Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
KTLA: Erin Brockovich warns residents of East Palestine at town hall: ‘This is going to be a long game’
KCRA: Proposed Tennessee bill would expand concealed carry law to include all firearms
KTLA: Storm sweeps motorhomes into Los Angeles County river
KRCR: More than 3,600 unmarked graves rediscovered on property in Alabama, mayor says
LA Times: Tijuana sewage hit San Diego beaches at record pace in 2022. What will this summer bring?
KRCR: Oregon man survives three hours outside in winter storm while waiting for ambulance
KRCR: State Route 3 at Scott Mountain reopened following winter weather conditions
LA Times: Historic storm dumps snow across SoCal, leaving a sense of icy wonder
LA Times: In a sign of the times, O.C. malls will be places to live as well as shop
San Jose Mercury News: Pipeline debate at center of California carbon capture plans
SFGate: Even in California, Kamala Harris is seeing warning signs
sfg: Wealthy Bay Area town grapples with 'attack on whiteness' controversy
SFGate: Oceanfront Frank Lloyd Wright home in California sells off-market for $22M
SFGate: High-skilled visa holders at risk of deportation amid tech layoffs
San Jose Mercury News: Semi-truck appears to be doing donuts during Oakland sideshow
SF Chronicle: My sister is mentally ill and living on California’s streets. There’s nothing I can do to help her
SF Chronicle: Meet the nun who took on a gang-ridden Bay Area neighborhood and made it livable
SF Chronicle: Here’s how this week’s winter storms added to California’s booming snowpack
SF Chronicle: Yosemite National Park closed as severe winter conditions restrict travel
SF Chronicle: Oakland sideshows with up to 35 vehicles — including big rig — disrupt 3 neighborhoods
KCRA: Watch: Teacher pulls man and his wheelchair from a burning car
KCRA: Teacher arrested for being intoxicated at a Stockton elementary school
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023
The Hill: These 6 states will determine the 2024 presidential election
The Hill: Philadelphia’s zombie drug ‘tranq’ already in NYC
NY Times: Editorial: America Has Lost the War on Drugs. Here’s What Needs to Happen Next.
NY Times: One Year With a Team Trying to Change America’s ‘Deep Hatred’ For Those Who Use Drugs
Washington Post: ‘Incredibly damning:’ Fox News documents stun some legal experts
Washington Post: If you can smell your air freshener, you might have a problem
The Guardian: Moment mine collapses in China's Inner Mongolia region – video
The Guardian: Officials identify Florida journalist killed while reporting at scene of murder
The Guardian: Biofuels: This ‘climate-friendly’ fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk
The Guardian: Brazil floods: death toll rises to 48 as landslides and looters prevent aid reaching survivors
AP News: Bird flu kills 11-year-old girl in Cambodia, officials say
Washington Post: Sorry, Big Dairy. Oat and almond drinks can also be sold as milk, FDA says.
BBC: Winter storm updates: Power outages and travel disruption continues across US
AP News: Trump lawyers blast election probe after grand juror speaks
NPR: A West Virginia bill allowing concealed guns at colleges is one step away from law
Popular Mechanics: Cracked Tracks, Damaged Bearings, and Human Error: The Story of Train Derailments
Smithsonian Magazine: The First Fossil Finders in North America Were Enslaved and Indigenous People
NPR: Winter storm sending heavy snow where California rarely sees it
NPR: Unlikely alliances in Supreme Court opinions on overtime, death penalty
Washington Post: NPR to cut about 100 workers in one of its largest layoffs ever
Vice: Inside the Secret Shady World of Corporate Concerts
Buzz Feed: Florida’s School Book Bans Have Teachers “Walking On Eggshells”
Smithsonian Magazine: Shoes Carry Poop Bacteria Into NYC Buildings, Study Finds
Business Insider: The Fed's own economists are ringing the recession alarm
KOIN: Oregon DOJ: 4 indicted after crypto scheme swindles $340M from investors
KOIN: Next round of winter weather brings dangerous cold to Portland
The Olympian: WA Senate passes bill prohibiting some employers from discriminating against cannabis users