Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024
SF Gate: A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won't come until after the presidential election
SF Gate: Burning Man exodus is absolutely unhinged due to epic dust storm
SF Gate: Russian missile strike kills 41 people and wounds 180 in Ukrainian city of Poltava, Zelenskyy says
East Bay Times: Coffee Pot Fire map: New evacuations near Sequoia National Park
KCAL: Six Riverside County, CA, Firefighters Injured Battling Record Fire
East Bay Times: Gray wolf population growing fast in California — up sixfold in the past five years
Reno Gazette: Feds plan to open 32M acres of public land for solar development across 11 Western states
East Bay Times: Bear Fire burns rapidly in Tahoe National Forest in Sierra County
SF Chronicle: September heat wave to roast much of California this week
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024
NY Times : Italians Fight for the Right to Feast on the Beach
Washington Post: How one company’s plan to help the planet went off the rails
Politico: California slavery reparations bills unraveled over Gavin Newsom amendments
Politico: Hacking blind spot: States struggle to vet coders of election software
Politico: A fed-up Gavin Newsom pushes California cities on homelessness
NY Post: Bargain buzz: NY pot farm moves 100,000 economical ‘dime bags’ under legalization
CBS News : Massive protests erupt in Israel to demand cease-fire after 6 hostages found dead in Gaza
CBS News : Strikes start at top hotel chains across the country as housekeepers seek higher wages
KRON: 49ers rookie released from hospital after surviving shooting
NPR: Too hot for trout: Why some anglers are rethinking their approach to fly fishing
BBC: Trump signals backing for Florida marijuana legalisation
NY Times : The World’s Largest Wetland Is Burning, and Rare Animals Are Dying
NY Times : With Dams Removed, Salmon Will Have the Run of a Western River
NY Times : How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients
Action News: Former CAL FIRE Shasta Unit captain held to answer in child sex crimes case
Action News: CCC leaving Trinity Alps after post-fire repair work completed
AP News: What to know about Labor Day and its history
Washington Post: 7 killed, dozens injured in Mississippi after tire fails on bus, officials say
Washington Post: Musk’s Twitter investors have lost billions in value
The Guardian: ‘Not our tradition’: calls in Sweden to ban fathers walking brides down the aisle
The Guardian: Not expecting: pregnancy after getting ‘tubes tied’ is surprisingly common
BBC: 17 bodies found after Russian tourist helicopter crash
BBC: Thailand wages war against 'alien' tilapia fish
Slate: Please Don’t Leave Bagged Dog Poop in the Outdoors!
Smithsonian Magazine: The Race to Save Mezcal From the World
Courthouse News Service: Oregon law rolling back drug decriminalization set to take effect and make possession a crime again
Cannnabis Business Times: 1st Sovereignty Summit to Bring Together Tribal Nations for Cannabis Education in SoHum
The Oregonian: Second man admits in court he received about $600 a month to visit Oregon businesses he then sued for disability access violations
OPB: How this hiker breaks records by walking the Pacific Crest Trail
OPB: While tourism is booming, many Oregon Coast residents struggle to stay housed
OPB: These students are building dams over the summer — with hopes to lure beavers back
The Guardian: Three people dead after small plane crashes in Oregon town
Orange Co. Register: Hundreds of reenactors are in Huntington Beach for annual Civil War Days
KRCR: Baking a difference: Chefs serve up support in Weaverville
KRCR: Son of former Redding mayor charged in deadly shooting on Brent Road; his criminal past
KCRA: Tech entrepreneur acquires Tahoe's oldest waterfront bar
LA Times: Hillside erosion worsening in California due to wildfires and intense rain
LA Times: Affordable housing on church parking lots? A new law makes it easier to build
LA Times: California’s legal weed system is broken, while Michigan’s is thriving. What gives?
KTLA: California lawmakers vote to ban all plastic grocery bags
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