Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army

KRON: Shanghai-bound United flight diverted to SFO after pilot forgets passport

North Bay Biz Journal: Battle lines drawn months before PG&E submits final application to tear down Potter Valley hydropower

North Bay Biz Journal: Golden Gate, Carquinez, Benicia among Bay Area bridges at risk of collapsing if struck

SF Chronicle: Authorities investigating suspicious death of woman in Yosemite National Park

Sunday, March 23, 2025

SF Chronicle: Trump admin says it is not complying with S.F. judge’s order to return workers to their jobs

SF Chronicle: UC’s most competitive major has a 1% acceptance rate, and it’s not computer science

SF Gate: Protesters descend on Yosemite, Channel Islands and 91 other national parks

SF Gate: Yosemite isn't the only national park dealing with a reservations nightmare

SF Gate: New study shows a rare salmon population is on the rise in a Northern California creek

KQED: How to Prepare for a Tsunami — and What to Do if Another Warning Hits

KQED: Gavin Newsom’s MAGA-Curious Podcast Mystifies Listeners — and Sets Democratic Lawmakers on Edge

NPR: Humming along in an old church, the Internet Archive is more relevant than ever

NPR: Bernie Sanders is drawing record crowds as he pushes Democrats to 'fight oligarchy'

The Guardian: Type 2 diabetes increases risk of liver and pancreatic cancers, study shows

The Guardian: Adolescence reveals a terrifying truth: smartphones are poison for boys’ minds

The Guardian: Tribal land ruling undercuts marijuana law’s claims of undoing racial disparities

The Atlantic: America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State

Washington Post: Federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over threat to close agency

Washington Post: Putin commissioned a ‘beautiful portrait’ of Trump, U.S. envoy says

OPB: Beavers reintroduced to southwest Oregon to restore wetlands

NY Times : Kilmer McCully, 91, Dies; Pathologist Vindicated on Heart Disease Theory

The Oregonian: Oregon farmers tell U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas that Trump cuts are hurting them

The Oregonian: The leading cause of death among American youth has surged 50% since 2019

OPB: Oregon churches want housing units on their land. This bill would help cover the initial costs

OPB: Oregon will have a drought-free spring, NOAA outlook shows

NY Times : Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts

BBC: Villagers gather for walk against solar farm plans

AP News: Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years

The Verge: Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?

Science Alert: A Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: Sugar Gel Triggers Robust Regrowth

Science Alert: Parkinson's Gut Bacteria Link Suggests an Unexpected, Simple Treatment

The Atlantic: Musk Comes for the ‘Third Rail of American Politics’

The Atlantic: An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps

AP News: Nearly 700 people were killed 100 years ago this week in the deadliest US tornado

AP News: Musk group offers $100 to Wisconsin voters ahead of pivotal state Supreme Court election

AP News: Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches

AP News: New Social Security requirements pose barriers to rural communities without internet, transportation

AP News: Denmark advises transgender people to contact US Embassy before traveling to the United States

AP News: A legal showdown looms in Israel as Netanyahu moves to oust top officials

Courthouse News Service: Judge seeks to remove 65,000 ballots cast in his North Carolina Supreme Court race

LA Times: Tuolumne County confirms two measles cases, warns of exposure at high school and emergency room

The Guardian: Three arrested after three killed and 15 injured in New Mexico mass shooting

the: IRS nears deal with Ice to share data of undocumented immigrants – report

Courthouse News Service: ‘California isn’t having it’: Golden State seizes leadership on the environment amid White House rollbacks