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Sunday, Aug. 2

Courthouse News Service: Fight to block California antisemitism law ends in defeat

Courthouse News Service: Baltimore sues kratom makers, citing local ordinance

Courthouse News Service: Hemp businesses, consumers fear impacts of federal ban

CBS News: Fast-moving wildfires in Washington state prompt evacuations

KQED: Under a Sacramento Bridge, California's Largest Urban Bat Colony Takes Flight Every Night

KRCR: ICYMI: Yurok Tribe to open 'O Rew Redwoods Gateway near Redwood parks after restoration

KRCR: Chico parents raise privacy concerns over AI-powered school cameras

CBS News: 2 shot during fight at Woodward Reservoir in Stanislaus County; suspect in custody

Press Democrat: California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record

KRON: Major active fire reported at former Kaiser Estate in Lafayette

CBS SF: Coastal California has seen less fog and more humidity due to El Niño

CBS Bay Area: Thousands gather in Pacifica for World Dog Surfing Championships despite rough surf

Press Democrat: LAPD officer who recorded colleagues’ racist comments to be charged with felony eavesdropping

Tuesday, July 28

The Oregonian: Salem residents rage against proposed data center and city NDA that kept plans secret

Action News Shasta: Suspect in custody after stabbing involving multiple victims in Oroville

CBS News Bay Area: Shooting following fight outside Yuba City 7-Eleven leaves 2 dead, 1 injured

CBS News Bay Area: Santa Rosa police arrest 5 arson suspects following recent fires

SF Gate: River otters are hunting and drowning pelicans in a Bay Area lagoon

SF Gate: 34 rescues hit Santa Cruz coast as Trump praises teen lifeguard

SF Gate: Dozens missing as shopping mall collapses during 7.1 magnitude Japan earthquake

KQED: UC Doctors Seek to Unionize 10,000 Colleagues in Massive Campaign

KQED: Sonoma State to Relaunch Athletics in Fall 2027 After Massive Cuts

KRON: Santa Cruz rescue catches Trump’s attention

KRON: Newly signed legislation allows cannabis cafes in San Francisco

High Country News: A ban on chainsaws in wilderness is performative, not practical

Washington Post: 450,000 asylum seekers could be sent directly to deportation court under new rule

Thursday, July 23

AP News: Giant metal roosters spread autism acceptance in Maine after town zoning spat

AP News: Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas

Reuters: White House monitors OpenAI's 'rogue' AI incident, lawmakers propose 'kill switch'

Reuters: Poultry firm recalls nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs over potential salmonella, US FDA says

NY Times : Los Angeles Homeless Population Grows Again, After 2 Years of Decline

High Country News: Alaska Native communities prepare for man camps driven by new mining boom

NPR: The White House pushes healthy eating. It cut a landmark nutrition education program

NPR: Trump allies are poised to weaken protections for historic sites — not just in D.C.

The Atlantic: A Perfectly Crude Solution to America’s Housing Shortage: If you can’t beat the NIMBYs, pay ’em.

NY Times : The Tate Brothers, in Federal Custody, Watch Their Powerful Backers Go Quiet

The Atlantic: The Art of the Giveaway: The Trump administration is giving Saudi Arabia exactly what it wants. For what?

NY Times : Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading

Action News Now: Former Biggs mayor arrested for sexually assaulting juvenile

Action News Now: City of Redding preparing to host Ironman 70.3 triathlon event in August

The Guardian: Owner of Viking ship used in The Odyssey says studio has not paid bill for damage

The Guardian: Southern California suburb alarmed as ‘exceptionally rare’ cancer sickens multiple children

The Hill: Trump to impose new double-digit tariffs on imports from 60 countries

The Hill: Senate panel vote on Trump nominees derailed after Warren raises background check concerns

SF Gate: The long-awaited Highway 1 reopening has spelled disaster in Big Sur

SF Gate: Santa Barbara dog daycare Camp Canine faces protests after deadly drowning

Washington Post: The new science of cannabis and sleep

The Hill: Another cyclospora outbreak not linked to lettuce under investigation: FDA

AP News: Hawaii raises truck bed-riding age to 16 as roads get faster, testing a cherished island tradition

Politico: Lisa Murkowski is undecided on Blanche’s confirmation. Her state is getting a windfall from DOJ.