Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024
East Bay Times: Is it still worth it for California homeowners to invest in solar panels? Experts weigh in
Oregon Public Broadcasting: $50K award offered for information about 3 dead gray wolves in Southern Oregon
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Bob Moore, founder of an Oregon-based "Bob's Red Mill, dies at 94
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Portland State plans to become destination school for Indigenous doctorate students
East Bay Times: Can a $6.4 billion mental health ballot measure solve California homelessness?
San Jose Mercury News: Two years, 6,800 miles: Woman makes coast-to-coast hiking history
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024
The Guardian: Tesla sued by 25 California counties for allegedly mishandling hazardous waste
NY Times: Can This A.I.-Powered Search Engine Replace Google? It Has for Me.
NY Times: ‘Shame on Us’: How Maine Struggles to Handle Troubled Youth
Washington Post: How the deal that made Musk the world’s richest person could unravel
The Guardian: ‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show
The Oregonian: Oregon Zoo releases seven critically endangered condors back to nature in California (VIDEO)
The Oregonian: It’s almost time to spring forward. When does daylight saving time end?
The Guardian: Global cancer cases to rise by more than 75% by 2050, WHO predicts
The Guardian: Sit, stay and be a good boy: 21 rules for dogs and their humans
The Guardian: Vets urged to cut pesticide flea treatments amid river pollution fears
The Guardian: Three killed and nine hurt in hanger collapse at Idaho airport
The Guardian: Stolen Jackie Robinson statue will be replaced after more than $160,000 donated
Courthouse News Service: Feds settle with eBay for $59 million over unauthorized sales of pill presses
Politico: ‘A recipe for violence’: Election officials on edge for ruling from Georgia judge
Courthouse News Service: Feasting sea otters help reduce erosion, study says
LA Times: Column: Biden’s Western solar plan sounds scary. But it’s better than climate change
LA Times: An algae bloom devastated sea mammals last year. L.A. wants to improve its rescue efforts
Sacramento Bee: Chair found next to hole on frozen lake leads to ice fisherman’s body, Oregon cops say
Sacramento Bee: Newsom backs 3 dam removals on California rivers. Here’s where salmon may soon swim freely
Sacramento Bee: Can California police take your Ring doorbell footage? A new policy changes the rules
Press Democrat: Viral video shows climber's near-fall as she ascends 150-foot-tall Yosemite rock
KRCR: Teen girl admits to midday stabbing in Chico, aids victims before arrest
LA Times: This social service hotline you’ve never heard of could help pinpoint California’s next big crisis
LA Times: Opinion: Do you love avocados? Do you know what that’s doing to Mexico?
KTLA: Taggers graffiti 27 stories of skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Wallowa County residents organize to oppose Dollar General store
Oregon Public Broadcasting: What Oregon’s drug crisis looks like on the streets of Portland: Overdoses every day
Marin Independent Journal: Golden Gate Bridge toll would hit $10 under proposed increases
Marin Independent Journal: Bay Area to receive $190 million in new federal homelessness funding
KRCR: A researcher at Cal Poly Humboldt investigates the mysterious gray whale group
KRON: Popular Richmond bike shop closes after mysterious burglary
KRON: Covered California extends enrollment period
KRON: Denny’s closes Oakland location after 54 years due to crime
SF Chronicle: Streets flood in San Francisco amid intense rain
SF Chronicle: Should people test for exposure to ‘forever chemicals’? CDC offers doctors new guidance
SF Chronicle: Another Oakland restaurant closes; safety of workers, guests cited as reason
SF Chronicle: Turbulent Bay Area weather is not over. Here’s what to expect
SFGate: Los Angeles once had its very own wooden freeway for bikes. Then came the cars.
East Bay Times: California teen charged with ‘serial swatting’ after police say he made threats throughout the country
East Bay Times: They’re back: Dead & Company confirm return to concert stage in Vegas residency
East Bay Times: Target clerk blames Gov. Newsom for retail theft. She didn’t realize he was standing in her checkout line
The Hill: House passes $78 billion tax bill in bipartisan vote
The Hill: Newsom urges Congress to approve funding for Tijuana River sewage treatment