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Thursday, May 16, 2024

The Guardian: I swapped my south LA lawn for a verdant microfarm – now I feed the neighborhood

The Guardian: Tiny US fire department using 1980s gear surprised by $500,000 donation

LA Times: Migrants from around the world have made this stretch of California the top place to enter the U.S. illegally

LA Times: Sonoma State president on leave for ‘insubordination’ after supporting anti-Israel boycott, divestment

KTLA: Bear brings traffic to a halt on busy Southern California freeway

LA Times: Police arrest 50 at UC Irvine after sweeping protest camp, clearing barricaded building

KCRA: Documents: Man accused of causing Florida bus crash that killed 8 has been convicted 20 times since 2003

KCRA: Yuba City police says at least 100 cars were keyed in one night by one man

Oregon Public Broadcasting: ‘The Evergreen’: Remembering the Mount St. Helens eruption and people who died on the mountain

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

The Oregonian: Hoka expands Portland operations, leases space near Providence Park

The Hill: Gorsuch, Alito break from conservatives on CFPB ruling

The Hill: Biden announces ‘major step’ toward reclassifying marijuana

KQED: Few Pharmacies Carry This Key Opioid-Addiction Treatment. San Francisco Wants To Change That

KPTV: Oregon is home to 2 of the 10 most polluted cities in the US

KPTV: Fees: Major changes to housing market ahead

The Guardian: Riot police arrest 50 people at UC Irvine and clear pro-Palestinian encampment

The Guardian: Texas governor pardons man who killed Black Lives Matter protester in 2020

KRON: San Pablo appoints first Asian American police chief

KRON: Sonoma State president placed on leave after striking controversial deal with protesters

East Bay Times: Teens on field trip overdose on cannabis edibles at Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits

East Bay Times: Want to teach? New Alameda County partnership will help prospective educators earn a credential for as little as $42 a month

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

KCRA: Stanislaus State breaks ground for new facility in Stockton

East Bay Times: Fugitive Livermore double homicide suspect allegedly tricked hotel clerk into giving him key to room, surprised man and woman as they slept

Politico: Montana’s Tribal Voters Could Determine the Makeup of the Senate

The Guardian: House Democrats launch investigation into Trump’s alleged offers to oil executives

The Guardian: Trump pledges to scrap offshore wind projects on ‘day one’ of presidency

KCRA: Teen injured after officer fatally shoots family dog outside Auburn home

Smithsonian Magazine: Tracking Humans’ First Footsteps in North America

The Guardian: ‘Total outrage’: White House condemns Israeli settlers’ attack on Gaza aid trucks

The Guardian: ‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds

KRCR: Massive clean-up effort at Red Bluff River Park removes 20,000 pounds of debris, trash

The Oregonian: Melatonin is sending children to the ER; Portland doctor warns parents to be cautious

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Lincoln County to host largest earthquake drill ever held on Oregon Coast

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Democratic candidate for Washington governor says name doppelgangers out to deceive voters

LA Times: LAUSD parents and teachers in uproar over timed academic testing for 4-year-olds

KRON: WNBA: Golden State women’s basketball team unveils official name

East Bay Times: Point Reyes seashore study favors elk fence removal

East Bay Times: LA County has put 66 probation officers on leave for misconduct since January

SFGate: Two Bay Area political leaders die in car crash

AP News: New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore wind turbines that float

AP News: Takeaways from AP investigation into police training on the risks of handcuffing someone facedown

AP News: Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill?

AP News: AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines

SFGate: California town for sale for $6.6 million

Sunday, May 12, 2024

SFGate: Battle over billionaire's private Bay Area beach access goes to trial again

SFGate: Hundreds of pelicans are starving and dying across California. Why?

SF Chronicle: Controversial geoengineering experiment stopped by Alameda officials

The Guardian: CPH: The story of the northern California college that inspired campus protesters across America

LA Times: Fast-growing asparagus once flourished on California farms. Why is it disappearing?