Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Monday, Sept. 2, 2013
Albany Times-Union: Pot farmer dies from own booby trap in NY
Seattle Times: Food companies ante up against anti-GMO bill in WA
SF Chronicle: Hunters in Sonoma nab arson suspect red handed
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013
Press Democrat: Work resumes on controversial vineyard conversion site in Sebastopol
Redding Record Searchlight: Shasta Lake School student's death could be second from meningitis
Mother Jones: Your steak is addicted to drugs
Huffington Post: National sheriff's group slams new federal pot policy
Oakland Tribune: Alameda County first to require drug companies to pay for pill disposal
San Jose Mercury News: Investigators say Yosemite fire may have started by illegal pot grow
SF Chronicle: Vallejo police return entire dispensary worth of pot
Friday, Aug. 30, 2013
San Jose Mercury News: Massive wetlands restoration reshaping North Bay Area
Seattle Times: A New Yorker finds Seattle's downtown crime pretty scary
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013
Mercury News: Thirteen men suspected of poaching abalone off the Sonoma and Mendocino coastlines were arrested
Washington Post: IRS to allow same-sex couples to file joint returns
Seattle Times: Holder reveals federal pot stance to WA governor in phone call
SF Chronicle: Finally - Feds say they won't stop legal pot in WA and CO
SF Weekly: Crops of quinoa sprouting up in California
The Oregonian: Oregon's rural areas left behind in state's economic turnaround
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013
LA Times: Source of mercury in Pacific fish points to coal plants in Asia
San Jose Mercury News: Poachers caught with 270 Dungeness crab in San Mateo
NY Daily News: Argentinean dealers arrested using pigeons to deliver pot
The Oregonian: Portland negotiates with homeless camp to move out of its Old Town
Press Democrat: Preserving pottery history at Austin Creek State Park
Press Democrat: Willits man arrested for arson after string of wildfires
UK Daily Mail: Air Force bans blueberry Chobani yogurt because of hemp seeds
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013
Ukiah Daily Journal: Hopland center studies turkey vultures - and they're fascinating
Ukiah Daily Journal: Fort Bragg couple gets arrested after fighting in car
Seattle Times: Feds seize 3 motels outside Seattle for drugs, prostitution
ABC News: Class Action: Naked Juice will have to pay customers up to $75 each for its bogus claims
National Geographic: Stealthy energy hogs are lurking in your home
LA Times: Yosemite fire now 20% contained
The Oregonian: Cat gets sick eating lillies and its owner sues florist
The Oregonian: New trend in Portland - teens hurting bicyclists
Seattle Times: Editorial calls for Obama administration to respond to new state pot laws
Press Democrat: Explore Mendocino's Anderson Valley
Press Democrat: State's new DNA lab providing faster analysis for some counties
Monday, Aug. 26, 2013
Time: Farmer's Almanac predicts extremely cold winter
San Jose Mercury News: San Jose poised to become first city to ban styrofoam containers
The Oregonian: International mural artists collaborate on public art in Portland - with photos
Seattle Times: Seattle struggles to close large homeless encampment
Seattle Times: FAA approves use of drones in Alaska oil industry
Seattle Times: Proposed federal rules will make recognition of tribes easier; some oppose it
Press Democrat: Handcar races attract thousands for fun in Santa Rosa
Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013
BBC News: Scientists say brain "learns addiction" quickly after taking cocaine
San Jose Mercury News: Yosemite fire grows 7 square miles overnight
Marin Independent Journal: Nordstrom's in Corte Madera undergoing $20 million makeover
Seattle Times: Lawsuit says Puyallup, WA police videotaped females detainees undressing
Seattle Times: WA wildlife officials reintroducing fishers to NW forests
The Verge: Future of psychiatry may be in your stomach
Wall Street Journal: Even North Koreans have a meth problem