Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Courthouse News Service: Israeli settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque during Ramadan
Sacramento Bee: As Cal Fire adopts a better schedule for firefighters, overtime costs grow
SF Gate: Major California water source at risk of systemic failure
Sacramento Bee: Anger builds among unions and lawmakers over raises to CSU presidents
San Diego Union Tribune: UC San Diego will begin building historic 6,000-bed campus residential village next year
KTLA: The million dollar club: California home prices by county
KTLA: Fentanyl found in system of CHP officer who died in Culver City crash
KRCR: Redding nurses strike at Shasta Regional, citing staffing and infection control concerns
KRCR: Woman caught with over 150 pounds of meth during traffic stop in Northern California
KRCR: SoCal couple caught with nearly 500k lethal doses of fentanyl near Oregon border
KCRA: Why a CHP officer facing up to 24 years in prison got PTSD treatment instead
KCRA: California lawmakers to consider new push that tries to break up PG&E
KCRA: Tracy father of young triplets abducted and found dead. He was not the intended target, sheriff says
Courthouse News Service: Global warming raises heat risk for major cycling race
KRON: Body found near Lake Berryessa identified as man kidnapped in Tracy
SF Gate: 'I won't sit back': Fired Yosemite National Park ranger sues Department of Interior
San Jose Mercury News: Before-and-after: See how huge snow storms transformed the Sierra Nevada in just a few days
North Bay Biz Journal: Sausalito to review 1985 law limiting waterfront development
KRON: North Bay to see significant rainfall Tuesday
KRON: Mexican kingpin ‘El Mencho’ began criminal career in San Francisco
KRON: Wrestling community mourns Pleasanton double homicide victims
Sunday, Feb. 22
The Atlantic: The Protein-Bar Delusion
The Atlantic: The Decline of Reading: The Orality Theory of Everything
AP News: ICE begins to purchase warehouses, but some owners are backing out of deals
Reuters: US Secret Service agents killed man trying to unlawfully enter Trump's Mar-a-Lago
The Guardian: Floreana giant tortoise reintroduced to Galápagos island after almost 200 years
The Guardian: US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’
The Guardian: Trump warns Netflix of ‘consequences’ unless it pulls top Democrat from board
KQED: California Authorities Launch Investigation of Criminal Negligence in Deadly Tahoe Avalanche
BBC: How ultra-processed foods affect our gut microbiome
BBC: From Venezuela to immigration crackdown, Project 2025 provided Trump's roadmap
The Guardian: Worst of the worst? Most US immigrants targeted for deportation in 2025 had no criminal charges, documents reveal
AP News: Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional
OPB: PacifiCorp reaches $575M settlement with feds over 2020 wildfires
KRCR: Bethel places ministry leader on leave after allegations of sexual assault
San Joaquin Valley Sun: Bayer agrees to $7.25 billion settlement in Roundup cancer lawsuits
The Oregonian: ‘Our spotted owl’: Oregon crabbers come out in force against proposed whale entanglement rules
CBS News: $5 million in stolen cargo recovered, multiple arrests made in Los Angeles cargo theft investigation
Sacramento Bee: Emails show alleged fake invoice that prosecutors say ex-CapRadio GM forged
SF Gate: Purchase of contentious 153-acre property permanently expands Big Basin Redwoods State Park
KRCR: Nearly 20 pounds of fentanyl found during traffic stop in Weed
KRON: DNA leads to arrest of Ukiah sexual assault suspect who posed as Uber driver
KRON: F1 driver, extreme motorsports take over SF neighborhood
SF Gate: Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs
San Jose Mercury News: A proposal to exempt homeowners ages 60 and older from property taxes could cost local governments billions
Thursday, Feb. 19
The Oregonian: Radical Oregon animal rights initiative moving closer to qualifying for ballot
CBS News : Tree falls onto Disneyland visitors during winter storm
CBS News : U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian warplanes off Alaskan coast
Smithsonian Magazine: When Coyotes Threatened Livestock on Central Texas Ranches, the Solution Was to Unlock an Ancient Ability in Dogs
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