Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Press Democrat: Abalone diver missing along Mendocino County coast
Monday, May 9, 2016
LA Times: If you registered to vote at the DMV, check again
San Jose Mercury: Looming marijuana ruling could limit federal prosecutions
Press Democrat: Former motel housing 120 homeless in Santa Rosa
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Institute for Justice: Court Orders Man to Forfeit Nearly $20,000, Despite No Criminal Charges and Prosecutors’ Attempt to Dismiss Case
NBC News: Price War Hikes Tension on the World's Highest Peak
Saturday, May 7, 2016
CBS News: Hep C: The most deadly infectious disease in America today
The Guardian: Britons want cannabis to be legalised – change is inevitable, says ex-minister
Del Norte Triplicate: Jury fails to reach verdict in kidnap, rape case
Press Democrat: Sonoma County snares $8 million to fight drought and climate change
SF Chronicle: UC Berkeley offers Marijuana Journalism 101 starting May 10
Willits News: Willits to clean up garbage along creeks left by illegal campers
Press Democrat: Cloverdale Rancheria affirms plans for casino on new homeland
Friday, May 6, 2016
Press Democrat: 1,272 marijuana plants confiscated by Clearlake police
Rolling Stone: Why America Can't Quit the Drug War
San Jose Mercury: Hot new sport: Bikepacking the backcountry
The Guardian: Dry Farming: the California farmers who don’t water their crops
NY Times: Agriculture Start-Ups Get Boost From Big Firms and Investors
The Guardian: 'We need fundamental changes': US doctors call for universal healthcare
The Guardian: Jane Goodall's bid to save grizzly bears threatened by $50 hunting licenses
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Press Democrat: Doctors see big loophole in FDA action against e-cigarettes and want it closed
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
The Oregonian: Recreational marijuana shoppers can buy marijuana edibles and extracts starting June 2
LA Times: California voters getting chance to fully legalize marijuana
SF Chronicle: Feds drop bid to shut down Harborside in big win for pot industry
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
The Guardian: Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, experts say
Willits News: Cannabis appellations project: branding local crops
San Jose Mercury: New trail near Usal dedicated to coastal champion Peter Douglas opens Friday
Monday, May 2, 2016
Marin Independent Journal: Medical pot applicants face Marin County gauntlet
Realtor: Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh Selling $10.35M Marin County Mansion
San Jose Mercury: One-third of Bay Area residents hope to leave soon, poll finds
The Guardian: Runner’s high: the athletes who use marijuana to improve their training
Sunday, May 1, 2016
San Jose Merrcury: Housing Crisis: Evictions soar in Alameda County as rents rise
The Oregonian: Booming sports companies look to fill hundreds of jobs
LA Times: California minimum wage hike hits L.A. apparel industry: 'The exodus has begun'
SF Chronicle: Try better living through camping
Saturday, April 30, 2016
The Press Democrat: 14 People Fatally Overdose on ‘Painkiller’ in Northern California
Press Democrat: Approval of homeland for Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians clears path for casino
Friday, April 29, 2016
The Guardian: Experience: I am 16 and live alone in the wilderness
The Guardian: Cooking with cannabis in Colorado
SF Chronicle: China’s LeEco opens San Jose HQ to take on Apple, Tesla, Netflix
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Press Democrat: Russian River Brewing Co.'s Pliny the Younger brought in $5 million for Sonoma County
Seattle Times: State and tribes still at impasse on salmon fishing seasons; all of Puget Sound closes on May 1
SF Chronicle: Cameras are new tool against wildfires in dangerously dry state
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Bloomberg News: Fantastic Fakes: Busting a $70 Million Counterfeiting Ring
Vice: How to Tell When Statistics Are Bullshit
San Jose Mercury: San Jose grapples with plans for its 4,000 homeless
Daily Beast: Marijuana, murders & cartels … in Ohio?
NY Times: Smokers Urged to Switch to E-Cigarettes by British Medical Group
The Guardian: Bison to become first national mammal, joining bald eagle as American symbol