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Tuesday, May 13

The Oregonian: How feds traced alleged drug ring leader to Oregon in largest US fentanyl bust

The Oregonian: New Crater Lake operator gets (mostly) positive review in its first year at the park

CBS News : California traffic stop leads to officers rescuing spider monkey, again

CBS News : San Joaquin County issues disaster declaration for cherries

AP News: House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care

AP News: Saudi crown prince welcomes Trump to kingdom as US leader begins 4-day Middle East tour

CBS Bay Area: Eight suspects arrested after a violent carjacking in San Jose

CBS Bay Area: PG&E seeks to restart Elkhorn battery facility in Moss Landing in June

CBS Bay Area: Cal State East Bay students are earning cannabis certifications

CBS San Diego: Drone footage shows New Mexico deputies disarm children handling a loaded gun

CBS San Diego: Push to add autonomous surveillance towers along San Diego coast after deadly panga boat incident

CBS News : Fungal disease threatens trees at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

KRON: Bay Area night markets named among the 5 best by USA Today

SF Gate: 'Icon in the neighborhood': Century-old SF hardware store to close

KRON: Dead & Company plan Golden Gate Park show to commemorate Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary

KRON: San Jose mayor pushes plan to arrest homeless people refusing shelter

KRON: CDFW: Red abalone poachers caught in the Bay Area, North Coast

SF Gate: 'Stunning' flowers blooming at revived river after Klamath dam removal

SF Gate: California tour company van struck in fatal crash near Yellowstone

AP News: A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight

East Bay Times: ‘Political indoctrination’: Parents claim ideological bias in college prep course at California high school

East Bay Times: CHP targets ‘video game-styled’ driving with stealthy cruisers

Marin Independent Journal: Sausalito eases rule on affordable housing projects

East Bay Times: 5 historic sites to learn more about the Bay Area’s Civil War era

SF Chronicle: Listeria outbreak hospitalizes 10 in California and Nevada, sparks major food recall

SF Gate: Tesla road rage driver arrested after alleged Hawaii assault

SF Chronicle: California wants to kill rooftop solar — all because officials were duped by this flawed theory

East Bay Times: Why do Bay Area homeless people turn down shelter beds?

East Bay Times: Massive Grateful Dead 60th anniversary concerts set for Golden Gate Park

North Bay Biz Journal: Longer Marin-Sonoma Highway 101 carpool lane hours coming this summer

North Bay Biz Journal: National watchdog group gives top marks to 8 North Bay hospitals for patient safety

Marin Independent Journal: Bay Area housing advocates worry about proposed Section 8 voucher cuts

Press Democrat: Newsom pushes new rules on homeless camps. Napa and Santa Rosa say they’re already there — and need real funding

The Guardian: Three climbers die after falling down ravine in Washington national park

Sunday, May 11

NY Times : Is the California Dream a Mirage?

Washington Post: This Los Angeles port is among the first casualties of Trump’s trade war

The Hill: Social Security chief ‘will ensure’ agency survives ‘the next 90 years, at least’

The Hill: Trump to accept a luxury 747 as a gift from Qatar: Reports

The Hill: USDA halts live animal imports through US-Mexico border

The Guardian: The insidious doublespeak of Trump’s freedom of ‘choice’

The Guardian: Alvarado banned and fined $62,000 for overuse of whip in Kentucky Derby win

The Guardian: Hamas says it will release last living American hostage in Gaza

The Guardian: Trump health cuts create ‘real danger’ around disease outbreaks, workers warn

Smithsonian Magazine: The Daring Polish Resistance Fighter Who Volunteered to Be Sent to Auschwitz So He Could Sabotage the Nazi Death Camp From the Inside

Smithsonian Magazine: Be Blown Away by These 15 Images of Beautiful Butterflies

Politico: Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office

The Atlantic: AI Is Not Your Friend: How the “opinionated” chatbots destroyed AI’s potential

Politico: Are Trump’s tariffs making money? Watch this chart.

Politico: Republicans’ partial tax plan estimated to cost $5 trillion

The Atlantic: The Not-at-All-Funny Life of Mark Twain