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Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024

Western Producer: Canadian farmers blamed for ag chemical in U.S. oat foods

AP News: The White House is weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump

AP News: China plans to send San Diego Zoo more pandas this year, reintroducing panda diplomacy

East Bay Times: California retail crime ringleader, members charged after estimated $8 million worth of beauty products confiscated

East Bay Times: ‘He didn’t do it’: Son of former East Bay police chief acquitted of murder, attempted robbery

East Bay Times: California lawmakers seek to short-circuit new income-based utility charges

SF Chronicle: As massive Klamath dam-removal project nears completion, who gets the once submerged land?

SFGate: You must make more than $500K to afford an average home in this Bay Area county

Press Democrat: Avelo Airlines to double number of destinations it services out of Sonoma County airport

Press Democrat: DOJ targeted info about Napa County Farm Bureau’s PAC in investigation; others subpoenaed were donors

SFGate: 'Broken system': Banned pesticides keep showing up in California's legal pot

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024

Washington Post: Utah senior center tackles loneliness with a 60,000-piece puzzle

Washington Post: Medical examiners, coroners are increasingly blaming deaths on kratom, review finds

Shack News: Video Games: Pacific Drive review: Not your average road trip

NY Times: How Bob Moore, of Bob’s Red Mill, Got Grocery-Store Famous

AP News: U.S. casinos won $66.5B in 2023, their best year ever as gamblers showed no economic fear

AP News: Welcome to the ‘Hotel California’ case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic

CNBC: Amazon to replace Walgreens in Dow Industrial Average next week

NPR: Cougar attacks five mountain bikers on a trail in Washington state

NPR: Tribal courts can't prosecute non-Native drug suspects. Tribes say it's a problem

NPR: Ex-FBI source charged with Biden lies is tied to Russian intelligence, prosecutors say

US News: Tribes in Washington Are Battling a Devastating Opioid Crisis. Will a Multimillion-Dollar Bill Help?

Smithsonian Magazine: Egypt Halts Controversial Plans to Renovate Ancient Pyramid

BBC: Multi-billion dollar development threatens indigenous tribe of hunter-gatherers off India

BBC: Two charged with murder for Super Bowl parade shooting

The Hill: DOJ filing says FBI informant told investigators he got Hunter Biden dirt from Russian officials

The Hill: Alito renews criticism of Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling in rejecting Missouri jury case

Oregon Public Broadcasting: US Supreme Court to hear Oregon case weighing how far cities can go to clear homeless camps

KRCR: Oregon ranks highest in fentanyl overdose increases nationwide, CDC data shows

KRCR: Plan to set fixed rates, based on income, for California utility bills faces pushback

Digg: Nearly Two Million Americans Are Using Kratom Yearly, But It's Banned In Multiple States

Reuters: US to impose 'major sanctions' on Russia over Navalny death

Reuters: US Supreme Court won't hear challenge to rent stabilization laws

NY Times: More Wall Street Firms Are Flip-Flopping on Climate. Here’s Why.

NY Times: America's homes are shrinking: A 400-square-foot subdivision

NY Times: Opinion: Kicking Native People Off Their Land Is a Horrible Way to Save the Planet

The Hill: Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’

LA Times: Supreme Court turns down property rights challenge to rent control in New York and California

LA Times: How freeing rivers can help California ease flood risks and revive ecosystems

East Bay Times: Nearly all Caltrans under-freeway lease spaces in Bay Area failed fire inspections

East Bay Times: A Northern California judge (in Humboldt) is under investigation for alleged antisemitism and ethical violations

SFGate: Santa Barbara Airport closes indefinitely as runways flood

The Guardian: John Oliver offers to pay Clarence Thomas $1m a year if he resigns from supreme court

The Guardian: New study reveals diet link to PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in human body

CNBC: Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in move to grow its ad business

Washington Post: How to remotely access a computer and fix your family’s IT problems for free

Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024

KCRA: 3 dead in murder-suicide in Sacramento County , sheriff's office investigates

North Bay Biz Journal: Longtime Santa Rosa dining hall for those in need set to close as St. Vincent de Paul sells building

East Bay Times: Vallejo cop allegedly told ex-girlfriend he knew how to dispose of a body, would file a missing person’s report if she tried to hide

The Hill: Financial literacy classes growing in high schools, with middle school the next target