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Thursday, May 25, 2023

The Oregonian: Portland Public Schools secures 3,500 air purifiers to improve classroom air flow

The Oregonian: Nearly one-fifth of jobs at Oregon state agencies are vacant, report shows

KRCR: Chico State's "Sutter Hall" to be renamed to honor Native Americans

KRCR: New salmon restoration project in Redding creates hope for the endangered fish

Courthouse News Service: German police raid homes of climate activists

KRCR: Butte County locals express concerns over rural fire station closures

KRCR: Deputies looking for woman last seen in Siskiyou County in late April

KRCR: Humboldt County passes new tobacco retailer licensing ordinance to curb youth use

SF Chronicle: Spice supplier to star chefs brings fresh-milled flavors to S.F.

Press Democrat: Single-family residence sells in Cloverdale for $665,000

Ft Bragg Advocate: New report says Cal State has $1.5 billion funding gap, suggests tuition hikes

Sonoma County: Annual count shows 22% drop in Sonoma County homeless numbers

East Bay Times: Marin education office sues social media companies over negative impact on kid’s mental health.

East Bay Times: Chronic financial woes for cannabis dispensaries have led this Bay Area city to consider a tax holiday

East Bay Times: Census: Bay Area population grew older, Asians are now the region’s largest racial group

SFGate: Las Vegas welcomes Lexi hotel, where you can smoke cannabis in designated guest rooms

KRON: Bill that would legalize some psychedelic substances passes California State Senate, heads to Assembly

SF Chronicle: These Bay Area officers slept in cars to avoid crazy commutes. Now, they bunk in barracks

SF Chronicle: Oakland endured 100 robberies in a single week this month, police chief says

SFGate: Musk's Twitter event with DeSantis struggles with glitches

SFGate: Meta finishes brutal layoff round, surpassing 20,000 layoffs since November

SFGate: More than 90% of Calif. pot farms infected with ‘severe’ pathogen

LA Times: Bakersfield reporter fights order to turn over unpublished notes from jailhouse interview

LA Times: Amid ash and threat of evacuation, life goes on near Mexico’s most dangerous volcano

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

KOMO : Fentanyl crisis disproportionately impacting Native Americans in King County

KPTV: Fire restrictions implemented for all BLM lands in Oregon and Washington

The Oregonian: Chalice Brands, major Oregon marijuana retailer, seeks creditor protection, buyer

NBC: Massachusetts father, son sentenced for decadelong, $20 million lottery fraud scheme

Washington University: WA salmonella outbreak likely linked to raw cookie dough from Papa Murphy's

Ars Technica: WA woman with untreated TB still on the lam three months after arrest warrant

The Guardian: CEO of biggest carbon credit certifier to resign after claims offsets worthless

The Guardian: What makes me happy now: not drinking

The Guardian: Maine plans removal of PFAS from sewage sludge used as fertilizer

The Guardian: US surgeon general issues advisory on ‘profound’ risks of child social media use

Washington Post: Opinion: America should fund rehab for schizophrenia — not jail and ER

Washington Post: Just 11 people filed most school book challenges last year

MSN News: Michigan's Largest Marijuana Recall Concealed In Secretive Court Battle: Doesn't The Public Have The Right To Know?

MSN News: Covid Kills One Person Every Four Minutes as Vaccine Rates Fall

Eureka Times-Standard: Humboldt County's last Denny's to close May 31

Cal Matters: Newsom changes course, now wants more student housing money sooner

Ukiah Daily Journal: California fines Walmart $500,000 over illegal online brass knuckle sales

Ukiah Daily Journal: Volunteers remove invasive French Broom from Usal Forest in Mendocino County

Klamath Herald and News: Bureau of Reclamation increases Klamath Project water allocations

KQED: Sewing New Life Into Levi's Jeans

NY Times: Heat Wave and Blackout Would Send Half of Phoenix to E.R., Study Says

CNN: South Carolina legislature sends 6-week abortion ban to governor’s desk

AP News: Do not call: States sue telecom company over billions of robocalls

AP News: NYC college professor fired after confrontation with abortion opponents

BBC: Guyana girls dorm fire that killed 19 was deliberately set by student, official says

BBC: Illinois report details scale of Catholic clergy sex abuse