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Sunday, March 12, 2023

LA Times: You can now ride a railbike along a 17-mile track through scenic Ventura County

KRCR: Plumas sheriff issues slide warning for western part of Feather River Canyon

KRCR: Butte County Swiftwater Rescue Team saves two people stranded by Lake Oroville Dam release

KCRA: More evacuation warnings for Modesto river communities as Tuolumne River rises

Orange Co. Register: Yeti recalls 1.9 million coolers, cases over magnet hazard

KTLA: Over 130 cited for allegedly buying alcohol for minors in California

The Hill: New study on monkeys using stone tools raises questions about evolution

San Jose Mercury News: Sheriff: Man arrested in California mountains on suspicion of stealing a snow plow in an effort to make money by clearing roads

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Monterey County to host town hall on Moss Landing battery energy storage systems

KTVU: Coroner finds 160 remains stored in Hayward warehouse

KTVU: Highway 84 closes after landslide as entire Bay Area braces for more rain

Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael bans camping at Albert Park, but judge blocks action

Marin Independent Journal: College of Marin sets groundbreaking for Bolinas marine lab project

KRON: 3 suspects arrested for breaking into 48 cars in Millbrae: sheriff

KRON: When is it OK to drive after consuming marijuana?

Press Democrat: Russian River floods near Hopland prompting Highway 175 closure

Press Democrat: Prefabricated homes gaining popularity in Sonoma County

SF Chronicle: Tahoe snow crushes homes as atmospheric river raises more fears

CBS News Sacramento: Tornado, flooding and thunderstorms: Tuolumne County pummeled by Saturday weather

KSBW: WATCH: Man catches fish with bare hand in Watsonville floodwaters

KSBW: Man swept away by flooded Salinas River rescued by CHP helicopter

SF Chronicle: Here’s what SVB’s failure could mean for the Bay Area economy

SF Chronicle: Flood watch issued for the Bay Area Monday

KSBW: 'Worst case scenario,' Pajaro levee broken by atmospheric river surge, community flooded

SF Chronicle: This plan would take Fisherman’s Wharf back to its roots. Here’s how it might look

SF Chronicle: Stanford apologizes to Trump-appointed judge shouted down by students at event

SF Chronicle: Silicon Valley Bank collapse is causing a financial crisis for California’s wine industry

SF Chronicle: Buried alive: Photos show snow inundating Tahoe homes

SFGate: Longtime employee dies when roof collapses at Peet's warehouse in Oakland

SFGate: ‘Life-threatening’ flash floods devastate small California town

SFGate: Tahoe's Emerald Bay freezes over for first time in decades amid atmospheric river

SF Chronicle: Yet another atmospheric river is on its way to California this week.

SFGate: Pajaro River levee breaks, forcing 1,700 to evacuate near Santa Cruz

NY Times: Editorial: Cut the politics. Phonics is the best way to teach reading.

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Study Finds: Explosion in space satellite traffic may pose a bigger threat than plastic pollution

NY Times: Can We Put an End to America’s Most Dangerous Myth?

Washington Post: What Tucker Carlson said about Trump in private texts vs. on Fox News

Washington Post: Secretive Catholic group spent millions on app data tracking gay priests

Washington Post: U.S. deploys powerful scanners at border to fight fentanyl smuggling

Washington Post: 8 ideas from the surgeon general to address loneliness

Washington Post: Editorial: The United States has a debt problem. Biden’s budget won’t solve it.

NPR: Mitch McConnell hospitalized with a concussion after a fall

NPR: Russia is firing hypersonic missiles into Ukraine that are nearly impossible to stop

KTLA: Three Mexican nationals arrested in El Monte for allegedly possessing one million fentanyl pills

KTLA: 13 bodies found as San Bernardino County mountain communities dig out from snow

KCRA: El Dorado County residents clear snow from roofs to avoid collapse as storm approaches

KCRA: Houseguest accused of killing 2, wounding 2 others in Sacramento County shooting

East Bay Times: Nordstrom store at Pleasanton mall is bought, may become housing site

East Bay Times: Bay Area university faces default on loan for its huge property

East Bay Times: Bay Area storm: Atmospheric river arrives; flood risk high in Santa Cruz Mountains