Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023
The Hill: Biden administration blocks controversial mine to protect major salmon fishery
The Hill: Trump-DeSantis rivalry approaches boiling point
The Hill: Santos steps down from committee assignments
The Hill: Here are 3 things the end of the COVID public health emergency could undo
LA Times: California fines detention center operator $100,000 over immigrants’ working conditions
LA Times: Video: Are solar panels a threat to farmland in California’s Imperial Valley? | Repowering the West
LA Times: Tulare County sheriff cites headway in investigation of execution-style massacre in Goshen
LA Times: L.A. could see nearly 100 new digital signs. Anti-billboard groups plan to fight back
Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael considers tiny homes for homeless
San Jose Mercury News: Half Moon Bay farm admits worker housing not up to code, pledges fix
Monday, Jan. 30, 2023
The Oregonian: Ready, set, go: The hunt for 175 glass hearts hidden in Tualatin parks begins Feb. 1
BBC: How worker surveillance is backfiring on employers
KRCR: Shasta County kicks Dominion Voting Machines to the curb, what are the alternatives?
KRCR: Redding Police chief responds to video of officer 'forcefully stepping on head of suspect'
KRCR: California Department of Education seeking new strategy to hire teachers
KTLA: Tesla driver accused in L.A. road rage attacks arrested
Cal Matters: Thieves drain millions off CalFresh and CalWORKs recipients’ cards, families wait and taxpayers pay
NY Times: New Medicare Rule Aims to Take Back $4.7 Billion From Medicare Advantage Insurers
NY Times: The Sneaky Allure of a Detox
Washington Post: Homeless camp near White House to be cleared two months early, NPS says
Washington Post: Downtown D.C. ‘pretty much a ghost town’ nearly 3 years into pandemic
The Atlantic: Labs Are Scooping Up Animals Killed by Wind Turbines
Houston NBC: Police chief placed on administrative leave after officers raid family’s house in Galveston, city announces
Edmonton News: 'Evidence of a genocide' found during search of Canadian residential school: First Nation investigators
The Hill: TikTok chief to appear before congressional panel
Washington Post: CBD not shown to be safe enough for use in food or supplements, FDA says
The Oregonian: Renowned NW glacier melts after thousands of years
LA Times: ‘A living spirit’: Native people push for changes to protect the Colorado River
LA Times: How cellphones in prison have changed the Mexican Mafia
Press Democrat: 2 people dead in house fire near Sebastopol
SFGate: Jerry Garcia’s Grateful Dead cannabis brand is leaving California
SF Chronicle: With stunning color, pageantry, Lunar New Year Parade brings welcome celebration to Oakland
Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023
NY Times: How the U.S. Government Amassed $31 Trillion in Debt
NY Times: When Private Equity Came for the Toddler Gyms
The Hill: Ford recalls 462K vehicles over rear camera problem tied to 17 accidents
NPR: Police experts say Tyre Nichols' arrest was filled with procedural violations
East Bay Times: Bay Area big wave surfer sues State Parks and two rangers over alleged dog-related tasing, arrest
LA Times: Lawmakers want investigation into 'Wild West' of California cannabis
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023
LA Times: To afford historic labor contract, UC considers cutting TAs, graduate student admissions
NY Times: F.D.A. Seeks More Authority to Oversee CBD Products
NY Times: How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the U.S. Patent System
Washington Post: Dead whales and tough economics bedevil Biden’s massive wind energy push
KTVU: California drug bust: $4 million in narcotics seized by border patrol agents in one day
KRCR: Driver caught with around 50 pounds of heroin during a traffic stop in Lakehead on Friday
KRCR: 10-month-old Redding baby swallows popular children's toy; the danger of water beads
San Jose Mercury News: Thousands have fake nursing diplomas after scam involving three South Florida schools, prosecutors say
East Bay Times: Half Moon Bay: DA confirms report that shooter was triggered by $100 equipment bill
Press Democrat: Willits medical business robbed of more than 40 pounds of marijuana
Press Democrat: More than a million undocumented immigrants gained driver’s licenses in California
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