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Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025

The Oregonian: Black Rock Coffee Bar, founded in Oregon, worth more than $1 billion after IPO

KTLA: Suspect arrested half-nude after stealing ambulance from Downey murder scene

BBC: Workers taken to hospital after FBI uses furnace to burn seized meth

BBC: Charlie Kirk memorial service set to take place in Arizona stadium

OPB: Oregon gasoline prices soar due to major pipeline outage

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Jockeys at Indian Relay Races burn up the track at Pendleton Round-Up

CBS San Diego: US immigrant workforce shrinks significantly amid policy concerns, research says

CBS San Diego: California puppy mill crackdown: Three bills await Gov. Newsom's signature

KTLA: Disturbing animal cruelty trend arises in Riverside County, no arrests made

San Joaquin Valley Sun: Petition calls for removal of Sierra National Forest supervisor

Action News: Redding police seek info on attempted kidnapping of 12-year-old girl

Action News Now: Man arrested for the deadly crossbow shooting of man on Labor Day arraigned in Shasta County Superior Court

KTLA: Sitcom set in post-Eaton Fire Altadena drawing controversy

KQED: California Extends Cap-and-Trade Program Aimed at Advancing State Climate Goals

CBS News Sacramento: As California monarch butterfly populations plummet, Yolo County gardens help more take flight

KRON: DA announces environmental lawsuit settlement with Napa landfill

KRON: Three people rescued in McCovey Cove during Giants-Dodgers game

E&E: UC Berkeley shares names of students, staff with feds amid antisemitism investigation

Marin Independent Journal: Marin activists seek fishing ban at Bolinas reef

Press Democrat: Monthslong tension between neighbors precedes racial confrontation in Rohnert Park

Yahoo Finance: Homeowners insurance costs just hit a new high. It’s scaring off some buyers.

Yahoo News: Lawmakers launch investigation as home insurance rates skyrocket: 'They post enormous profits year after year'

East Bay Times: California tied with Louisiana for highest U.S. poverty rate in U.S., think tank reports

East Bay Times: Opinion: Cal Fire’s forest management undermining California’s climate goals

East Bay Times: Opinion: Newsom must protect California’s drinking water from microplastics

SF Gate: Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI

SF Gate: Neighbors threaten to sue increasingly popular Monterey Regional Airport

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025

NPR: Home mortgage demand surges as rates drop to 6.35%

NPR: High-speed train from California to Las Vegas tries to slow rising costs

The Guardian: Festival axes German orchestra over concerns about Israeli conductor

The Atlantic: The Horrifying Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Reuters: 'The Man in My Basement' thriller asks who writes history

Reuters: Overcrowded camps force Palestinians back to Gaza City danger

Reuters: Americans uneasy at Trump's moves to expand presidential power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

The Guardian: ‘It’s an all-you-can-eat buffet’: striped bass in a Canadian river are gobbling up all the salmon. Is a mass cull the answer?

The Guardian: Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

NY Times : Did a Brooklyn Couple Kill a Neighbor’s Trees for a Better View in Maine?

NY Times : $10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials

SF Gate: Reno casino spending $1 billion on record-setting expansion

Courthouse News Service: Lawsuit over restart of Central California offshore drilling is allowed to proceed

Courthouse News Service: States, tribes revive long-running lawsuit after Trump nixes fish deal on Columbia River

ap: US Naval Academy is on lockdown following reports of threats

BBC: Will farming under solar panels take off?

The Guardian: The chilling effect of Title VI investigations: the professors accused of antisemitism

Politico: Sacramento's most powerful puppet master is causing climate chaos

The Hill: Appeals panel allows Trump admin to strip Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood

The Hill: Universities fire employees over social media posts made after Kirk assassination

The Oregonian: 40,000-acre fire in central Oregon sparks evacuation orders near Clarno

Courthouse News Service: Roberts lets Trump temporarily fire FTC commissioner despite 90-year precedent

AP News: Agents seize hundreds of thousands of illegal vapes smuggled from China in nationwide crackdown