Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
SFGate: New podcast investigates abuse accusations at the NorCal cult that pioneered natural wine
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021
Grist: Study: Toxic fracking waste is leaking into California groundwater
KTVZ: Humboldt martens to gain 1.4 million acres of critical habitat in Oregon, California
Gizmodo: All the Fast Food You Love Contains Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals, Study Finds
Gizmodo: Elon Musk Made $36 Billion on Monday and pays zero taxes, but Republicans Don't Want to Tax Him
High Country News: Alaska Native villages band together to keep the Yukon River’s wild salmon afloat
Action News: SISKIYOU COUNTY 5-YEAR-OLD HOSPITALIZED AFTER COMING INTO CONTACT WITH FENTANYL AT SCHOOL, MOTHER SAYS
NBC News: Lego trafficking scheme of stolen sets worth thousands busted 'brick by brick,' Seattle police say
ABC News: Kids in Harris Co. apartment relied on neighbors for food, while mom lived minutes away
CNN: Elon Musk is now worth more than ExxonMobil
Marin Independent Journal: Tiburon mural project celebrates Portuguese dairy history
Slate: The Complicated Truth Behind “Botanical Sexism”
Slate: How Dogs Can Help Find—and Protect—Endangered Animals
NPR: In a new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen envision a more unified America
NPR: Here's why the smell of pumpkin spice moves us, according to science
US News: Wildlife Agencies to Cancel Trump Endangered Species Rules
The Oregonian: Watch Oregon-born condors fly free in Arizona
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Ammon Bundy says report on far-right group undercounted members
AP News: US home prices surged in August at near-record pace
Politico: California’s legal weed industry can’t compete with illicit market
NY Times: As Gangs’ Power Grows, Haiti’s Police Are Outgunned and Underpaid
NY Times: The Divestment Is Taking Money Away From Fossil Fuels, and It’s Working
Washington Post: Amazon joins race for quantum computer with new Caltech Pasadena center
Washington Post: Five points for anger, one for a ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation
BBC: Climate change: UN emissions gap report a 'thundering wake-up call'
KDVR: Remnants of bomb cyclone bringing flooding, mudslides to California to impact Colorado Tuesday
The Hill: Donald Trump Jr. sells T-shirts mocking Alec Baldwin's fatal shooting
Vice: They Lost Their Loved Ones to Alcohol Abuse. Now, These Young Men Are Surfing to Escape and Heal.
Redding Record Searchlight: Belcampo Farms' closure stuns Siskiyou County: 'Good jobs' that suddenly went away
Redding Record Searchlight: Police: Child killed in early morning fire in Yreka
The Guardian: Vultures who came to stay bring year of acid vomit and toxic feces to small town
The Guardian: Native American groups capitalize on record donations to confront chronic hardship
The Guardian: How the US fails to take away guns from domestic abusers: ‘these deaths are preventable’
The Guardian: Revealed: 60% of Americans say oil firms are to blame for the climate crisis
San Jose Mercury News: Federal officials now say BART’s San Jose extension could cost $9.1 billion — twice the original estimate
LA Times: Siskiyou County cuts off water to Asian pot growers. Is it racism or crime crackdown?
LA Times: Veteran prop master turned down ‘Rust’ film: ‘An accident waiting to happen’
KTLA: California rain breaks records as atmospheric river storm pounds state
KTLA: California unemployment fraud reaches at least $20 billion, double original estimate
Monday, Oct. 25, 2021
Petaluma Argus: Locals saving ag and land with Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Petaluma Argus: Rains recharge parched Sonoma County but bring havoc
KRON: Flame thrower, drugs, cash recovered in Oakland illegal casino bust
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Watch: Bay Area storm topples semi-truck, makes porta-potties dance
NY Times : Inside the World of Buy Nothing, Where Dryer Lint Is a Hot Commodity
NY Times : Are Vaccine Boosters Widely Needed? Some Federal Advisers Have Misgivings.
NY Times : David Sedaris Knows What You’ll Laugh at When No One Is Judging
Washington Post: Scientific reclamation: How the iconic Jefferson Memorial was restored
Washington Post: Mysterious fatal infections tied to room spray sold at Walmart