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Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023

East Bay Times: Portland’s record homeless deaths driven by meth, fentanyl

Oregon Public Broadcasting: At least 315 died while homeless in Multnomah County in 2022

Oregon Public Broadcasting: In a major shift, Northwest tribes — not US officials — will control salmon recovery funds

BBC: How much it costs to decorate big for Christmas in the US

KRON: 2.5M Honda, Acura vehicles recalled over defect linked to engine failure, stalling

KRON: Serial Bay Area shoplifter arrested 90 times

SF Chronicle: UC Davis starts contact tracing to prevent tuberculosis outbreak on campus

BBC: Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy after $148m defamation verdict

BBC: Prague shooting: Gunman dead after killing 14, injuring 25 at Charles University

Washington Post: Winter solstice, shortest day of the year, arrives Thursday evening

Washington Post: How fake sugars sneak into foods and disrupt metabolic health

KRCR: Hoopa Valley Tribe reclaims 10,000+ acres of ancestral lands in historic deal

KRCR: Redding man arrested with thousands in stolen goods following early morning burglary

AP News: Faith groups say more foster families are needed to care for the children coming to the US alone

AP News: China has started erecting temporary housing units after an earthquake destroyed 14,000 homes

AP News: Texas begins flying migrants from southern border to Chicago.

BBC: Venezuela: Americans freed in swap deal - and fraudster Fat Leonard returned

The Oregonian: Rite Aid banned from using facial recognition for 5 years after false theft accusations

Courthouse News Service: Feds accuse Houston housing developer of scamming Hispanic buyers

The Oregonian: Oregon’s population dropped again in 2023, according to new Census Bureau estimates

Courthouse News Service: In Europe, stance on migrants toughens as France passes immigration law, EU announces deal

The Oregonian: Oregon court strikes down state climate program, rules in favor of utilities, industry

The Guardian: Toyota recalls 1m cars over defect that could cause airbags not to deploy

The Guardian: Flowers ‘giving up’ on scarce insects and evolving to self-pollinate, say scientists

The Guardian: Root and branch reform: if carbon markets aren’t working, how do we save our forests?

NPR: The uncomfortable hidden costs behind the rise in cheap cashmere

The Guardian: ‘Ten-minute miles are the new eight’: the senior ultrarunners pushing the envelope

SF Chronicle: ‘Far too lenient’: Federal judge rejects no-prison deals in S.F. Tenderloin drug-dealing cases

LA Times: California cops and firefighters are taking their pensions to Idaho’s ‘Little Orange County’

LA Times: Copper thieves unplug LA's popular 6th Street Bridge lights

NPR: An Oklahoma judge ruled a man who spent 48 years in prison for murder is innocent

NPR: Judge blocks California law banning carrying firearms in most public places

LA Times: ‘Repugnant’: Federal judge blocks California law that would bar guns in many public places

The Guardian: Colorado supreme court justices face death threats after Trump ruling

Sacramento Bee: Covered California insurance deadline nears. When and how to sign up for health benefits

LA Times: Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it’s actually meth.

East Bay Times: Thousands of seniors want to live on the 30 acres of Seven Hills Ranch. A 50-square-foot strip of land has been holding it up for months.

KTLA: Storm hits So. California: Here are the rain totals so far

KTLA: Storm brings flooding, early-morning tornado warning to Oxnard

Sacramento Bee: Worse than Seattle: Sacramento has more chronically homeless than nearly any place in America

Marin Independent Journal: Dungeness crab season for California’s far north counties will open Jan. 5

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael ‘builder’s remedy’ application submitted

SFGate: The California exodus continues. Chart shows how unusual the population drop was

SFGate: ‘They Told Me I Have No Coverage’: Californians Surprised By Loss Of Medi-Cal Insurance

SFGate: Guy Fieri has a staggering net worth that he's not giving to his sons

SF Chronicle: A powerful California law is reshaping how you vote. Lawyers are making millions off it

SF Chronicle: SF area dungeness crab fishing season to remain closed through Christmas and New Year’s Day

SF Chronicle: How conservative Christians are taking over California school boards

Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023

The Guardian: Gas pipeline expansion could fuel Pacific north-west climate emergencies

SF Chronicle: Bay Area storm: Heaviest rain is yet to come