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Thursday, May 11, 2023

KTLA: Riverside County officials concerned about influx of migrants

AP News: In major climate step, EPA proposes 1st limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

AP News: New book on Bob Dylan will feature hundreds of rare images

AP News: Havasupai Tribe in Arizona marks a spiritual homecoming: ‘We are still the Grand Canyon’

The Oregonian: Missing mountain climbers in Alaska may have been swept by avalanche

The Oregonian: Amazon secures $1B in tax breaks for five new data centers in eastern Oregon

KCRA: US will let in at least 100,000 Latin Americans to reunite with families

KCRA: Controversial gold mine proposal draws hundreds to Nevada City for public hearing

LA Times: A victim of unprovoked street violence or a vigilante who ‘terrorized’ homeless San Franciscans?

LA Times: 77 tons less trash made it into the ocean thanks to this experimental L.A. County device

LA Times: Border towns brace for Title 42 expiration as migrant arrivals push capacity limits

Courthouse News Service: California Coastal Commission to study climate change effect on coastal access

Courthouse News Service: City employees begin clearing out Phoenix’s largest tent city

Press Democrat: Development of Santa Rosa’s very own Central Park gets vital state OK

Press Democrat: $200 million Fire Victim Trust settlement for owner of abandoned Paradise hospital

Marin Independent Journal: Dianne Feinstein returns to Senate in a wheelchair, offers new details of lingering illness

KRON: Students helped assailants invade East Bay high school classroom: SRVUSD

KRCR: Ready to ride: Shasta Bike Depot and Redding Bikeshare prepare for Friday launch

East Bay Times: Mendocino County man found guilty of killing man and teen son, roosters at marijuana grow

East Bay Times: 2 Varsity Blues college admissions scam convictions reversed by US Appeals Court

East Bay Times: Australia’s colossal bushfires likely made La Niña worse, study finds

SFGate: California tech CEO's remains found 18 months after mysterious disappearance

SFGate: ‘Moms on Mushrooms’ episode features Oakland magic mushroom lab

SF Chronicle: Half Moon Bay is so fed up with rampant bird feeding that it’s weighing a ban

SF Chronicle: S.F. Bay no longer an environmental disaster. What drove incredible transformation

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

NPR: Rep. George Santos faces federal criminal charge

East Bay Times: After seven years behind bars awaiting trial, Richmond man is acquitted of murder and freed

East Bay Times: Sen. Dianne Feinstein returns to Washington D.C. after prolonged absence

BBC: Swiss village of Brienz told to flee imminent monster rockslide

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon State University to co-lead farm and food research center with $30M in federal funding

The Atlantic: Why Biden’s New School-Sports Rule Matters

Smithsonian Magazine: Greece Is Making Hundreds of Beaches More Accessible

Huffington Post: Wall Street Journal Hits Republicans With The Harsh Truth About Donald Trump

Huffington Post: North Dakota Governor Outlaws Pronoun Policies In Schools

Action News: Red Bluff City Council moves forward with cannabis micro business

NPR: Swastika Mountain is renamed Mount Halo in honor of a historical tribal leader in Oregon

NPR: When her husband died, she wrote a kid's book on grief. Now she's charged in his murder

NPR: Florida lawmakers want to use radioactive material to pave roads

The Oregonian: This Bend startup uses plants to clean household water

NY Times : Price to Plug Old Wells in Gulf of Mexico? $30 Billion, Study Says.

CNN: Phoenix to clear massive homeless camp

NY Times : Meet the Roving Veterinarians Caring for Mexico’s Rural Horses

Washington Post: 4 mistakes to avoid when you’re lonely

Rolling Stone: Anti-‘Grooming’ Republican Resigns After Alleged Sexual Relationship With Teen

Washington Post: Students can’t get off their phones. Schools have had enough.

Washington Post: Google promised to delete sensitive data. It logged my abortion clinic visit.

The Hill: After School Satan Clubs gain popularity amid legal victories

The Hill: Nearly half of baby boomers have no retirement savings

The Hill: Weed and greed: How marijuana taxation went up in smoke

AP News: Dam owner to pay $1M in rubber pollution of Washington river