Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023
Marin Independent Journal: Marin wetlands proposed for federal reserve expansion
Marin Independent Journal: Caltrans details $1.6B plan for elevated Highway 37 causeway near Novato
LA Times: Desperate to rid Catalina of invasive deer, officials propose bold helicopter hunt
SF Chronicle: Trump vows to shoot thieves and wet forest floors in dark speech to California GOP
SF Chronicle: California rock climbers attempt ‘R-rated’ venue: Bay Area coast
SF Chronicle: Father, son stop pair from stealing $18,000 in merchandise in North Bay, police say
NPR: In France, workers build a castle from scratch the 13th century way
NPR: All Onewheel e-skateboards are recalled after reported deaths
NPR: The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended
San Jose Mercury News: Evacuated Illinois residents return home after ammonia leak from truck crash that killed 5 people
KRON: ‘Ringleader’ of 1966 Monterey County killing spree granted parole
SF Chronicle: A safe RV parking site in S.F. has cost $140K annually for each spot. Supervisors recommended extending it
SF Chronicle: Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
SFGate: How one of California’s biggest attractions ended up in Europe
East Bay Times: Gas prices surge above $6 a gallon in some Bay Area cities — why?
East Bay Times: ‘Police playground:’ Opposition grows to $44 million regional training facility and HQ in San Pablo
East Bay Times: East Bay firefighter with pending child porn case allegedly drowned in mysterious boating accident. The feds aren’t so sure
Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023
BBC: What China's economic problems mean for the world
NY Times: Beloved Tree in England Is Felled in ‘Act of Vandalism’
Washington Post: 18 arrested in protest at McCarthy’s office over shutdown, climate
SFGate: Civic Center’s SF Symphony proposes $100M renovation, expansion
SF Chronicle: Rare September swell charges up 30-foot waves at Mavericks
SF Chronicle: California wants to restore its rivers and San Francisco Bay to health. Here is its controversial plan
Washington Post: A crown branded onto bodies links British monarchy to slave trade
The Guardian: What do homeless people do with cash aid? A new study found out
The Guardian: Farewell to groundbreaking Reservation Dogs: ‘Nothing else out there like it’
The Guardian: In the line of fire: Indigenous brigades battling forest blazes in the Amazon
Scientific American: Artificial Intelligence Could Finally Let Us Talk with Animals
Science: Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans
The Guardian: Las Vegas hospitality workers vote to authorize strike
The Guardian: Joe Biden’s dog Commander bites another US Secret Service staffer
The Guardian: Remembering the Philadelphia ‘Pathetics’, the worst baseball team in history
The Guardian: New York is breaking free of Airbnb’s clutches. This is how the rest of the world can follow suit
The Guardian: The secret world of breast cancer: 17 surprising things I wish I’d known
The Guardian: ‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world
Politico: Romney polled Senate Republicans. They want a clean funding bill.
CNN: Mysterious ‘fairy circles’ identified at hundreds of sites worldwide, new study says
ABC News: 7 cars stolen from Philadelphia dealership that has only been open for a week
CNN: Senate unanimously passes formal dress code
Politico: The earmarks Adam Schiff delivered for donors
KOIN: NOAA releases 2023-2024 winter predictions for Pacific Northwest
Forbes: Senate Committee Passes Cannabis Banking Bill
The Hill: More SNAP changes coming Oct. 1
The Hill: Milley says he will take ‘appropriate measures’ to ensure safety following Trump comments
The Hill: How a key OB-GYN org is deliberately confusing doctors and endangering patients
AP News: U.S. Invasive catfish poised to be "apex predators" after eating their way into Georgia rivers
CBS News : Searchers looking for 7 kidnapped youths in Mexico find 6 bodies, 1 wounded survivor
Phys.Org: Tree rings reveal a new kind of earthquake threat to the Pacific Northwest
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