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Sunday, March 24, 2024

LA Times: Crackdown on Airbnb and other short-term rentals likely coming to unincorporated L.A. County

LA Times: The Klamath River’s dams are being removed. Inside the effort to restore a scarred watershed

LA Times: MLB investigating Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter amid gambling allegations

Sacramento Bee: California high school tracks student bathroom visits with app. Not everyone likes it

Sacramento Bee: 1 killed, 1 hurt by mountain lion in first fatal attack in California in two decades

Courthouse News Service: Chicago chocolate factory to close after almost a century of operation

KTLA: Happy Camp named one of the most polluted places in the US, air quality study finds

Press Democrat: Teacher among 6 Bay Area men arrested in child exploitation sting

SFGate: San Jose Officials Say Large Homeless Shelters Are Obsolete

Yahoo News: Canada: Two daughters, two parents, and echoes of a murder that rocked Indigenous activism

Yahoo News: Your dog can understand what you say better than you think, new study shows

KRCR: Foot traffic reduction triggers Eureka store closures, challenging future expected

KRON: Religious leaders, protesters walk 22 miles for ceasefire pilgrimage in East Bay

Pro Publica: The U.S. Government Defended the Overseas Business Interests of Baby Formula Makers. Kids Paid the Price.

Pro Publica: A Marijuana Boom Led Her to Oklahoma. Then Anti-Drug Agents Seized Her Money and Raided Her Home.

Pro Publica: A Diplomat’s Visits to Oklahoma Highlight Contacts Between Chinese Officials and Community Leaders Accused of Crimes

Press Democrat: Volunteers rally to clear Sonoma Coast beach of debris from wrecked fishing vessel

KRON: Golden Gate Bridge toll increase approved, goes into effect this summer

SF Chronicle: California insurance crisis: Here are some of the worst stories we’ve heard from homeowners — and how they’ve coped

SF Chronicle: S.F. office vacancy rises to yet another record high — over nine times pre-pandemic level

SF Chronicle: Mountain lion kills man in California’s first fatal attack in 20 years

SFGate: Legal battle ends over famed Diego Rivera mural in San Francisco

East Bay Times: Police drone aids in capture of East Bay kidnapping suspects, hostage release

SF Chronicle: Why is this Bay Area city ranked America’s happiest? Its mayor reveals the secrets

Thursday, March 21, 2024

The Oregonian: Portland’s Airbnb regulation problems: 5 things to know

Politico: Jared Kushner under fire for calling Gaza waterfront property ‘valuable’

KRON: SF city manager charged for stealing over $600K from their department

The Guardian: US calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal in draft UN resolution

The Guardian: Swedish landowner can keep meteorite after court battle with geologists

The Guardian: Why do we do things that are bad for us? The ancient philosophers had an answer

LA Times: What the DOJ’s antitrust suit against Apple means for everyone with an iPhone

SF Chronicle: California’s largest home insurer won’t renew 72,000 policies

East Bay Times: California home insurance meltdown worsens as State Farm sheds 72,000 policies

NPR: A New York man's pet alligator was seized after 30 years. Now, he wants Albert back

NPR: California voters pass Proposition 1 to tackle the state's homelessness crisis

NPR: Southwest Native Americans are hardest hit by syphilis surge

NBC News: A new type of bacteria was found in 50% of colon cancers. Many were aggressive cases.

NBC News: In a first, surgeons successfully transplant a pig kidney into a man

The Guardian: Hermès sued in California over claims it only sells Birkins to ‘worthy’ customers

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Washington Gov. Inslee signs fentanyl bill sending money to disproportionately affected tribes

Oregon Public Broadcasting: ‘Salmon Wars’ episode 3: The court battles

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Intel announces $36B Hillsboro investment following federal funding commitments

NY Times : Fossil Trove From 74,000 Years Ago Points to Remarkably Adaptive Humans

Yahoo News: Biden Suggests a Bigger Federal Role to Reduce Housing Costs

NY Times : A Mexican Drug Cartel’s New Target? Seniors and Their Timeshares

Fast Company: Reddit stock price today will be closely watched as NYSE trading begins in much-hyped IPO

The Guardian: Elon Musk’s Neuralink shows brain-chip patient playing online chess

Politico: National debate over transgender athletes comes to New York City

The Hill: Supreme Court unanimously rules against government in No Fly List case

AP News: 2 hospitalized, 27 safe after rowing club boats capsize off Connecticut