Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023
LA Times: Hemet woman fatally stabbed after reportedly confronting people using drugs outside her home
KTLA: Negotiations between Hollywood writers, studios in ‘home stretch’
LA Times: Following L.A.’s footsteps, Alameda County declares state of emergency on homelessness
LA Times: Opinion: California needs new rules as it forces more mentally ill people into treatment
LA Times: How many people work for the Mexican drug cartels? Researchers have an answer
LA Times: California workers who cut countertops are dying of an incurable disease
SFGate: Public Input Sought On Environmental Assessment For $600M Casino Project Near Santa Rosa
East Bay Times: Federal judge again strikes down California law banning gun magazines of more than 10 rounds
East Bay Times: California Coastal Cleanup brings thousands of volunteers to shorelines
East Bay Times: Berkeley: Woman stabbed to death, others hurt in hillside home attack; suspect arrested
SF Chronicle: Bay Area officials say antisemitic ‘Zoombombing’ is derailing local democracy
SF Chronicle: Yosemite’s longest-serving seasonal ranger is retiring after 59 years. Here are his stories
SF Chronicle: ‘15-minute city’: One of S.F.’s biggest developments finally set to break ground
SFGate: The controversial SF Dream House raffle is ending forever
SFGate: Popular Calif. beach to close for 7 years to protect vulnerable sea lions
SFGate: This Bay Area strip mall may turn into a huge housing development
SFGate: Reno tops list of happiest places to live in America
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023
LA Times: California home insurers plan return to fire zones under new deal
Washington Post: California plans big insurance shifts as climate change hits home
The Guardian: More fentanyl found under trapdoor in New York daycare where infant died
The Hill: CDC data shows obesity prevalence more common in a growing number of states
KRON: DUI driver tries to buy more alcohol after crashing into Santa Rosa store
SF Chronicle: 137 arrested in Oakland as part of massive national crackdown
KTLA: Invasive snail species discovered in Lake Tahoe is ‘impossible’ to eradicate, officials say
SFGate: Teen left dangling after failed stunt on California’s highest bridge
SFGate: Atmospheric river forecast to bring rain to Northern California
The Guardian: McCarthy says hard-right Republicans ‘want to burn whole place down’
LA Times: Amazon executives accused by FTC of helping deceive Prime users
CNBC: Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp
Action News: Feather Ranch subdivision to bring over a hundred single homes to Oroville
The Atlantic: Elon Musk’s Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather
NY Times : Navigating a Perilous Mountain Pass After a Devastating Earthquake
Politico: Former Clinton impeachment prosecutor sentenced to 22 months in prison for insider trading
NY Times : Anheuser-Busch Says It Has Stopped Amputating Tails of Budweiser Clydesdales
NY Times : The Summer of 2023 Was California’s Coolest in More Than a Decade
Politico: ‘I can’t believe we’re talking about polio in 2023’
NPR: Parents, are you overindulging your kid? This 4-question test can help you find out
NPR: Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting Monday
Siskiyou Daily News: Historic 1895 house in Yreka is ready for guests after a refresh
The Atlantic: Airlines make more money from mileage programs than from flying planes
Washington Post: D.C. Little League has been cheating for years, lawsuit alleges
NY Times : Renovating With "Mass Timber Construction" for Sustainability
NY Times : U.S. Wants to Keep Migrants Away From the Border by Moving It South
The Guardian: Biden uses executive power to create New Deal-style American Climate Corps
The Hill: Trump blasts ‘nasty’ Megyn Kelly after interview
The Hill: Senate Republicans press Schumer to reverse relaxed dress code
The Hill: Book bans jumped by 33 percent last year: report
Washington Post: Biden’s new Climate Corps will train thousands of young people
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