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Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023

AP News: Minnesota’s would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products

AP News: Toddler and 2 adults fatally shot in Florida during argument over dog sale, authorities say

Oregon Live: Statue honoring Sacajewea unveiled in neighborhood named for her son

Courthouse News Service: Interior Department ordered to remove whale protection measures from oil lease sale

Courthouse News Service: ‘Shrooms go upscale amid psychedelics craze

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Invasive mussel discovery in Idaho puts Pacific Northwest on alert

Oregon Public Broadcasting: No. 10 Oregon slams brakes on Coach Prime’s ‘Cinderella story’ with a 42-6 rout of Colorado

AP News: The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them

KRCR: Gunshots at Bridge Bay Marina: SWAT team apprehends armed suspect on houseboat

KRCR: Pearch Fire growth causes shutdown of Highway 96 in Humboldt County

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