Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Aug. 6
The Guardian: Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract – for a military base
NBC News: Pentagon holds crisis meeting on weapons shortfall after angry Trump call, sources say
Lookout Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz County homelessness rises 12% in 2026; still below 2022 peak
Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit nixes EPA's air quality plan in San Joaquin Valley
The Oregonian: Portland had worst air quality in the world among major cities as wildfire smoke envelops area
OPB: British Columbia is logging its last old growth. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it
OPB: Grants Pass new 150-bed homeless shelter nears full occupancy
NY Times : Someone Is Poisoning Trees Near Lake Tahoe
NY Post: The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians is denied casino
SF Gate: Oregon coach pretended to be Cal football legend after alleged DUI crash
AP News: Where extreme heat is having the biggest impact on Americans’ lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll
AP News: Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted
Marin Independent Journal: California scientists develop shark surveillance robot
NPR: The keepers of the Grateful Dead's history
CBS News: Recent Bohemian Grove gathering intensifies push for fewer flights over North Bay homes
KRCR: 'I'm so sorry': Man arrested for causing Gann Fire says he did not intentionally start wildfire
SF Gate: National park's famous bear cam captures horrific killing of cub
SF Gate: Serial tree poisonings confound Lake Tahoe's Incline Village
CBS San Diego: Veteran firefighter's wife pleads guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her spouse
CBS San Diego: San Diego Humane Society is overcrowded. Why are owners surrendering their pets?
Tuesday, Aug. 4
OPB: Native-run farm teaches environmental practices, but faces hurdles under Trump administration
The Oregonian: Mt. Hood Meadows evacuates as wildfires continue to burn across Oregon
NY Times : I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.
NY Times : To Save Japan’s Heritage Homes, People Are Shipping Them Across the World
Washington Post: I befriended my neighborhood crow. You can, too.
Washington Post: Here’s what happens to your brain when you stop drinking alcohol
NPR: Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold
KRCR: Redding OGBYN's closure seen as symptom of crisis by city council member
The Guardian: ‘Just cruel’: Medicaid halt in California and Minnesota plunges caregivers and disabled people into uncertainty
The Guardian: ICE agents descended on a cannabis farm. The lives of an army vet, a farm worker and professor changed for ever
KRON: Shots fired near Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 2 teens arrested
Press Democrat: Utility-backed group stokes fears over eleventh-hour deals on California wildfire liability
Press Democrat: Former Petaluma animal shelter operator transferred dogs to Humboldt County rescue now under investigation in killings
Sunday, Aug. 2
KTVU: Petaluma mobile home park facing closure highlighting California's housing friction
KTVU: Former Taylor Farms Tennessee president accused of stealing $32M from company
Press Democrat: Fires near Spokane, Washington, have burned 600 structures and forced 60,000 evacuations
SF Gate: Girl's drowning at California reservoir now a homicide investigation, sheriff says
SF Gate: 4 structures destroyed in Sonoma County wildfire
Washington Post: How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking
OPB: Meet the robots programmed by kids to speak their Indigenous languages
OPB: The Graand Kinetic Challenge returned to Corvallis, as racers competed for the glory
Medford Alert: Hot, Dry and Dangerous: Southern Oregon Under Red Flag Warning and Heat Advisory
OPB: In-N-Out Burger employee among 3 dead in shooting at Idaho fast-food restaurant, owner says
OPB: Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes
The Oregonian: Fatal prion disease found in Oregon sheep, first US case in 5 years
BBC: Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13
The Oregonian: Portlanders have 2 days to brace for heat wave, meteorologists say
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