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Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024

The Oregonian: $100M will be left for Native Hawaiian causes from the estate of an heiress considered last princess

The Oregonian: Dutch Bros will move some corporate jobs from Oregon to Arizona, closer to growing markets

The Oregonian: 4 massive falling trees destroy Portland couple’s house, making them feel like they were in ‘superhero’ movie

The Oregonian: Oregon will devote 30% of its share of opioid settlement funds to tribes

KRCR: Cottonwood residents claim PG&E's undergrounding damaged their main road

KRCR: Redding council approves Riverfront framework, Wintu Tribe reservations remain

KRCR: Chico City Council greenlights Casino Chico's move to downtown

SF Chronicle: U.S. Olympian, Bay Area swim coach died by drowning, autopsy finds

KCRA: Video: Driver caught attacking vehicle, smashing window in Sacramento County road rage

USA Today: Haley says Trump is 'lying' about her record, chides him for refusing to debate

East Bay Times: 2 California school districts reach combined $4.8 million settlement with sex abuse survivors

KCRA: Turlock police sting operation leads to 17 arrested for attempting to meet with minors for sex

Fresno Bee: Director of LGBTQ+ organization among those arrested in child predator sting in California

Fresno Bee: Two new cannabis dispensaries open, bringing Fresno to six pot shops.

LA Times: California’s water-saving plan slammed as costly, complicated and unrealistic

LA Times: Four men found dead at a Palmdale home. Authorities suspect drug use

LA Times: Northern California deluge leaves some Humboldt residents trapped for days, and more rain is on the way

LA Times: Harmful chemicals in plastics cost U.S. healthcare $250 billion a year, researchers say

LA Times: Despite California exodus, the well-off and well-educated still flock here. Will they stay?

East Bay Times: California health officials shorten COVID isolation guidance as infections peak

KTLA: Apple to disable blood-oxygen feature on premium watches sold in U.S.

KTLA: Arson suspected after 3 parked cars catch fire in Los Angeles

KRON: In Davos, Israel’s president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza

KRON: San Francisco reached all-time high in overdose deaths last year

Press Democrat: Jill Biden lands in Sonoma County Thursday. What to know about first lady’s visit

Marin Independent Journal: Marin hike: Marin’s most dramatic winter hike

Marin Independent Journal: Bay Area braces for series of storms

SF Chronicle: It’s official: Tech billionaires are taking their plan for a new California city to voters

SF Chronicle: Six Santa Rosa teens accused of attempted murder of man

SF Chronicle: This is one way Californians end up ‘incredibly vulnerable’ to homelessness, new study reveals

SFGate: This Oakland gas station is going viral for its nonstop car burglaries

SFGate: Costco ditches churro for 'unreasonably rich' chocolate chunk cookie

SFGate: An obscure California law is blocking UCLA, Stanford from studying drugs, mushrooms, cannabis

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024

SF Chronicle: Editorial: S.F.’s streets could improve with tiny homes — but only if the city gets out of its own way

The Atlantic: Pets Really Can Be Like Human Family

North Bay Biz Journal: Providence to shutter outpatient labs at multiple California hospitals

North Bay Biz Journal: 2 plead guilty in bribe of Vallejo official over illegal cannabis cultivation

KTLA: The Pacific Northwest braces for a new round of ice and freezing rain after deadly weekend storm

KTLA: Warning over raw oyster consumption expands to more parts of Southern California

KRON: Los Gatos man murdered wife, hid body in Santa Cruz Mountains, police say

KRON: Sinkhole developed in downtown San Francisco

KRCR: Two Trinity County jail inmates die in custody, cause under investigation

Business Insider: Who killed a Shasta's girl goat called Cedar?

The Guardian: The three-decade saga that led to the Crown Heights tunnels

Reuters: Crop-killing weeds advance across US farmland as chemicals lose effectiveness

Washington Post: U.S. health care isn’t ready for a surge of seniors with disabilities

Washington Post: Half of Americans agree with Trump’s ‘poisoning the blood’ immigration rhetoric

Washington Post: In Amsterdam, a community of floating homes shows the world how to live alongside nature

The Guardian: Mask policies return in US as respiratory viruses threaten to strain hospitals

NY Post: Jewish, Muslim duo to jointly run first licensed pot shop on Staten Island