Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022
The Guardian: There’s lithium in them thar hills – but fears grow over US ‘white gold’ boom
LA Times: California to require insurance discounts for property owners who reduce wildfire risk
Friday, Oct. 14, 2022
Washington Post: Wildfires aren’t firefighters’ only hazard. 6 share the toll the job takes.
Washington Post: How TikTok hooked a billion brains
The Guardian: Dismay as key cholera vaccine is discontinued despite outbreaks
The Guardian: ‘We all saw it’: anti-Xi Jinping protest electrifies Chinese internet
East Bay Times: Armored truck guard was set up, murdered by former colleague during robbery, East Bay police say
KCRA: Watchdog: High levels of toxic chemical found in sports bras
KCRA: Group of adults enters classroom to attack student, Sacramento City Unified says
SF Chronicle: California’s deadly fentanyl crisis is reaching into new communities, including Trinity County
SF Chronicle: Cannabis crackdown: Officials raid, destroy illegal grow worth $15 million in Tuolumne County
SF Chronicle: How California fails to regulate gun ranges that leave toxic waste in their wake
NY Times : Reno Is Booming. Some Workers Feel Left Behind.
NY Times : The Golden Age of Dispensary Design Is Almost Here
Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022
The Guardian: Parkland shooter gets life in prison for deadliest US high school massacre
Grist: Inside the industry push to label your yogurt cup ‘recyclable
LA Times: Nearly 40% of students absent at San Diego school as wave of illness signals fierce flu season
SFGate: Michael Bloomberg is almost single-handedly bankrolling California's Prop. 31
Orange Co. Register: Coastal Commission approves ocean desalination plant off Orange County coast
AP News: Netflix sets $7 monthly price for its ad-supported service
Washington Post: Mississippi River levels are dropping too low for barges to float
Washington Post: Have you exercised your body fat lately?
NY Times : V.R. ‘Reminiscence Therapy’ Lets Seniors Relive the Past
NY Times : Nearly Half of Covid Patients Haven’t Fully Recovered Months Later, Study Finds
NY Times : Can ‘Kinship Care’ Help the Child Welfare System? The White House Wants to Try.
NY Times : Germany’s New Hunger for Coal Dooms a Tiny Village
The Guardian: Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals
The Guardian: Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook families $965m over hoax claims
The Guardian: Signs of dementia may be detectable nine years before diagnosis – study
The Oregonian: In a double whammy to Oregon’s commercial fleet, Alaska’s Bering king crab, snow crab seasons canceled
The Oregonian: Oregon plant-based food maker Laird Superfood closes factory and lays off workers
Klamath Herald and News: Three neighboring properties busted with combined 113 cannabis greenhouses
Yahoo News: ‘America’s dark past’: Emotional scars linger from Indian boarding schools
SFGate: Inside the mission control center for California's power grid
SFGate: Woman allegedly dragged into a basement and raped at Stanford
SFGate: Endangered coho salmon found in Santa Cruz creek for first time after dam removal
SFGate: An Eureka restaurant hosted Mike Lindell. It didn't go over well.
SF Chronicle: Today's foggy weather is creating a path for future storms in the Bay Area — here's how
SF Chronicle: Ultra-rare map, believed to be the first to depict S.F. Bay, goes up for auction
SF Chronicle: One S.F. neighborhood’s severe rat problem may have a single culprit: ‘Birdseed Lady’
Press Democrat: New state law mandating start times leads to longer days for some local students
Press Democrat: ‘It’s a crisis’: Sonoma County dairy farmers face uncertain future
LA Times: ‘Medical care right where you are’: L.A. County launches mobile clinics as big as semis
LA Times: Californians can now get a digital license plate for their car. Here’s how
LA Times: Los Angeles is running out of time to solve water crisis. Are leaders willing to act?
LA Times: Nury Martinez resigns from L.A. City Council in wake of audio leak scandal
KRON: Almost 3/4 of litter on Peninsula beaches was from cigarette butts
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022
Reuters: Intel plans to cut thousands of jobs hit by PC slowdown - Bloomberg News
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