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Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023

KTLA: 2 California cities have among the highest utility bills in the U.S.

KTLA: Massive surf to peak along Southern California coast Thursday

East Bay Times: State plans pricey fixes to California’s broken insurance market. Are homeowners on board?

SF Chronicle: Inspectors pay surprise visit to Martinez oil refinery plagued by rash of problems

Orange Co. Register: ‘Sober living homes were little more than drug dens,’ lawsuit says

Orange Co. Register: ‘Not your grandparents’ post office:’ The future USPS being tested in California

East Bay Times: Capitola braces for giant swell, high tides, with more rain to hit Bay Area this week

East Bay Times: Oakland mayor rejects all police chief finalists, setting back city’s search

SF Chronicle: S.F. advocates demand safety reforms after students bring guns to city schools

SF Chronicle: ‘Badass detective’: How one California officer solved eight cold cases — in his spare time

SF Chronicle: Hundreds of S.F. housing units for the homeless still sit vacant despite reforms. Here's why

SFGate: SF Baykeeper sues U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over rare species

Sacramento Bee: Thousands of new homes, 200-acre medical campus planned near Sacramento suburb

SFGate: Beavers released into California wild for the first time in 75 years

KRON: California police can no longer ask you this at a traffic stop starting in 2024

Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023

BBC: Thousands join huge migrant caravan in Mexico ahead of Blinken visit

USA Today: Americans are lonely and it’s killing them. How the US can combat this new epidemic.

Washington Post: Genetic engineering was meant to save chestnut trees. Then there was a mistake.

Washington Post: Fentanyl super labs in Canada pose new threat for U.S. opioid epidemic

NY Times: In Remote Canada, a College Becomes a Magnet for Indian Students

NY Times: A Wave of Violence Terrorizes Mexico as Criminals Kill With Impunity

The Guardian: Pakistan uses artificial rain in attempt to cut pollution levels

Politico: How a private equity-associated lender helped precipitate a nursing-home implosion

NY Magazine: Biden Issues Pardons in Another Sign of Changing Stance on Weed

Smithsonian Magazine: Saving the Apple’s Ancient Ancestor in the Forests of Kazakhstan

Smithsonian Magazine: The Surprising Possibilities of See-Through Wood

AP News: Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns

The Guardian: California man rescued after being trapped in beachside crevice for three days

Courthouse News Service: Drug-sniffing dog searches fall under Fourth Amendment protections, NY appellate court rules

BBC: 'Bethlehem is empty of joy - no Santa, no celebration'

LA Times: Opinion: Here’s what’s wrong with your perfectly drought-tolerant Southern California landscaping

Courthouse News Service: Uptick in unauthorized US-Canada border crossings rattles officials

BBC: Tanker hit off India coast by drone from Iran - US

The Guardian: Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. What if this was not accidental?

The Guardian: Nikki Haley surges in poll to within four points of Republican leader Trump

The Guardian: Explosion at a nickel plant in Indonesia leaves at least 13 dead and 46 injured

KPTV: 6 people rescued off trapped boat in Tillamook Bay

KRCR: Air traffic controller shortages hitting nation, Redding Regional Airport

Action News: 25 drivers pulled over during DUI saturation patrols in Shasta County

Action News Now: New state drink container tax puts retailers in a tight position

KCRA: AI used to fool man now convicted of being child predator, Yolo County officials say

Redding Record Searchlight: Man accused of robbing banks in Redding, Red Bluff and Chico

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Deer decoys and K-9 officers are among Oregon police’s solutions to poaching

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon Coast school principal fired over treatment of Indigenous students

LA Times: Venomous snake bites kill thousands every year. A California doctor may have a solution

Oregon Public Broadcasting: US Forest Service to require climbing permits for Mount Hood

KTLA: 8 arrested for running cocaine delivery service in Southern California

KRON: Robbers are following shoppers home, Alameda police say

LA Times: California seal pups were turning up headless. Experts finally confirmed the culprit

LA Times: Tribal bid for federal recognition could pave way for L.A. area’s first Indian casino