Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, July 2
AP News: New coffee center in UC Davis aims to give a jolt to research and education
LA Times: Crews turn a corner with California’s largest wildfire as massive heat wave brings new danger
KRON: Caltrans installs almost 200 new highway cameras in Safety Pilot Program
KRON: Sinkhole opens inside of Trader Joe’s in Marin County
AP News: Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat
CBS : Mountain House officially becomes California's 483rd city
CBS News Sacramento: 8-year-old girl found shot in Sacramento; investigation underway
East Bay Times: Newsom touts rival shoplifting and drugs ballot initiative to weaken Prop 47
Chicago Tribune: And on this farm we had a … pizza? Why the Wisconsin pizza farm movement is an idea whose time has come
Marin Independent Journal: State seeks protections for white sturgeon
East Bay Times: State Farm seeks ‘massive’ insurance rate hike for California homeowners
East Bay Times: Officers kill 3 coyotes at Golden Gate Park after attack on 5-year-old girl
SF Gate: California wildfire with no containment threatens hydroelectric power facilities
Sunday, June 30
Reuters: Greek firefighters battle wildfires for second day amid strong winds
Reuters: Fujifilm once struggled to sell cameras. Now, it can't keep up with demand
North Bay Biz Journal: What’s taking so long with the California cannabis appellation effort?
SF Gate: Inside Heartwood, NorCal's most isolated, legendary wellness retreat
Thursday, June 27
The Oregonian: Jacksonville is Oregon’s most charming small town, according to HGTV
The Guardian: Man set up fake free wifi at Australian airports and on flights to steal people’s data, police allege
The Guardian: Hundreds evacuated as wind-driven wildfire spreads near Bend, Oregon
KPTV: This Oregon county is the best place in America for off-grid living
NPR: Health insurers cover fewer drugs and make them harder to get
KRON: Bay Area city councilmember resigns, blames high cost of living
SF Gate: Debate takeaways: Trump confident, even when wrong, Biden halting, even with facts on his side
ABC News: California police make record-setting illegal fireworks seizure
KTLA: Plan to connect L.A. to Bay Area by bullet train gets full environmental approval
KTLA: $44K worth of metal plaques honoring Woodland Hill’s teachers stolen
AP News: Arkansas panel awards Cherokee Nation Entertainment a license to build casino
AP News: Connecticut governor to replant more than 180 trees, thousands of bushes cut down behind his house
AP News: Former Uvalde police chief indicted over response to Robb Elementary shooting
AP News: Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12
NY Times : N.F.L. Ordered to Pay Billions in Sunday Ticket Lawsuit
Politico: Dems freak out over Biden’s debate performance: ‘Biden is toast’
The Guardian: Democrats concerned after Biden’s debate performance as Trump gets away with lies and deflections
The Guardian: A New York program is helping Black people of all ages enjoy swimming: ‘It’s very empowering’
East Bay Times: Hawaii court orders deconstruction of house built on wrong lot
East Bay Times: Woman, 4-year-old children carjacked at gunpoint in Alameda
Courthouse News Service: Federal judge rules against Alaska Indian Tribes in bid to take land back
CNN: Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud crackdown
Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit blocks logging in Oregon’s Elliott State Forest, protecting marbled murrelet habitat
Courthouse News Service: Supreme Court decision leaves more than half of water flowing out of rivers vulnerable, study says
Courthouse News Service: In ruling against SEC, SCOTUS shakes up federal agency enforcement powers
NPR: A sacred boulder stolen to honor Kansas settlers was finally returned to the Kaw Tribe
NPR: Supreme Court rejects controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal
AP News: Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US
NY Times : New Tactic in China’s Information War: Harassing a Critic’s Child in the U.S.
Washington Post: Are white noise machines bad? Here’s what the latest science says.
The Guardian: Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ compassion
The Guardian: They took part in Apache ceremonies. Their schools expelled them for satanic activities
Lookout Santa Cruz: Camping ordinance iced as Santa Cruz County wildfire fears grow