Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
LA Times: Backers of legal marijuana face challenges in crafting a ballot measure
Del Norte Triplicate: Stabbing interrupts CR class in Del Norte
Press Democrat: Mendocino County supervisors reject timber resolution - poisoning to continue
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Press Democrat: Sen. McGuire introduces sweeping marijuana bill
LA Times: Report: Small L.A. County cities seize large amounts in civil forfeitures
Daily Beast: This Is Where ISIS Gets Its Weed
Willits News: Marijuana: Mendo fugitives charged by feds
SF Chronicle: Conservationists upset as much of Point Reyes elk herd dies; lack of water?
SF Chronicle: Almond groves sucking CA water at alarming rate
Monday, April 20, 2015
Seattle Times: Average price of legal pot in WA drops to about $12 a gram
The Guardian: Skategirls of Kabul – in pictures
The Guardian: What's in a tampon anyway?
Wired: What’s Inside Jell-O? Lots of Sugar and, Well, Cowhide
Daily Beast: The Big Idea: California Is So Over
Press Democrat: Vineyard expansion levels off on North Coast
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa company pioneers new generation of smartcars
Press Democrat: Sonoma County seeks assurances from Pomo regarding timber harvesting
Press Democrat: Mendo fire officials decry timber management procedure as unsafe
SF Chronicle: Rossmoor seniors fired up about curative powers of cannabis
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Marin Independent: Marin Museum of Bicycling readies for June opening
SF Chronicle: Dr. Sanjay Gupta drops bomb with ‘WEED 3’ on eve of 420
The Guardian: Robert Durst, Wayne Adam Ford and the Karen Mitchell Case
Thursday, April 16, 2015
San Jose Mercury: California salmon outlook is good for 2015, ominous in the long run
SF Chronicle: Marijuana startups battle for customers in run-up to high holiday
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
NY Times: No Clarity on Conflicting Laws as Judge Keeps Marijuana on List of Harmful Drugs
LA Times: U.S. judge won't remove marijuana from most-dangerous drug list - up to Congress
LA Times: Texas aquarium accidentally kills nearly all fish in its biggest indoor tanks
LA Times: Cities criticize California water cuts as unfair, unrealistic
Press Democrat: Timber family buys 30,000 acres of forest near Gualala
The Oregonian: Oregon lawmakers mull proposal to let recreational marijuana consumers buy from dispensaries this summer
SF Chronicle: Marijuana app Eaze raises $10 million in venture capital
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Newsweek: Muscle-Building Supplements ‘Increase Risk of Testicular Cancer’
The Oregonian: Throngs of blue jellyfish-like Velella velella washing up on Oregon beaches
Daily Beast: Feds Quietly Admit Pot Helps Cancer Patients
LA Times: Marijuana extract tames seizures without the buzz
Del Norte Triplicate: DN’s flawed census data raises questions
Press Democrat: Redding honey oil explosion blows roof off garage
Press Democrat: Huge CA water suppliers to cut deliveries by 15%
Monday, April 13, 2015
NY Times: Owner of a Credit Card Processor Is Setting a New Minimum Wage: $70,000 a Year
Huffington Post: Origami-Inspired Personal Shelter Provides A Quick Solution For Homeless
The Oregonian: Western pond turtles get federal review for possible protection under Endangered Species Act
Press Democrat: Three abalone divers dead in Caspar Cove in Mendo
Sunday, April 12, 2015
The Guardian: Stingray spying: FBI's secret deal with police hides phone dragnet from courts
San Jose Mercury: Delta tunnels: Major changes to environmental restoration could endanger Brown's water plan
Portland Herald: Maine police departments pay hackers to unlock computer system
Fortune: Tapped In: A visit with the craft beer kings of San Francisco
Del Norte Triplicate: Report: Smith, Rogue rivers in danger due to mining
Seattle Times: Seattle is epicenter for body camera archives
Press Democrat: Art Museum of Sonoma County set to open
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Seattle Times: "Warm blob" off our coast may explain strange weather