Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015
Marin Independent Journal: New Book: 'No Simple Highway' a cultural history of Marin's biggest band - the Grateful Dead
Marin Independent Journal: Dune restoration plan for Point Reyes National Seashore calls for herbicide use
NY Times: Odd Byproduct of Legal Marijuana: Homes That Blow Up
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015
Westside Story: Wanton use of phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizers could destroy Earth
Seattle Times: GMO technology moves faster than rules to regulate it
LA Times: Will Vermont be the East Coast hub for pot tourism?
Del Norte Triplicate: PenAir to bid on Crescent City contract
Washington Post: Holder limits seized-asset sharing process that split billions with local, state police
Huffington Post: Solar Jobs Report Shows Huge Growth
Huffington Post: More Than Half Of American Schoolchildren Now Live In Poverty
Seattle Times: Washington State proposes vacating marijuana misdemeanors
The Oregonian: Portland: Our Homeless Crisis
Press Democrat: 50 Years: Grateful Dead to reunite for farewell concerts (w/video)
Friday, Jan. 16, 2015
Redheaded Blackbelt: Southern Humboldt Man Arrested For DUI Following Collision Last Week
Seattle Times: Growers struggle with glut of legal pot in Washington
Press Democrat: Petaluma woman arrested for murder of Santa Rosa businessman
International Business Times : IRS Watchdog Says Taxpayers In For 'Devastating' Tax Season
The Oregonian: Scientists say public safety hazards at Jordan Cove LNG terminal in Coos Bay are underestimated
Press Democrat: Windsor tribe offers to build pool in exchange for water, sewer hookups
Press Democrat: Two teens arrested for threatened attack at Clear Lake High School
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015
Seattle Times: Seattle mayor wants to allow and regulate 3 new tent cities
Daily Beast: Exclusive Video: Scaling the Dawn Wall
Press Democrat: Ukiah tribe touts benefits of its proposed marijuana farm
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015
San Jose Mercury: Yosemite climbers just a few finger holds from history
Huffington Post: Cancer Patient Dies After Medical Marijuana Conviction
Globe & Mail: Hyperactivity in fish linked to bisphenols in plastic
Huffington Post: Nancy Grace, Pot Expert, Takes on 2 Chainz Over Marijuana Legalization
Huffington Post: Illinois’ Absurd Fight to Block Medical Marijuana
Ukiah Daily Journal: Ukiah schools discover embezzlement of $90,000 from Adult School
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015
LA Times: Is pot as bad as heroin? Federal judge to decide pot's classification
Upworthy: A Drone Flew Over A Pig Farm To Discover It’s Not Really A Farm
Daily Beast: Koch Bros to Bankroll Prison Reform
Daily Beast: Even an Ivy League Grad Can’t Pass the New G.E.D.
SF Chronicle: GM’s new electric car could upstage Tesla, and its own Volt
Monday, Jan. 12, 2015
Urbanist: World's largest indoor farm produces 10,000 heads of lettuce a day
LA Times: MLK's sons want to sell off his bible & Nobel Prize to highest bidder
Daily Beast: Meet 'Marvina' the pot-of-the-month club delivery service in SF
Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015
Daily Beast: "Inherent Vice" new marijuana-themed movie by Paul Thomas Anderson
Marin Independent Journal: Contract dispute between Blue Shield and Sutter Health affects thousands in Nor Cal
Seattle Times: Experimental MS treatment halts disease ‘in its tracks’
SF Chronicle: Maligned and banned: The American comeback of industrial hemp
San Jose Mercury: As caregiving shifts to the home, scrutiny is lacking
Ukiah Daily Journal: Sheriff Allman talks about the misery of meth and Prop 47
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015
Huffington Post: California's Only Wolverine Spotted In Sierra Nevada
Huffington Post: Oakland's New Mayor Has Been Driving Around Town In A Giant Burning Man Snail Car
LA Times: Utah oil town turns against midwife who asked about infant deaths
Huffington Post: Oregon Wide Receiver Darren Carrington Suspended Over Marijuana
Seattle Times: The Uber of pot: City wonders, is marijuana-delivery app legal?
Press Democrat: Mendocino County officials surprised by tribe’s plans for pot farm
The Oregonian: New Sustainable Forestry Initiative standards ban chemicals, require native plant, wildlife protections