Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, June 11, 2023
The Oregonian: Hot tub manufacturer will close Oregon factory, lay off 115
LA Times: Feds launch search for communities willing to take nuclear waste from San Onofre and other plants
LA Times: L.A. formally makes Juneteenth a holiday for all city workers
LA Times: In burned-out groves of giant sequoias, crews plant seeds of hope. Will they survive?
AP News: Ukraine’s dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
KTLA: Video captures armored truck robbed at gunpoint in Hyde Park
KTLA: CHP Patrol cars slam into La Puente home during high-speed pursuit
East Bay Times: Elusive sperm whales hanging around Southern California coast
KCRA: Sacramento triathletes excited for five more years of Ironman California
KRON: Bay Area real estate value is fastest dropping in the nation, report says
Yahoo News: Walgreens, CVS and others to pay $17.3 billion for role in California opioid crisis
SFGate: 9 people wounded in San Francisco mass shooting; 1 remains in critical condition
SF Chronicle: This widely available drug could be game-changer for long Covid
SF Chronicle: S.F.’s Anchor Brewing slashes national distribution, cancels cult-favorite beer
SF Chronicle: Laser light shows are coming to some of San Francisco’s biggest landmarks
San Jose Mercury News: Is California facing a home insurance crisis like hurricane-ravaged Florida?
San Jose Mercury News: Owner of Byron ranch charged with illegally growing 458,353 marijuana plants
San Jose Mercury News: Overpass for wildlife — first in Northern California — proposed for Highway 101
San Jose Mercury News: Humboldt Resident Sues Safeway on Behalf of a Million Shoppers
Thursday, June 8, 2023
NY Times : Why You Can’t Really Be a Gardener Without Mindfulness
Daily Beast: The PGA Tour Shamelessly Sells Out for Saudi Blood Money
Washington Post: Why glass, paper and other options aren’t the simple alternative to plastic that they seem to be
NY Times : How to Clear 500,000 Feral Cats From New York’s Streets
NY Times : We Suffer Too Many Fools Who Start Wildfires
Washington Post: Bothered by pot smell, she sued her neighbor to stop smoking — and won
Washington Post: Opinion: The LIV Golf and PGA Tour deal is bad for the world
The Atlantic: The Next Crisis Will Start With Empty Office Buildings
Politico: Oklahoma approves nation’s first public religious charter school
Politico: Dream of reparations hits political reality in California
Politico: Chinese citizens seek to block Florida’s law banning them from owning property
Smithsonian Magazine: Why Have Alaskans Been Photographing This Volkswagen Beetle-Sized Boulder for 33 Years?
Smithsonian Magazine: Scientists Develop New Birth Control for Female Cats—No Surgery Necessary
National Geographic: Could seaweed be the 'fastest and least expensive' tool to fight climate change?
The Walrus: There’s Only One Spotted Owl Left in the Canadian Wild. Can She Be Saved?
The Hill: Rhode Island city gets bus to help house its homeless population
The Hill: What we actually need to do address the epidemic of loneliness
The Hill: RFK Jr.’s rising profile sparks Democratic jitters
The Hill: House cancels votes for rest of week amid floor ‘chaos’
KPTV: Racist message, dead raccoon left for Oregon mayor, Black city council member
Willamette Weekly: A $28 Million Low-Income Apartment Complex Descends Into Chaos in Just Two and a Half Years
KPTV: Over two dozen earthquakes recorded on Mt. Hood in 6 hour period
KOMO: Grand opening set for Sand Point Cottage Community
KOMO: Seattle Mayor, City Attorney react to failed city council vote on drug possession laws
The Oregonian: Your iPhone will finally stop autocorrecting your ‘ducking’ swear words this fall
The Oregonian: 3 of 6 women found dead in Oregon, Washington may share potential connections
The Guardian: Is eating local produce actually better for the planet?
BBC: ‘Golf truce shows how Saudi money is changing world sport’
BBC: Australia: Watch moment trapped humpback whale is cut free from net
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