Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, March 27, 2016
SF Chronicle: Deal reached to take California minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022
Saturday, March 26, 2016
NY Times: Growing Up in a Bad Neighborhood Does More Harm Than We Thought
You Tube: Drone Shots From Alaska's Lake Iliamna Show Large Salmon Migration
The Press Democrat: Humboldt County Woman Admits to Grading, Clearing Federal Conservation Land to Grow Pot
Bloomberg: Weed Rosin Is Changing the Way We Get High
Willits News: Mendo develops watershed protection guide for growers
Ukiah Daily Journal: Willits City Council divided on marijuana ban
Friday, March 25, 2016
NY Times: An Ancient and Proven Way to Improve Memorization; Go Ahead and Try It
Press Democrat: King Range pot grower guilty of $100,000 damage to BLM lands
Daily Mail: 13 Sperm whales who died on beach had stomachs full of plastic
Thursday, March 24, 2016
UK Telegraph: Britain’s pothole “menace” costs drivers £684m in a year
Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael to consider banning homeless services downtown
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Washington Post: Report of 10,000 severe workplace injuries might be only half the problem
Ukiah Daily Journal: California leaders in Mendocino County this week for Homeless Services Summit
Del Norte Triplicate: Mountain bikers search old road for new trail
The Oregonian: Study: Regular marijuana use linked to problems in midlife
LA Times: L.A. County plans to open a sobering center for chronic alcoholics on skid row
LA Times: Anthem suing Express Scripts for $13 billion
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Washington Post: High court rules in favor of Alaskan moose hunter, hands case back to lower court
LA Times: The world's poorest pay largest percentage of income for water, study says
The Guardian: Nearly 1 in 5 home appliances uses more energy than advertised, survey finds
Monday, March 21, 2016
The Guardian: Why we should fear a cashless world
SF Chronicle: US Supreme Court says Oakland can't fight feds on dispensary closure
Marin Independent Journal: Raven and crow numbers grow in Marin, bring environmental problems
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Willits News: Mendocino County sheriff’s ballot proposal for funding mental illness facility moves forward
The Guardian: With so much poverty hidden in plain sight, you have to ask: is this still America?
The Guardian: Rare sea otter sighting in SoCal offers sign of a resurgence, scientists hope
Saturday, March 19, 2016
San Jose Mercury News: Northern California Man Charged With Attempting to Support Terrorists
Friday, March 18, 2016
Washington Post: General Mills to label products with GMOs ahead of Vt. law
The Oregonian: Rare white sturgeon found in Southern Oregon lake (photo)
Ukiah Daily Journal: Mendocino County sheriff talks ‘marijuana safety for loggers’
The Guardian: Tax Driver to have 40th reunion with De Niro, Foster, Scorese
Ukiah Daily Journal: Supes discuss proposed cannabis changes
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
BuzzFeed: How Black People are Being Shut Out of the Weed Boom
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa’s Jimmy Crack Corn a gourmet cannabis treat, sans smoke
Press Democrat: Lake County planning director resigns amid child porn investigation
Press Democrat: Septic Infusion: More than 20 residential wells in Boonville found contaminated
SF Chronicle: California salmon season facing big restrictions
SF Chronicle: Marijuana economy to hit $44 billion per year by 2020, researchers predict
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
NY Times: Nigeria: Huge Methamphetamine Lab Built With Mexican Help, Officials Say
NY Times: U.S. Sets Painkiller Guidelines to Curb Addiction Risk
LA Times: 58,000 California drivers have traffic fines and court fees cut under amnesty
Ukiah Daily Journal: $262,000 civil judgment against trespassing marijuana grower at Covelo property upheld by court of appeal
Ukiah Daily Journal: Disenrolling 74 members: Hopland tribe in turmoil
The Guardian: Endangered right whales return to Cape Cod in 'mindblowing' numbers
LA Times: First pot dispensary on the Strip opens in Las Vegas
Monday, March 14, 2016
Reuters: Cannabis drug succeeds in epilepsy, doubling value of GW Pharma
Yahoo News: Marijuana economy may hit $44 billion by 2020