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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Sacramento Bee: Man convicted of 5 DUIs drives drunk and kills man crossing street, CA officials say

Yahoo News: Beachfront home listed for $25 million could set a record in California town. See it

Sacramento Bee: Why e-bikes will be allowed on new multi-use trail in California’s Tahoe National Forest

The Guardian: ‘Longing for home’: letters of Irish emigrants to US reveal 400 years of trials and triumphs

LA Times: Mystery surrounds sudden increase in steelhead trout deaths near California water pumps

LA Times: Column: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and iPhones are ruining my kid and yours

LA Times: Sophisticated ‘burglary tourists’ fly from South America to rob wealthy homes, LAPD says

Press Democrat: Santa Rosa man rescued in Oregon after taking GPS detour, getting stuck in snow

East Bay Times: Commissioner unveils plan for home insurers to base California rate hikes on catastrophe prediction models

SFGate: One far-right leader ousted. Another barely hangs on. Is Shasta County rejecting MAGA politics?

Courthouse News Service: Judge grants final approval to $300 million class action settlement with vaping giant Juul

Courthouse News Service: California’s last nuclear plant gets lifeline amid search for more clean energy

KTLA: Powerful storms, gusty winds destroy homes across Southern California

KRCR: 'We are excited to get to work' Test explosions on Klamath Dam ignite deconstruction

KRCR: Californian man faces 48 wildlife violations for unlawful hunting in Alaska

KRON: Realtor settlement could bring ‘seismic shift’ to housing market

East Bay Times: CHP officers allegedly targeted by wrong-way driver in Davis

East Bay Times: After allegedly murdering Oakland store clerk, 13-year-old boy committed another armed robbery 40 minutes later, authorities say

East Bay Times: Demolition of Capitola Wharf structures begins

SF Chronicle: Scientists say these critical factors will determine how bad California wildfires will be this year

AP News: State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs

SF Chronicle: Invasive bullfrogs may get banned in California after killing off 100 species. The state is bracing for outrage

SF Chronicle: Indigenous stewardship sought for national park site on Marin County coast

SF Chronicle: 2 dead, including child, as SUV crashes into S.F. bus stop — 3 injured

SF Chronicle: How Fresno region became one of California's fastest-growing areas

SFGate: Hundreds of thousands of peculiar sea creatures wash up on Humboldt beaches

SFGate: Camping banned at California Central Coast beach due to excess of 'human waste'

Thursday, March 14, 2024

KRCR: UC Berkeley parents hire private guards to supplement dwindling campus police force

Smithsonian Magazine: View This Year’s 60 Stunning Finalists From the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

AP News: op Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace

AP News: Native groups sit on a treasure trove of lithium. Now mines threaten their water, culture and wealth

Washington Post: Editorial: ‘Site-neutral’ payments for chemotherapy could save Medicare billions

NY Times : NCAA facing lawsuit regarding transgender competitors’ eligibility

The Hill: Wall Street braces for commercial real estate time bomb

The Hill: Nearly 30 percent of Gen Z women identify as LGBTQ: Gallup

East Bay Times: California Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments on UC Berkeley’s controversial plans for People’s Park

East Bay Times: 'A huge catastrophe waiting to happen’: Aryan Brotherhood drama spills into Northern California courtroom as lawyer joins in the name-calling

The Atlantic: How Manipulators Use Disgust to Hijack Our Brain

The Guardian: Avoid mould and ride a bike: 20 expert tips on how to look after your lungs for life

Politico: Trump was informed of prohibited items in Jan. 6 rally crowd, his driver testified

The Hill: Biden administration announces $120 million for tribal climate resilience

The Guardian: Swept away: $500,000 sand dune built to protect US homes disappears in days

BBC: How tumbleweed became an invasive species in the US

BBC: Hundreds rescued from love scam centre in the Philippines

BBC: Denmark to start conscripting women for military service

KPTV: Plover nesting season begins on coast, restrictions in place to protect threatened species

KPTV: Man arrested in connection to at least 17 trailer thefts in the Pacific Northwest

The Guardian: Tapeworms found in brain of US man who ate undercooked bacon

Oregon Public Broadcasting: ‘Salmon Wars’ episode 1: The family

The Guardian: Guns and weapons trafficked from US fueling Haiti gang violence