Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Sunday, Oct. 27
SF Gate: Community college near Santa Cruz named best in the state
KRON: Cal Fire contains blaze on Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County
SF Gate: Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed to protect whales
North Bay Biz Journal: Is a new plan for delivering Delta water worse than Trump’s rules? Environmentalists say yes
KPIX: North Bay News North Bay's SMART train system gets $81M to extend train line to Healdsburg
KPIX: Local News Summit Fire in eastern Santa Cruz County contained after forcing lane closure
East Bay Times: Two injured in carjacking at Martinez Amtrak station
SF Chronicle: California is banning sales of single-use propane canisters used by campers. Here’s what to use instead
Thursday, Oct. 24
Las Vegas Sun: Jury hands $5.2B verdict against Las Vegas company in bottled water liver damage lawsuit
Washington Post: Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite business is set to boom if Trump wins
Pro Publica: “Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care
the Atlantic: Cheap Solar Panels Are Changing the World
the Atlantic: America’s Shifting Attitudes Toward Marijuana
NY Times : Canada Tightens Immigration After Years of Expansion
NBC News: Online gambling has fueled an industry boom that threatens public health, commission finds
NBC News: Turd-shaped monument ‘honoring’ Jan. 6 mob installed on National Mall
The Hill: Colleges left helpless as students rule out schools due to state politics
The Guardian: Lionel Messi’s Miami compensation is more than entire payroll of 22 MLS teams
KRON: CA task force seizes over $70M in illegal cannabis since July: Newsom
SF Gate: Bay Area cops are getting a new Siri-type tool for fighting sideshows
SF Gate: California high school teacher allegedly found in student's bedroom arrested
SF Gate: McDonald's says onions from California-based produce company linked to deadly E. coli outbreak
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Offshore wind looked like a sure thing for Oregon — until it wasn’t. What went wrong?
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Amazon plans to power Eastern Oregon data centers with nuclear reactors
The Oregonian: Allegations of boosting pot potency prompts OLCC to mull closing 3 Oregon labs, report says
The Guardian: Patients and employers accuse not-for-profit Indiana hospital of price gouging
The Guardian: Judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban as unconstitutional
The Oregonian: Biden to apologize for federal Indian boarding school policies that removed children from families
East Bay Times: Oakland shooting victim arrested at hospital for allegedly robbing Berkeley bong shop
ABC News: Onions recalled by McDonald's supplier as officials expect E. coli outbreak cases to rise
LA Times: D.A. backs resentencing Menendez brothers, paving possible path to freedom
Politico: GOP-linked firm gathers info on people suing the oil industry. It won’t say why.
Smithsonian Magazine: New York: Walk Through a Full-Scale Replica of the Secret Annex Where Anne Frank’s Family Took Shelter During the Holocaust
Smithsonian Magazine: Even as A.I. Technology Races Ahead, the Prehistoric Science of Wildlife Tracking Is Making a Comeback
Politico: Trump threatened California’s emergency aid. Newsom has a backup plan.
Politico: Poll shows California’s Prop 36 crime initiative poised to pass by large margin
The Hill: McConnell: ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’
NPR: North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B
NPR: 'Los Angeles Times' editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement
Courthouse News Service: California appeals court widens scope of win for environmental group that challenged Guenoc Valley project
Reuters: State and industry input led US farm agency to relax bird flu testing order for cows
Reuters: Weight-loss drugs didn't curb health costs within two years
KPTV: Portland puts Union Station up for sale
KPTV: Healthcare workers vote to authorize first doctors’ strike in Oregon history
Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit orders new sovereign immunity analysis in ADA cases
BBC: Cod liver oil: A fishy fix that had suprisingly clear health benefits
BBC: Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations
AP News: Four memorable moments from Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall
BBC: All aboard the sparkling railway breaking new ground for East Africa
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