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Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024

NPR: A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt the tech industry

KRCR: Massive manhunt continues for dangerous escaped inmate in Northern California

KRCR: Redding vigilante group members arrested after altercation with alleged predator

Sacramento Bee: Sutter County proceeds with possible new city and thousands of homes north of Sacramento

KTLA: Regulators rule MLB owner stole sand from public beach in Malibu

East Bay Times: The Park Fire, the state’s fourth-largest wildfire ever, is finally out

East Bay Times: Claudia Sheinbaum to be sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico, a country with pressing problems

World Animal News: Victory For Wildlife: California Governor Signs Toughest Rat Poison Restrictions Into Law

LA Times: California enacts unprecedented restrictions on rat poisons in bid to protect wildlife

LA Times: As investors replace residents, Cayucos, gem of the Central Coast, is becoming a seasonal ghost-town

LA Times: Simulated gunfire banned from active-shooter drills in schools under new California law

LA Times: Line fire flare-up tips California over a grim milestone: 1 million acres burned in 2024

SF Chronicle: S.F. sheriff halts ankle monitoring program following court ruling on warrantless searches

SF Gate: Coyote-fearing locals are putting vests with spikes on their tiny dogs in San Francisco

AP News: How one preschool uses PAW Patrol to teach democracy

SF Gate: One important group is fleeing Calif. by the thousands, report says

SF Gate: Calif. attorney general files suit against Eureka hospital that allegedly denied abortion

North Bay Biz Journal: Gov. Newsom signs bill permitting California cannabis cafes to serve food and drinks

North Bay Biz Journal: Gov. Newsom denies jobless aid to undocumented Californians, after vetoing 2 other bills to help them

North Bay Biz Journal: No more ‘sell by’ stickers. California Gov. Newsom signs bill standardizing food package labels

North Bay Biz Journal: Napa Valley Register, other publications sold to Florida media group

KPIX: Community Man credits San Jose Conservation Corps with transforming his life

KRON: ‘Highly aggressive’ day-biting mosquitoes found in Santa Clara

KRON: California bans legacy admissions at private colleges

KRON: Beloved missing North Bay goats returned home safe

AP News: Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South

Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024

The Guardian: More than 100 killed and 64 missing as flooding and landslides hit Nepal

The Guardian: This winding LA highway is notoriously treacherous. Extreme weather is making it worse

Reuters: At least 22 reported dead as storm John dissipates over Mexico

Reuters: Kris Kristofferson, influential singer-songwriter, dies at 88

Reuters: Helene kills at least 90, homes and memories washed away

Reuters: US East Coast port strike set to start Tuesday, says union

Washington Post: California governor vetoes controversial AI bill in a win for Big Tech

Washington Post: NC: In decades, their home never flooded. Then in a flash, they were homeless.

The Guardian: Archaeologists use AI to discover 303 unknown geoglyphs near Nazca Lines

The Oregonian: Multnomah Falls access impacted by yearlong historic highway closure

The Oregonian: Hundreds march through Portland to raise awareness about addiction and celebrate recovery

Politico: California is first state to banish Froot Loops from school cafeterias

OPB: How ‘invisible fences’ can make Oregon rangelands more resilient against wildfires

Rogue Valley Times: UPDATE: Feds postpone first-ever offshore wind energy auction planned for Southern Oregon Coast

Courthouse News Service: ‘This hypocrisy has to stop’: Progress — and a long road ahead — to national cannabis clemency

The Guardian: Catholic Belgian university ‘deplores’ comments by Pope Francis moments after speech

AP News: Earthquake registering 4.2 magnitude hits California south of San Francisco

The Guardian: Hospital gets $421m ‘landmark’ verdict after insurer found to underpay claims

AP News: Multiple people dead after plane crash at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport

AP News: Asheville has been isolated after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service

Press Democrat: Cities are using sheep to graze in urban landscapes and people love it

KRON: Electric vehicles can now legally power homes in California. Here’s how

East Bay Times: More than 100 dead from floods, landslides in Nepal

LA Times: Newsom signs bill to expel six food dyes from California public schools