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Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023

The Oregonian: Portland police break Tesla car-theft ring, herald decline in reported car thefts

The Oregonian: Oregon seeks $27M for dam repair it says resulted in mass death of Pacific lamprey fish

The Oregonian: Portland’s safe rest villages served 345 people in first year

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon to donate gray wolves to Colorado

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Central Oregon community eyes forested land development to meet housing demands

Oregon Public Broadcasting: How homelessness in Oregon started, grew and became a statewide crisis

KRON: Losing streak continues: Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.73 billion

KRON: Big rig catches fire on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge

Marin Independent Journal: Marin spotted owl population under threat from newcomers

Marin Independent Journal: Electric school buses, pesticides and oil wells: New environmental laws coming to California

SF Chronicle: Founder of Santa Cruz-based Joby Aviation says electric air taxis will be in service in 2025

East Bay Times: Photos: Pumpkin sets world record (2,749 pounds!) at Half Moon Bay weigh-off

East Bay Times: Man shot while trying to aid Oakland robbery victim

East Bay Times: Making water conservation a ‘California way of life’: Controversial state rules could cost $13 billion

SF Chronicle: Small businesses see a big future in S.F., and they have the products to prove it

SF Chronicle: New California law to bring big changes for campsite reservations

SF Chronicle: California regulators propose $45 million fine for PG&E over Dixie Fire

SF Chronicle: 6 taken to hospital after S.F. cable car accident on Nob Hill

SF Chronicle: S.F. police shoot, kill driver who crashed into Chinese consulate building

SFGate: At Least One Dead After Big Rig Crashed Into Toll Booth At I-580

SFGate: Treasured Bay Area pumpkin patch suffers thousands in damage after vandalism and stolen tractor

SFGate: Bay Area flight instructor recounts harrowing Yosemite rescue

The Hill: Number of displaced in Gaza surpasses 187,000 as dozens of towns evacuate, U.N. office says

The Hill: A warming Colorado River grapples with invasive species

The Hill: Elon Musk flags Iranian supreme leader’s post on Hamas attack on Israel

KRCR: One person charged with murder after hit-and-run in Yreka

KRCR: 2 adults killed in Saturday structure fire in Burney, sheriff says

Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023

ABC News: At least 15 people are killed when a bomb brought home by children explodes in eastern Congo

ABC News: Excessive drinking during COVID increased rates of liver disease, transplants

Action News Now: Bicyclist receives major injuries after being hit on Highway 299

AP News: More than 123,000 Gazans now displaced, UN says

AP News: Pharmacist shortages and heavy workloads challenge drugstores heading into their busy season

The Guardian: Cargill and ADM led push to weaken new protections for threatened ecosystems in South America, report says

The Guardian: California governor vetoes bill that would have set a $35 cap for insulin

The Guardian: California nearly decriminalizes psychedelics – but governor hits brakes

AP News: Israel says its at war after surprise Hamas attack

CNN: A ‘Pearl Harbor’ moment: Why didn’t Israel’s sophisticated border security stop Saturday’s attack?

Politico: Newsom signs first-in-the-nation corporate climate disclosure bills

Politico: Quakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan

The Guardian: ‘Like butter for bears’: the grizzlies who dine on 40,000 moths a day

The Guardian: Cannabis firms are cut off from the US financial system, but relief is in sight

Fox News: California police warn about scam of a ‘dropped $20 bill’

Cleveland: Car crashes, alcohol consumption and vet visits: How legal recreational marijuana has changed Michigan, Illinois and more

NY Times : Opinion: The Hidden Moral Injury of ‘OK Boomer’

NPR: Yes, end-of-life planning is a tough subject. How to talk to your parents about it

NPR: Fossil footprints in New Mexico suggest humans have been here longer than we thought

NPR: It's a global climate solution — if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs

NY Times : A Texas Community Attracts Migrant Home Buyers, and Republican Ire

The Atlantic: Climate Change Has Opened the Grand Canyon to an Invasive Predator

The Guardian: Louisiana student punished by school for dancing at private party