Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021
KGW: King tide expected to bring big waves to the Oregon Coast this weekend
Medford Mail Tribune: Migrant Oregon cannabis workers face threats amid illegal boom
KOMO News: For-profit immigration jail halts work program instead of upping detainee pay
KOMO News: At least 8 dead, hundreds hurt as Houston music festival turns chaotic
KRCR: Trinity County lifts mask mandate after almost three months
LA Times: At least 8 dead and others injured crowd surge at music festival in Houston, officials say
KTLA: ‘Dreamer’ to become youngest woman to run 100 marathons when she competes in L.A. event
Marin Independent Journal: Phil Lesh closes Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael
SF Chronicle: Satellite images show kelp forest has doubled in size on California's North Coast, after a dramatic collapse
SF Chronicle: Terrapin Crossroads, Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh music venue, announces closure
SFGate: San Francisco police officer arrested for allegedly robbing a Rite Aid
Friday, Nov. 5, 2021
The Hill: House passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill, sending it to Biden's desk
The Guardian: Democrats pass Joe Biden’s $1tn infrastructure bill after chaotic day
KCRA: Bear attacks woman inside her Tahoe vacation home
NY Times: No Calculus? California Tries to Close the Gap in Math, but Sets Off a Backlash
NY Times: Ancient History Shows How We Can Create a More Equal World
NY Times: There’s a New 750-Mile Bicycle Route in New York. Take a Look.
The Oregonian: Saffron: The world’s most expensive spice grows on a farm in North Plains
The Oregonian: Three men arrested in attack on transgender woman at Corvallis 7-Eleven, police say
The Oregonian: New national monument proposed for area near Oregon’s Painted Hills
The Hill: FBI says white supremacists were recorded plotting terror attacks in Virginia
The Hill: Nikki Haley calls for cognitive test for older politicians
The Hill: Senators seek to permanently expand telehealth eligibility
KCRA: Sacramento County inmates go on hunger strike to protest lack of COVID-19 safety
East Bay Times: California trucker allegedly flings open urine bottle into SUV
East Bay Times: Fremont: Guilty verdict in murder over counterfeit cash at marijuana deal; victim was high school student with bright future
East Bay Times: Atmospheric river storm to douse the Bay Area with ‘much-needed rainfall’ next week
SFGate: A disgruntled local might have sabotaged a popular Tahoe bike trail
SF Chronicle: Tension over state vs. local control in California housing policy could get even worse next year
KCRA: Dangerous Drones: Increase in illegal drone flights causes grounded flights, issues for firefighters
KRCR: Northstate Blue Shield employee outraged by vaccine mandate on at-home workers
KRCR: Impact of Dungeness Crab season delay unclear heading into holiday season
NPR: FAA has referred 37 air passengers for criminal prosecution since August
NPR: How the jury in the Ahmaud Arbery case ended up nearly all white — and why it matters
LA Times: Far fewer Californians getting COVID-19 booster shots than expected, bringing new alarms
LA Times: Should California make solar more expensive? Inside the climate justice battle
LA Times: Study shows dramatic decline in effectiveness of all three COVID-19 vaccines over time
The Guardian: Alabama: How a vaccine-hesitant sheriff became a vocal proponent
The Guardian: The hidden climate costs of America’s free parking spaces
The Guardian: Cancún tourists rush to shelter as armed gang storms beach at luxury hotel
The Guardian: America’s native grasslands are disappearing
The Guardian: Blue carbon: the hidden CO2 sink that pioneers say could save the planet
The Guardian: ‘I don’t have a choice’: childcare cost preventing US women from returning to work
AP News: Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying
AP News: 2 dead in dramatic shootout near upscale Mexican resorts
AP News: What workplace vaccine mandate means for firms and workers
AP News: Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%
USA Today: Dave Chappelle launches documentary tour in San Francisco, ignoring outrage over trans comments
USA Today: Pfizer antiviral drug may nearly end deaths from COVID, study suggests