Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, June 8, 2023
LA Times: ‘Hidden’ no more: Coastal Commission OKs new public path to Malibu beach
Courthouse News Service: Nevada legislature balks on A’s stadium
Courthouse News Service: California lawmakers eye new trims to judicial process to sidestep environmental red tape
AP News: Cancer centers say US chemotherapy shortage is leading to treatment complications
AP News: Authorities to reveal results of investigation into how Colorado’s worst wildfire started
AP News: More states legalize fentanyl test strips to combat surging opioid deaths
AP News: Portland bans daytime camping, imposes other restrictions
KTLA: Orange-toothed invasive rodents found in California
KTLA: Pat Robertson dies at 93; founded Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian Coalition
Marin Independent Journal: Mill Valley to install train engine at City Hall
KCRA: In unusual orca sighting, tour spots at least 20 killer whales off San Francisco
KCRA: WATCH: Timelapse video shows smoke from Canada wildfires roll into New York City
KCRA: 2023 Pony Express commemorative re-ride begins in Sacramento
East Bay Times: How often are sharks near surfers, swimmers? Study ‘shocks’ California researchers
KRCR: Beach state park in Maine welcomes second K-9 lifeguard
KRCR: Eureka cold case solved, homicide victim identified after 25 years
KRCR: Cal Poly Humboldt removes some motels as "bridge housing" options for students
KSRO: Missing Lake County Man Found Dead In LA County
KSRO: Property Owner Gets Legal Fees Covered Over Fight With Skunk Train
San Jose Mercury News: Unpopular California: 11% fewer Americans moved to the state over 5 years
San Jose Mercury News: He’s 14, just graduated Santa Clara University and about to join SpaceX
San Jose Mercury News: Biden, DeSantis to visit Northern California June 19 in political cosmic collision
SFGate: Bald eagle crashes into window at Bay Area home
SF Chronicle: S.F.’s hotel pain could spread as more than 30 owners face mortgage deadlines
SF Chronicle: State gives Los Altos Hills the thumbs up on housing plan. YIMBYs give it two thumbs down
SF Chronicle: Owner of two of SF's largest hotels has stopped mortgage payments and plans to give them up
SF Chronicle: Another aborted landing at SFO sparks outrage between controller, pilot
SFGate: Genentech to close plant near Sacramento following Bay Area layoffs
SFGate: Inside one of the Bay Area’s last 1960s-style communes, Struggle Mountain
SFGate: Reddit announces plan to lay off 90 workers as subreddits plan mass protest
KRON: Disneyland offers ticket deal for California residents
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Smithsonian Magazine: What Did the Ancient Romans Smell Like? Maybe Patchouli
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Gun deaths hit their highest level ever in 2021, with 1 person dead every 11 minutes
Oregon Public Broadcasting: US judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Providence nurses and clinicians in Portland and Seaside are latest to move toward strike
NY Times: As Older TikTok Creators Flourish, Brands Are Signing Them Up
Washington Post: NYC tells vulnerable residents to mask up as wildfire smoke engulfs city
Washington Post: How can I avoid eating food with ‘forever’ chemicals?
Washington Post: Russia and Ukraine trade blame for destruction of Kakhovka dam, power plant
The Guardian: Two killed and five injured in Virginia shooting after high school graduation
The Guardian: Dam breach could be Ukraine’s ‘worst ecological disaster since Chornobyl’
The Hill: Mother fatally shot by neighbor after dispute over playing children, sheriff says
The Hill: Newsom doubles down on possible legal charges over migrant flights from Florida
LA Times: Smuggler of roasted eel could get up to 21 years in federal prison
LA Times: Major dam destroyed in Ukraine as Kyiv warns of ‘ecological disaster’
LA Times: This rural California county lost its only hospital, leaving residents with dire healthcare choices
LA Times: 3 arrested as LGBTQ+ protesters clash outside Glendale school board meeting
AP News: Racist message, dead raccoon left for Oregon mayor, Black city council member 2 hours ago
AP News: Protesters call for arrest of white woman who fatally shot Black neighbor in Florida
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