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Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023

NBC News: VIDEO: Police pull over man with bull riding shotgun

AP News: Invasive and ubiquitous, English ivy can hurt trees and plants. Removing it isn’t easy

AP News: Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women’s world attendance record

AP News: Marijuana recommendation by US health agency hailed as first step to easing weed restrictions

AP News: Tropical Storm Idalia descends on North Carolina after pounding Florida, Georgia and South Carolina

The Guardian: Swedish cities hit by four residential explosions in an hour

The Guardian: US government is funding kills of endangered animals, activists say

The Guardian: Hurricane Idalia could become 2023’s costliest climate disaster for the US

KPTV: Oregon revenue forecast means $5.6 billion back to taxpayers next year

The Oregonian: Dave’s Killer Bread CEO-turned-drag burlesque artist Shobi Dahl to sell Lake Oswego mansion

Oregon Public Broadcasting: As more teens overdose on fentanyl, schools face a drug crisis unlike any other

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Girl dies in 1st drowning at a Portland public pool in nearly 40 years

Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit halts gold drilling project in eastern Sierra Nevada

Courthouse News Service: Judge decides against extending ban on sweeping Sacramento homeless camps

KCRA: Public radio nonprofit CapRadio announces layoffs across several departments

KCRA: 4 teens arrested after home invasion in Sacramento leads to high-speed chase

LA Times: California prison guards on track for $1 billion in perks and raises

LA Times: Caltech’s new admissions path: No calculus, chemistry, physics class requirements for some

LA Times: She competed in Sonoma's Tough Mudder; a pustular rash was her prize. Hundreds got ill — and angry

LA Times: We take an exclusive tour of Hollywood’s restored Egyptian Theatre, opening this fall

KTLA: D.A. charges 5 in connection with 196 robberies, thefts targeting Apple product sellers

KTLA: Suspect in Uber crash that killed 3 in South Los Angeles was on probation for murder

KRCR: Redding named one of the best trout fishing towns in the nation

KRCR: 80-year-old man arrested for vehicle theft in Humboldt County

KRCR: Caltrans, local stakeholders meet to discuss the future of historic Fernbridge

Marin Independent Journal: State Sen. Mike McGuire tapped as Senate president pro tempore

Marin Independent Journal: Fairfax explores land deal for open space preservation

KRON: Critical fire weather arrives in Northern California’s interior; PG&E cuts power to 8,400 customers

Press Democrat: Facing eviction, residents of makeshift Cloverdale trailer park demand meeting with property owners

Cal Matters: Psychedelic therapies show promise. Is California ready to bring them into the mainstream?

SF Chronicle: S.F. overdose crisis: One overwhelmed outreach program has 1,300 homeless people in dire need of help

SF Chronicle: Exclusive: Gavin Newsom calls ban on S.F. homeless sweeps ‘preposterous’ and ‘inhumane’

SFGate: New Mexico's top prosecutor vows to move ahead with Native education litigation

San Jose Mercury: Saratoga Retirement Community residents speak out against proposed expansion

San Jose Mercury: San Jose risks penalties after plan to add more than 60,000 new homes fails to meet state requirements

San Jose Mercury News: UC professor resigns over ‘pretendian’ claims, but will keep teaching for another year

SFGate: UC Berkeley fraternity allegedly targeted in hate crime

SF Chronicle: ‘Hypocrisy of rich’: S.F. woman trying to shut down pickleball court has one in her backyard

SFGate: Luxury San Diego resort accused of restricting public beach access

SFGate: Every cellphone and TV in America to blare with nationwide alert

East Bay Times: Review: Beyonce falls well short of delivering a masterpiece at Levi’s Stadium

East Bay Times: East Bay man arrested on suspicion of stealing over $5,000 worth of writing implements at ‘Pen Show’

East Bay Times: They’re not hummingbirds, but giant sphinx moths appearing all around the Bay

Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023

Curry Coastal Pilot: New Study: Billions spent on hatcheries, habitat fails to help native Columbia River salmon

Klamath Herald and News: Klamath Community College nursing continues full graduation, licensure trend with first LPN class

Siskiyou Daily News: Siskiyou's Happy Camp Complex grows 3,233 acres. Lightning caused new fires

Reuters: Burger King must face lawsuit claiming its Whoppers are too small

Reuters: Finland counted its bomb shelters and found 50,500 of them

LA Times: L.A. City Council backs effort to regulate ‘vanlords’ who rent RVs to homeless people

Miami Herald: A Biblical “deluge”: Idalia trashes Western Cuba with heavy rains and flooding