Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Marin Independent Journal: Futuristic home of the $1 billion Lucas Museum rises in LA
KION: California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab
Press Democrat: Former Napa Police sergeant, union president resigned after investigation into racist comments
Press Democrat: Bergin College of Canine Studies in Penngrove dedicated to teaching students, dogs to help those in need
Press Democrat: Some contend future of Sonoma is at stake as out-of-town developers scoop up over 100 properties
SF Chronicle: Scientists found microplastics in Sierra snowpacks. Should we worry about Bay Area drinking water?
SF Chronicle: I’m a trained chef who tried to survive on California’s new food stamp benefits. I failed miserably
SF Chronicle: Thieves dressed as Amazon delivery drivers are breaking into homes, say Oakland police
SF Chronicle: Reddit joins long list of companies leaving SF's mid-Market area
East Bay Times: Receding flood levels lead Monterey County to lift more evacuations, but Highway 1 still closed
East Bay Times: Video captures whale with missing tail near California coast
East Bay Times: Fremont woman killed in crash after assailant left her stranded on I-880 center divider
East Bay Times: 11 Bay Area affordable housing projects squeezed by Silicon Valley Bank collapse
East Bay Times: Atmospheric river barreling towards California may spare the Bay Area, dump snow on Sierra
KCRA: Whale found on California beach dies despite rescue effort
KCRA: AG Bonta says Elk Grove’s denial of a proposed housing project violates state laws
SFGate: LA schools to see massive strike of essential workers next week
Thursday, March 16, 2023
KRCR: Nearly 8,000 pounds of trash cleared from ACID canal in Redding, two arrested
KRCR: Police find 900+ child pornography images on hidden camera, Redding father arrested
KRON: Oakland Diocese may file bankruptcy for child sex abuse claims
KTLA: More than 150K catalytic converters stolen in 2022; problem may be underreported, data suggests
KTLA: California bill would require schools to notify parents if their child identifies as transgender
Washington Post: Toxic air, explosions: Inside the bitter battle between Texas residents and Exxon
Washington Post: Editorial; Social Security needs fixing. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be painful.
NY Times : Aggressive Medical Care Remains Common at Life’s End
NY Times : Rare Ice Sheet Forms on a Lake Tahoe Bay
NY Times : New Data Links Pandemic’s Origins to Raccoon Dogs at Wuhan Market
The Atlantic: The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic
The Guardian: ‘Everything hurts’: record for world’s longest surf broken in Sydney
The Guardian: Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say experts
The Guardian: Poland to deliver fighter jets to Ukraine in major escalation of military backing
The Guardian: More than a quarter of Republicans approve of Capitol attack, poll shows
The Guardian: Rolls-Royce secures funds to develop nuclear reactor for moon base
Courthouse News Service: More charges filed in death of Black man smothered at Virginia hospital
Courthouse News Service: California looks at tiny homes, more money to cut homelessness by 2025
Courthouse News Service: As pot sale regulation crawls on, NY sellers say illicit shops thrive
Courthouse News Service: Western water wars at high court focus on Navajo Nation
LA Times: Newsom says the state is on track to cut unsheltered homelessness by 15%
SF Chronicle: As South Lake Tahoe storm crushes homes, some go to dangerous lengths to remove snow from roofs
SF Chronicle: Newsom wants to reimagine San Quentin State Prison, will move Death Row inmates out
Insider: We left California for North Carolina. It's not what we expected.
Inside Climate News: Kentucky Residents Angered by US Forest Service Logging Plan That Targets Mature Trees
Politico: Chicago City Council fiercely debates migrants
KOMO: Homelessness authority faces pressure to offer more tiny homes in King County
NY Times : Is ‘No Dig’ Gardening Really Possible?
NY Times : How California’s Elephant Seals Made a Remarkable Recovery
NY Times : 7 Virginia Deputies Charged With Murder in Death of Man at Hospital
Washington Post: National Audubon Society, pressured to drop enslaver’s name, keeps it
NY Times : Calif: His Wife Was Dying, but 10 Feet of Snow Stood in His Way
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