Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, June 8, 2023
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
AP News: 2 dead in shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Virginia capital
KCRA: Woman arrested after dog dragged to death from RV, Sacramento County sheriff says
San Jose Mercury: RV safe parking site for 58 vehicles approved by San Jose city council for $18.9m
SF Chronicle: A huge Bay Area art installation near the Chevron refinery vanished. The artists say it was stolen
SF Chronicle: Inside the wildly popular sport that’s transforming California Cheerleading
SF Chronicle: PGA Tour's sleazy, deceitful LIV merger shows golf can't get it right
East Bay Times: Tech companies jettison hundreds more Bay Area jobs as layoffs widen
KRCR: Storm hits Shasta County on Monday night, thousands without power
KRCR: Woman killed following crash and road rage incident on Highway 273, man arrested for DUI
KRCR: Giant Pacific Octopus washes ashore at Clam Beach
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Huffington Post: No Survivors Found After Plane That Flew Over DC Crashes In Virginia
KTLA: Panel says California should pause organic waste recycling mandate
NY Times: This Nonprofit Health System Cuts Off Patients With Medical Debt
BBC: Kashmir battles alarming drug addiction crisis
NY Times: How the India Train Crash Unfolded
NY Times: Hundreds Were Mistakenly Told They Might Have Cancer, Test Company Says
KOMO : Chemical found in 'widely used sweetener' damages human DNA, new study says
KRCR: Fire sparks in Shasta-Trinity National Forest; smoke jumpers on order
KRCR: 2 dead and 5 injured following fatal crash along State Route 3
Indian Country Today: Lawsuit accuses Wisconsin town of trespassing on tribal land
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