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Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023

SFGate: Southbound U.S. 101 Lanes Limited For Bridge Work Beginning Monday

SFGate: San Francisco police to deploy ‘bait cars’ to curb auto break-ins

East Bay Times: Mapping California mountains with the most fantastic summit views

East Bay Times: Campspot’s top camping spots in North America include 6 California sites

East Bay Times: Two Bay Area high school football games stopped because of spectator violence

East Bay Times: Concord Naval Weapons Station project moves forward with new master developer

SF Chronicle: Not just ‘Hank the Tank’: Tahoe’s bear problem is getting out of control

SF Chronicle: An ultrarunner just smashed the Pacific Crest Trail speed record, hiking 57 miles per day

SF Chronicle: Marin officials unveil plan to clear 2-mile vehicle encampment

Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023

digg: Video Watch winner of Yo-Yo Receives 99 out of 100

Business Insider: The looming insurance crisis that's going to crush homeowners from coast to coast

CBS News : 'Rebel' roadwork: Activists change intersection where 4-year-old killed near Oracle Park in San Francisco

USA Today: 'Floodwater up to 3 feet high' Grand Canyon flooding forces evacuations, knocks out power

Marin Independent Journal: Marin Voice: Maui tragedy a reminder to prepare for the inevitable

The Guardian: Mar-a-Lago witness ‘retracted false testimony’ to inow mplicate Trump

USA Today: Turtle Salmonella outbreak? CDC warns the pets may be responsible as 11 states report cases

NBC News: Biden immigration policy giving temporary legal status to thousands faces court challenge

NY Times : Can A.I. Detect Wildfires Faster Than Humans? California Is Trying to Find Out.

The Atlantic: Talk to a Stranger and Be Happier

Washington Post: Six countries to join BRICS group; China labels expansion ‘historic’

NY Times : The World’s Leading Alien Hunter Is a Harvard Professor

NY Times : How China Made Its Housing Crisis Worse

NY Times : A State Plagued by Bear Encounters Turns to an Old Solution: Guns

Anchorage Daily News: Feds unveil millions more for Alaska rural broadband expansion, bringing total investments to $2B

Washington Post: As the Maui fires raged, senior victims had to fend for themselves

AP News: Fukushima’s radioactive wastewater is being released in the Pacific. Here’s what you need to know

AP News: A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country

AP News: In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged barricades survived

The Guardian: Volcanoes and wildfires offset 20% of global heating over eight years

Washington Post: Apple’s surprising about-face on 'right to repair'

Washington Post: The Facebook settlement claim deadline is Friday. Here’s how to apply.

The Guardian: Tropical forests face ‘massive leaf death’ from global heating, study finds

The Guardian: ‘We have brothers, sons, lovers – but they can’t live here!’ The happy home shared by 26 older women

BBC: The curious ways your skin shapes your health, not just looks

The Guardian: From sorting fan mail to seeing Abbey Road being made: my life as a teenage Beatles employee

Rolling Stone: ‘Climate Change Agenda Is a Hoax,’ Says Surging GOP Candidate at Debate

The Guardian: Fossil fuels being subsidised at rate of $13m a minute, says IMF

Rolling Stone: In His Documentary Trailer, Carlos Santana Doesn’t Just Believe in Magic — He Creates it

The Guardian: CEOs of top 100 ‘low-wage’ US firms earn $601 for every $1 by worker, report finds

The Guardian: Asian Americans have much higher ‘forever chemicals’ levels than other groups, study finds

NPR: Hotter climate means a never-ending fire season for the National Guard

NPR: The viral song 'Rich Men North of Richmond' made its way to the RNC debate stage

NPR: New flame retardants found in breast milk years after similar chemicals were banned

AP News: Maui wildfires renew tensions around water rights in a centuries-old conflict over sacred streams

AP News: China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release

Smithsonian Magazine: Ecuadorean Voters Reject Oil Drilling in the Amazon’s Yasuní National Park

Smithsonian Magazine: Huey P. Newton: The Misunderstood Visionary Behind the Black Panther Party

Courthouse News Service: Dollar Tree and Family Dollar agree to take steps to improve worker safety at the bargain stores

Courthouse News Service: Justice Department announces plan to recover $836M in stolen Covid-19 relief fund

Klamath Herald and News: Crater Lake boat tours finally offered