Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, May 25, 2023
SF Chronicle: Oakland endured 100 robberies in a single week this month, police chief says
SFGate: Musk's Twitter event with DeSantis struggles with glitches
SFGate: Meta finishes brutal layoff round, surpassing 20,000 layoffs since November
SFGate: More than 90% of Calif. pot farms infected with ‘severe’ pathogen
LA Times: Bakersfield reporter fights order to turn over unpublished notes from jailhouse interview
LA Times: Amid ash and threat of evacuation, life goes on near Mexico’s most dangerous volcano
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
KOMO : Fentanyl crisis disproportionately impacting Native Americans in King County
KPTV: Fire restrictions implemented for all BLM lands in Oregon and Washington
The Oregonian: Chalice Brands, major Oregon marijuana retailer, seeks creditor protection, buyer
NBC: Massachusetts father, son sentenced for decadelong, $20 million lottery fraud scheme
Washington University: WA salmonella outbreak likely linked to raw cookie dough from Papa Murphy's
Ars Technica: WA woman with untreated TB still on the lam three months after arrest warrant
The Guardian: CEO of biggest carbon credit certifier to resign after claims offsets worthless
The Guardian: What makes me happy now: not drinking
The Guardian: Maine plans removal of PFAS from sewage sludge used as fertilizer
The Guardian: US surgeon general issues advisory on ‘profound’ risks of child social media use
Washington Post: Opinion: America should fund rehab for schizophrenia — not jail and ER
Washington Post: Just 11 people filed most school book challenges last year
MSN News: Covid Kills One Person Every Four Minutes as Vaccine Rates Fall
Eureka Times-Standard: Humboldt County's last Denny's to close May 31
Cal Matters: Newsom changes course, now wants more student housing money sooner
Ukiah Daily Journal: California fines Walmart $500,000 over illegal online brass knuckle sales
Ukiah Daily Journal: Volunteers remove invasive French Broom from Usal Forest in Mendocino County
Klamath Herald and News: Bureau of Reclamation increases Klamath Project water allocations
KQED: Sewing New Life Into Levi's Jeans
NY Times: Heat Wave and Blackout Would Send Half of Phoenix to E.R., Study Says
CNN: South Carolina legislature sends 6-week abortion ban to governor’s desk
AP News: Do not call: States sue telecom company over billions of robocalls
AP News: NYC college professor fired after confrontation with abortion opponents
BBC: Guyana girls dorm fire that killed 19 was deliberately set by student, official says
BBC: Illinois report details scale of Catholic clergy sex abuse
AP News: New Mexico homelessness spikes as housing costs surge
AP News: Ohio farmer behind viral ‘it’s honest work’ meme dies in Illinois crash
Politico: The Supreme Court Is Hiding Important Decisions From You
The Hill: City council approves robot dogs for LAPD
The Hill: The most popular college majors aren’t the highest-paying – these degrees are, study finds
KTLA: Woman trapped down manhole rescued in Orange County
KTLA: Flyers distributed to protest scheduled Pride event at North Hollywood elementary school
LA Times: State orders L.A. County to move nearly 300 youths out of ‘unsuitable’ juvenile halls
Pro Publica: He Became Convinced the School Board Was Pushing “Transgender Bullshit.” He Ended Up Arrested — and Emboldened.
NPR: The AG who prosecuted George Floyd's killers has ideas for how to end police violence
NPR: He visited the U.S. for his daughter's wedding — and left with a $42,000 medical bill
NPR: Want to understand your adolescent? Get to know their brain
KRON: 3 girls, 6 boys arrested in Oakland robbery crime spree
SFGate: Netflix officially launches password crackdown in the United States
SF Chronicle: She sold her $1.7 million Bay Area home for a third of its value over margaritas. What happened?
SF Chronicle: Owners of S.F. home blown up in hash oil explosion sued by neighbors who lost nearly all possessions
Washington Post: D.C. legalized weed. A marijuana delivery service was indicted anyway.
NY Times: Sex Abuse in Catholic Church: Over 1,900 Minors Abused in Illinois, State Says
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