Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
Del Norte Triplicate: Man drowns in Smith River after boat is flooded
Del Norte Triplicate: Crescent City harbor bustles with crab on opening day
NY Daily News: High-quality US weed being smuggled into Mexico
NY Daily News: Long Island postal workers busted for stealing pot packages!
Press Democrat: Legal stand ends for Drakes Bay Oyster Co. supporters
Marin Independent: Novato gets 4 inches of rain, roads flooded
Press Democrat: 50-Bed homeless shelter to open in Ukiah in two weeks
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014
LA Times: Hash-oil lab found inside daycare center in Victorville
SF Chronicle: Alleged drunk wedges Mustang on Golden Gate Bridge sidewalk
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014
Seattle Times: Is Seattle "throwing away" $45 million on homeless?
Daily Mail: Progress made in developing cannabis breathalyzer
Press Democrat: Two teens arrested for armed robberies in Mendocino
Press Democrat: CalTrans seeks $64 million more to finish Willits Bypass
Monday, Dec. 1, 2014
LA Times: Eat your leftovers: How much food we waste from farm to table
SF Examiner: New Film: ‘Food Chains’ illuminates farmworkers struggles; role of supermarkets
Redheaded Blackbelt: Alleged "Baby Faced" Robber Gets Busted After High Speed Chase
Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014
Seattle Times: UW gives future engineers a ‘redshirt season’
New York Times: Where Grass Is Greener, a Push- to Share Drought’s Burden—The Worst Water Use Stats in Wealthy So Cal
Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014
Press Democrat: Marjuana harvest brings seasonal spike in home invasions in Mendo, Sonoma
Daily Beast: How to Fight Political Corruption With Game Theory
Friday, Nov. 28, 2014
Yahoo News: Japanese researchers find e-cigs loaded with formaldehyde
The Oregonian: California killer whales showing up in Puget Sound; reason is a mystery
NY Times: Using Doctors With Troubled Pasts to Market a Painkiller
Reuters: EU lawmakers urge regulators to break up Google
Press Democrat: Proposal envisions ‘village town’ of 10,000 residents near Hopland
Press Democrat: Fort Bragg man dies after officers use Tasers
Daily Beast: Colorado rings in "Green Friday" with discounts on edibles, joints
Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014
NY Daily News: Colorado honors axed Arizona professor with $2M grant to study pot's effects on PTSD
Redheaded Blackbelt: Suspect Dies While Being Subdued by Mendocino Deputies and CHP
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014
NY Times: What if depression is caused by an infection?
LA Times: Cal State funding talks include scenario of turning away freshmen
Fast Company: Regulation Is Squeezing Out Potrepreneurs, Clearing the Road For Big Cannabis
National Journal: How Silicon Valley Created America's Largest Homeless Camp
Press Democrat: Gualala Redwoods, Inc. puts 30,000 acres of forest up for sale
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014
Press Democrat: Sonoma Co. adopts stream setbacks for development & ag on private property
Seattle Times: Seattle mayor seeks new rules for pot stores
Monday, Nov. 24, 2014
Press Democrat: Sonoma Co. struggles with stream protections vs. private property rights
Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014
The Guardian: Now e-cigarettes can give you malware
NY Times: Climate Change Threatens to Strip the Identity of Glacier National Park
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014
Pacific Standard Magazine: Surviving the Secret Childhood Trauma of a Parent’s Drug Addiction
Friday, Nov. 21, 2014
Press Democrat: 1,000 pot plants seized from Petaluma warehouse
LA Times: BLM rejectes application for Silurian Valley energy project
LA Times: Hash-oil operation suspected in fatal SoCal explosion
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014
Daily Mail: Video: Three WA grandmas smoke pot for first time
Daily Mail: Oops: PA store receives 90 pounds of pot in mail
Seattle Times: Seattle leads nation in property crimes
Seattle Times: Experts: Home, baby cameras not secure worldwide
San Jose Mercury: Firefox drops Google for Yahoo as default search engine
LA Times: S.F. sees sharp rise in property & violent crimes
Press Democrat: Sonoma, Mendocino coast sanctuaries expansion on track