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Tuesday, June 11

KRON: San Jose homeless residents describe grim reality of living on streets

KRON: 3 teens killed in 2 separate shootings Monday morning in Oakland

LA Times: Inside L.A.’s oldest letterpress printer beloved by celebs, from Oprah to Jon Hamm

LA Times: Mysterious sonic booms rattle the SoCal coast, and officials say expect more from SpaceX

SFGate: Overwhelmed by tourists, Tahoe's iconic Sand Harbor to soon require reservations

SFGate: 'I f—king hate liberals,' says Bill Burr at Berkeley show

SFGate: California's pot economy is crashing. What comes next?

AP News: Large chunk of Wyoming’s Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuilt

AP News: Apple leaps into AI with an array of upcoming iPhone features and a ChatGPT deal to smarten up

AP News: A migrant boat sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, UN agency says

AP News: Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording

East Bay Times: California socialite sentenced to 15 years to life for 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers

East Bay Times: Stranded kitesurfer rescued from secluded Santa Cruz County cove after creating “HELP” sign with rocks

KRCR: Red Bluff sets new record with 105-degree heat

Curry Pilot: Two teachers and five students saved from Rogue River

KRCR: Evacuation order lifted after fire breaks out in northern Siskiyou County Monday evening

KRCR: Trinity school district takes hard stance on senior prank turned hate speech

Press Democrat: Cal Fire will soon suspend burn permits for North Bay counties

Sunday, June 9

KOMO : Lake Chelan wildfire grows to nearly 300 acres; evacuation orders in place

KOMO : Rare 7-foot fish washed ashore on Oregon's coast garners worldwide attention

KTLA: 36 arrested in massive California drug trafficking bust with ties to Sinaloa cartel

KTLA: Fishermen at Big Bear Lake reel in 2 separate $10,000 tagged fish

AP News: The UN says more aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022. That’s the first time in history

AP News: Stuck at sea for years, a sailor’s plight highlights a surge in shipowner abandonment

AP News: Rodeo bull hops fence at Oregon arena, injures 3 before being captured

Washington Post: What dead flowers tell us about the future of life on Earth

Washington Post: ‘Gaslit by doctors,’ patients are turning to a shadow system of at-home tests

BBC: Three swimmers hurt in shark attacks in Florida

BBC: Macron gambles on snap election after crushing defeat to far-right

LA Times: One dead, several wounded as violence erupts on the shore of Lake Berryessa

Courthouse News Service: Pacific Islanders converge in Hawaii for cultural exchange fest

SFGate: One killed, several stabbed in brawl at Bay Area lake

The Guardian: The DEA plans to reclassify cannabis. What does that mean for local dispensaries?

Thursday, June 6

Texas Monthly: Inside America’s Last Domestic Manufacturer of Baseball Gloves

Texas Monthly: Their Dream Was to Build an Organic Farm. Then Elon Musk Moved Into the Neighborhood.

Sacramento Bee: Can you brake check a driver for following too closely? Here’s what California law says

Business Insider: Millennials have a favorite parenting style. It isn’t working.

NY Times: Why Miami’s Approach to Addiction Is Working

NY Times: How Healthy Are Avocados?

NY Times: As Solar Power Surges, U.S. Wind Is in Trouble

Pro Publica: Multiple Trump Witnesses Have Received Significant Financial Benefits From His Businesses, Campaign

The Hill: From deepfake nudes to incriminating audio, school bullying is going AI

The Hill: Opinion: Six feet under: How Fauci buried public trust in ‘the experts’

KOMO: Dead whale on Oregon beach will NOT be blown up, OSP clarifies: 'History isn't repeating'

KOMO: 83-year-old South Carolina woman gored by bison at Yellowstone National Park

the Atlantic: A Supreme Court Ruling on Homelessness That’s Both Crucial and Useless

Smithsonian Magazine: Archaeologists Discover Ancient Canoes Hidden Beneath a Wisconsin Lake

Smithsonian Magazine: Paleontologists Uncover Rare Skull of 500-Pound ‘Thunder Bird’ in Australia

KPTV: ‘Elderly’ hiker falls 40 feet near Sahalie Falls; Crews use rope system to reach him

Reuters: Migrants from around the world traverse California desert to reach US