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Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023

KRON: Car flips over after 3-vehicle collision on Hwy 101 in SF: CHP

San Jose Mercury News: Bugatti’s last purely gas-powered car sold for $10.7 million

San Jose Mercury News: DUI suspect accused of injuring 4 Marin police officers

San Jose Mercury News: Boy injured in Peninsula mountain lion attack released from hospital

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz County estimates millions in damages from winter storms

SF Chronicle: ‘It’s a losing battle’: Storms shattered Santa Cruz's iconic promenade. Is it worth fixing?

SF Chronicle: Lottery to hike California's tallest peak is very competitive — and is now open

SF Chronicle: California’s February snowpack at highest point in nearly 30 years

East Bay Times: New gun laws: California aims to limit concealed weapons. This time will it stick?

East Bay Times: Most Bay Area cities missed the deadline to submit their housing plans. New penalties could be in store.

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023

The Guardian: Man dies after fans brawl at Vermont middle-school basketball game

Vice: Trump Promises to Go After Trans People if Re-Elected

SF Chronicle: S.F.’s Presidio getting $200 million from Washington. Here’s how the unique national park will change

SFGate: 'Domino effect of crashes': 19 cars hit in 6 crashes on 101 in SF

Green Rush Daily: ‘Murder In Big Horn’ Team Spotlights Epidemic Of Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women With Montana-Set Showtime Docuseries

NPR: Native Americans left out of 'deaths of despair' research

NPR: Junk food companies say they're trying to do good. A new book raises doubts

Salon: John Roberts’ wife’s client list raises concern about “conflicts of interest and influence peddling"

Rolling Stone: Kevin McCarthy Is Stacking the Ethics Committee With Election Deniers

Washington Post: The link between our food, gut microbiome and depression

Washington Post: Biden administration set to endorse major Alaskan oil drilling project

Washington Post: These everyday items endanger the environment. Here’s how to handle them.

Washington Post: An alleged $500 million Ponzi scheme preyed on Mormons. It ended with FBI gunfire.

The Hill: Nikki Haley expected to announce 2024 bid on Feb. 15: reports

Politico: ‘They come to me’: Jane Roberts’ legal recruiting work involved officials whose agencies had cases before the Supreme Court

The Guardian: California police kill double amputee who was fleeing: ‘Scared for his life’

The Guardian: ‘Seniors are getting ripped off’: progressive congressman Mark Pocan on overhauling Medicare Advantage

AP News: GM conditionally OKs $650M Nevada lithium mine investment

AP News: California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts

San Jose Mercury News: Sierra snowpack biggest in nearly 30 years

KRCR: Suspicious death investigation turns into homicide, 5 people arrested in Shasta County

KRCR: Man crushed to death after car jack slips while changing a tire in rural Shasta County

SFGate: Oregon kidnapping suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot

SF Chronicle: Mountain lion attacks young boy in San Mateo County

SF Chronicle: S.F. will get new homeless response team to replace police. Will it mean more help for those on the streets?

NY Times: Air Force Says Proposed Chinese-Owned Mill in North Dakota Is ‘Significant Threat’

NY Times: At the Supreme Court, Ethics Questions Over a Spouse’s Business Ties

NY Times: Vaccine Makers Kept $1.4 Billion in Prepayments for Canceled Covid Shots for the World’s Poor

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023

The Guardian: Man shot dead by police after opening fire with AR-15 in Target store in Omaha

NY Times: How to Grow a Food Forest

Salon: Utilities use customer dollars to pay for their lobbying. Here’s how lawmakers can stop it

Salon: Trump sues Bob Woodward for $50 million in damages for releasing audio of his interviews

The Guardian: Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline

The Guardian: Exxon posts record $56bn profit for 2022 in historic high for western oil industry

The Guardian: They changed everything and adopted #vanlife. Here’s what they learned

The Guardian: Yale honors Black girl, nine, wrongly reported to police over insect project

The Guardian: US dairy policies drive small farms to ‘get big or get out’ as monopolies get rich

KRCR: Fountain Wind Project 2.0: wind turbines proposed again after supervisors' rejection

KCRA: NorCal PG&E customers are paying more for gas. Here's why and what's being done

The Hill: Watchdog group says White House science integrity measure amounts to a ‘gag rule’