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Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024

KTLA: 4 Southern California suspects accused of $100 million workers’ comp insurance fraud scheme

SF Chronicle: ‘Microcosm’ of S.F.’s problems: One garden is at the center of a bitter neighborhood dispute

KTVU: Beloved Lake Tahoe ski resort will not open or operate this season

SF Chronicle: I was backpacking in Yosemite and nearly hiked into a forest fire. Here’s what happened next

Mendocino Voice: Statewide test scores improved in 2024, but achievement still not back to pre-COVID levels

East Bay Times: The brutal story behind California’s new Native American genocide education law

KRON: 1 dead, others injured in US101 crash near Santa Rosa: CHP

KRON: Man started 3 fires in 1 week, machete recovered in Petaluma: police

North Bay Biz Journal: Farmworkers in Point Reyes National Seashore brace for the unknown as talks over ranch buyouts continue

North Bay Biz Journal: Local dispensaries react to new state law allowing cannabis cafes with food and drink

KRON: Convicted felon forgot loaded, unregistered pistol in shopping cart: San Mateo police

KRON: UCLA professor says he’s homeless due to low pay

KRON: Blue Angels cancel long-awaited SF Fleet Week show due to fog

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024

Washington Post: Tampa zoo and aquarium staff to ride out Milton with the animals

the Atlantic: Eat Your Vegetables Like an Adult

Smithsonian Magazine: Hurricane Helene’s Floodwaters Damaged 80 Percent of Buildings in Asheville’s River Arts District

Reuters: Thousands watch Singapore's last horse race, after 181 years

US News: 3% of American High Schoolers Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds

The Guardian: Trump administration protected Brett Kavanaugh from full FBI investigation

The Guardian: Deforestation ‘roaring back’ despite 140-country vow to end destruction

NY Times : Her Face Was Unrecognizable After an Explosion. A Placenta Restored It.

the Atlantic: Another Reason to Hate Ticks: Their saliva is making some farmers allergic to their own cattle and sheep.

the Atlantic: October 7 Created a Permission Structure for Anti-Semitism

Newsweek: Toddlers Get Half Their Calories From Ultra-Processed Food, Says Study

BBC: US debt would increase under Harris and soar under Trump - study

The Guardian: Harsh terrain, extreme fatigue. Life as a wildland firefighter in a heatwave: ‘It’s not normal for humans’

The Guardian: Shasta County: How an ultra-right majority in California’s far north picked a novice to run its elections

The Guardian: Salmon swim freely in Klamath River for first time in more than 100 years

Washington Post: Officials face antisemitic attacks over Hurricane Helene response

The Guardian: Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes

NPR: Fact checking falsehoods about FEMA funding and Hurricane Helene

The Hill: Harris to announce plan for Medicare home care benefit

Smithsonian Magazine: Bottlenose Dolphins ‘Smile’ at Each Other During Playtime, Study Finds

AP News: The world’s rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says

The Oregonian: Massive bluefin tuna caught off Oregon coast

Army News: Oregon Guardsman Tops World Burpee Record

Courthouse News Service: Culling the pikeminnows of the Pacific Northwest

BBC: Ireland's heartbreaking walk of forced emigration

Reuters: Haiti condemns Dominican Republic's plan to deport 10,000 migrants weekly

Reuters: Monster hurricane Milton threatens an already battered Florida

Courthouse News Service: Student-athletes win preliminary approval in $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement

BBC: You might have the skills that cyber-security wants

BBC: 'It was a pie-in-the-sky ridiculous idea': The US homes made from waste materials

LA Times: Housing nonprofit alleges widespread discrimination against Section 8 tenants in California

LA Times: The brilliant autumn foliage in this Eastern Sierra paradise is drawing a global crowd

KRCR: Economy Summit shaping the future of the Redwood Coast economy

KTLA: At least 1 injured after house explodes in Long Beach

KTLA: UCLA police warn of students being drugged at local parties

North Bay Biz Journal: North Coast wine grape growers facing extremely tough market at harvest, but is industry really in freefall?

North Bay Biz Journal: More than 300 Amy’s Kitchen staffers laid off in reorganization plan