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Sunday, July 2, 2023

KOMO: Crab season opener poses potential threat to Washington state ferry operations

The Oregonian: Allegations of ‘small town’s slush fund’ prompt criminal investigation of Oregon fire district

Oregon Public Broadcasting: University of Oregon research finds bad sleep tied to suicidal thoughts in young people

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe

The Oregonian: Oregon groups create a path for people of color to feel safe on wilderness trails

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Self-serve gas will be legal in Oregon when governor signs bill

KTLA: California bacon law takes effect

KTLA: LAX bans single-use plastic water bottles to reduce waste

KTLA: Neighbors unhappy with illegal RV park in Sylmar backyard

KTLA: Magnitude 3.8 earthquake hits Southern California

LA Times: Makeshift RV park stirs controversy in Sylmar. But is it a hazard or a help?

LA Times: Tens of thousands of L.A. County residents could soon lose Medi-Cal coverage. Here’s why

LA Times: Opinion: Looking for the next California tech boom? You’ll find it in our farmlands

LA Times: 14 things to do on the mystical Mendocino coast — like ride a railbike in a redwood grove

LA Times: ‘It’s a disaster’: California farmer faces ordeal as pistachio farm sits underwater

Modesto Bee: Yes, bounty hunters still exist — and a new California law will change their business

Press Democrat: No sign yet of widespread marine mammal poisoning in Sonoma County, experts say

San Jose Mercury News: San Jose: Police arrest two, seize 38,000 pounds in illegal fireworks after storage facility fire

Press Democrat: Sonoma County’s lone low-income detox center forced to close amid re-licensing. Here’s what that means

Press Democrat: Cloverdale’s solitary embrace of fireworks stirs strong feelings in fire-scarred Sonoma County

KRON: Woman arrested in Santa Cruz bear spray road rage attack

KRON: Wife of Sonoma County sheriff charged with DUI following Tesla crash

East Bay Times: Golden Gate Bridge toll rises to $9.75

East Bay Times: Man accused of 2 Bay Area mass shootings remains jailed after preliminary hearing in Santa Cruz

East Bay Times: SUBSCRIBER ONLY Contra Costa County judge blocks 125-home Tassajara Valley project over water supply concerns

SF Chronicle: Berkeley doctoral student killed in Mexico remembered as lover of natural world, down to ‘smallest shrub’

SF Chronicle: Artist who ‘revitalizes’ spaces accused of owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent

SF Chronicle: Toxic algae is killing ocean mammals on California’s coast. Could the bloom spread to the Bay Area?

SF Chronicle: ‘Worst we’ve ever seen’: Huge crowds crush Yosemite

SF Chronicle: Plane crash-lands in Lake Tahoe, leaving one passenger with a serious injury

SFGate: Hit-and-run suspect accidentally shoots self while fleeing in San Francisco

SFGate: Purple weed could save California’s pot farms from ‘severe’ pathogen

KRCR: CHP Air Operations locate missing children and rescue them by helicopter, Red Bluff

KRCR: Two arson arrests made following separate vegetation fires in Butte County

KRCR: 2 Hayfork residents dead following crash into tree

Thursday, June 29, 2023

East Bay Times: Man who appeared on ‘America’s Most Wanted’ several times arrested in California

East Bay Times: Man who founded Your Black Muslim Bakery spinoff convicted of $34.6 million fraud scheme

NPR: Homelessness On LA County Streets Skyrockets 40% In 5 Years

NPR: A big swath of the U.S. is under red and purple air quality alerts from Canada's smoke

NPR: The heat is making squirrels 'sploot' — a goofy act that signals something serious

BBC: Chinese spy balloon did not collect information, says Pentagon

AP News: failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting

AP News: Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count

Politico: Opinion | The Left’s Campaign to Destroy the Supreme Court

Washington Post: Supreme Court restricts use of race in college admissions

NY Times : Concierge Infusions: Hangovers Meet IV Drips.

NY Times : Oregon May Soon Let People Pump Their Own Gas

Washington Post: Australia offers MDMA drug therapy for PTSD, a world first

NY Times : They Followed Doctors’ Orders. Then Their Children Were Taken Away.

NY Times : ‘Man Down!’: Surviving the Texas Heat in Prisons Without Air-Conditioning