Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, April 18, 2024
SF Chronicle: Insurers won't renew some Bay Area homes due to risk of earthquake-induced fires
LA Times: L.A. sheriff’s deputy facing felony charges, allegedly stole money during traffic stop
LA Times: Newsom calls for increased oversight of local homelessness efforts
LA Times: California in a jam after borrowing billions to pay unemployment benefits
Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael plans city-sanctioned camping area
Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael cleanup guru earns public service award
KRCR: University of Oregon football player arrested over fatal hit-and-run
SF Chronicle: Scandal-plagued S.F. coding bootcamp hit with federal sanctions
SFGate: FAA issues nationwide ground stop for Alaska Airlines flights
SFGate: Old Humboldt cannabis grow sites being sold at deep discount; but there's a catch
SFGate: Hawaii Kona's airport future uncertain after another crack found on runway
SF Chronicle: California insurance crisis: Thousands to lose coverage as two more insurers withdraw
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
NPR: A video shows two men toppling rock formations at Lake Mead trail
ABC News: Newport Beach resident shoots home invasion suspect, another dead in targeted heist: police
NPR: Supreme Court gives skeptical eye to key statute used to prosecute Jan. 6 rioters
The Hill: ‘Something will have to give’: IMF sounds alarm on US debt
The Hill: Here’s what new LED lightbulb standards mean for American households
BBC: Parachute trial: Emile Cilliers guilty of attempted murder
LA Times: He shot an 18-year-old in the back of the head. A jury couldn’t decide if it was murder
LA Times: USC valedictorian’s grad speech is canceled: ‘The university has betrayed me’
Courthouse News Service: United Nations says US slacking on combating forever chemicals in North Carolina drinking water
Forbes: Supreme Court Allows Idaho’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban — For Now
The Verge: The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat
Courthouse News Service: ‘Go home’: Overtourism sparks backlash in Spain
Courthouse News Service: In wake of legalization, Minnesota weed party fights to retain major-party status
Washington Post: Can we eat our way out of America’s invasive species problem?
NY Times: NPR Suspends Editor Whose Essay Criticized the Broadcaster
NY Times: S’mores Kits? Saunas? Short-Term Rental Hosts Scramble to Stand Out.
the Atlantic: Democracy Dies Behind Paywalls
CBS News : UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare cyberattack cost it $872 million
Rolling Stone: How the United States Arms the Mexican Cartels
KQED: As California Seeks to Legalize Psychedelics for Therapy, Oregon Provides Key Lessons
KQED: San Francisco’s New Parking Rules Set to Displace RV Community Near SF State
KPBS: Critically endangered Mojave tortoises emerge from winter shelter
KCRA: Scott Peterson returns to court with help from LA Innocence Project
KCRA: 800+ unhoused people impacted after Street Nursing Program ends in Yuba, Sutter counties
KOMO : Drought emergency declared for most of Washington state. Here's what that means
KOMO : Anti-Defamation League reports record-high antisemitic incidents in Pacific Northwest
KRON: SF supes support bill allowing 72-hour methadone doses
KRON: Napa police arrest 3 people suspected in weekend slayings that left teenagers dead
The Guardian: Revealed: how companies made $100m clearing California homeless camps
Politico: Biden set to block Ambler mining road in Alaska wilderness
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Bipartisan bill introduced by Washington, Idaho representatives could ease Native Americans’ travel across Canadian border
The Guardian: Mammoth mayhem: elephant escapes circus and roams Montana streets
SF Chronicle: Gov. Gavin Newsom: Gaza protesters should be ‘held to account’ for blocking Bay Area highways
The Guardian: Backlash as USC cancels valedictorian’s speech due to support for Palestine
NPR: Suicides make up majority of gun deaths, but remain overlooked in gun violence debate
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