Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021
SF Chronicle: Newly sold ranch in East Bay could have been new state park
Del Norte Triplicate: New marijuana dispensary moving downtown
Del Norte Triplicate: Backyard rentals coming soon to Crescent City
San Jose Mercury News: Vaccines have prevented 245,000 deaths in the U.S., models show
KTLA: Immunity from both vaccine, COVID lasts at least 6 months: CDC
Market Watch: Zillow stock dives after analyst highlights two-thirds of homes bought are underwater
Market Watch: Some say it’s time to consider meat taxes to reduce beef consumption and help the environment
Market Watch: Here’s exactly what economists and analysts think will happen to home prices in the next few months
KRCR: 77% of Mercy Medical staff have vaccinated or received an exemption by Monday's deadline
KRCR: Modoc Sheriff holds fundraiser for teen battling illness after receiving COVID vaccine
SF Chronicle: Are Craigslist vacation rentals always a scam?
Courthouse News Service: Justices won’t wade into fight for access to surveillance court rulings
SF Chronicle: California judge rules for opioid makers in damages lawsuit
Monday, Nov. 1, 2021
The Hill: 70% of US adults are fully vaccinated, 80% partially: White House
NY Times : Taking the Loop Less Traveled on the Oregon Coast
Huffington Post: John Oliver Explains How Ronald Reagan 'Turbocharged' Homelessness
Marin Independent Journal: New Dungeness crab rules: If traps aren’t allowed, how can crabs be caught?
Marin Independent Journal: Marin legislators field questions on state-mandated housing near San Quentin prison
KTLA: Malibu mansion bought for $177 million, a new California record
NPR: Most Americans trust elections are fair, but sharp divides exist, a new poll finds
NPR: 6 tips to help you pick the right health insurance plan
NPR: Supreme Court justices seem inclined to side with abortion providers in Texas
NY Times : In the Rural West, Some Residents Are Taking Firefighting Into Their Own Hands
The Guardian: Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction
Outside Online: We’re Losing Our Lawns. And That’s OK.
Washington Post: U.S. missionaries have long tried to convert the ‘unreached’ in the Amazon. Now Indigenous groups are fighting back.
Washington Post: National climate pledges are too weak to avoid catastrophic warming. Most countries are on track to miss them anyway.
The Guardian: ‘This is the age of waste’: the show about our throwaway addiction and how to cure it
The Guardian: ‘So many have gone’: storms and drought drive Guatemalans to the US border
The Guardian: US supreme court to hear oral arguments over Texas abortion law
LA Times: The journalist who foretold the opioid epidemic sounds the alarm on the next wave
LA Times: Obamacare open enrollment begins. Find out if you qualify for higher subsidies
LA Times: For 70 years, Christmas trees were the family business. Then came drought. And fire
East Bay Times: At least 12 people were killed and 52 injured in Halloween weekend mass shootings across the US
East Bay Times: PG&E expects a $1.15 billion loss from the Dixie Fire
KRCR: "The state is staying in fire season until December 27th": says CAL FIRE official
Press Democrat: After KNP Complex fire, thousands of trees to be removed
Press Democrat: Santa Rosa pot sellers aim to elevate retail experience in fight for competitive market
Press Democrat: Cloverdale issues boil order after water main break
Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021
LA Times: Op-Ed: How supply and demand have driven the U.S. drug crisis into the ‘synthetic era’
Friday, Oct. 29, 2021
SFGATE: Eerie remnants of a ghost town lurk within this California forest
Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021
The Guardian: Facebook announces name change to Meta in rebranding effort
The Guardian: Vaccines do not reduce risk of passing Covid within household, study suggests
The Hill: Safety officer who shot high school student indicted for murder
NY Magazine: Russian Cybercriminals Claim to Have Hacked the NRA
NY Times : China Hurries to Burn More Coal, Putting Climate Goals at Risk
NY Times : Old Power Gear Is Slowing Use of Clean Energy and Electric Cars
Washington Post: Trudeau picks ex-Greenpeace activist dubbed ‘Green Jesus’ as climate chief, angering Canada’s oil-rich west
Washington Post: Putin has pledged carbon neutrality by 2060. He claims Russia’s forests will do much of the work.