Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021
The Guardian: ‘I have never felt so hopeless’: millions in US fear utility shutoffs as debts rise
The Guardian: Wildfire in southern California shuts down major highway and forces evacuations
The New Yorker: Oregon: Seventy-Two Hours Under the Heat Dome
Road and Track: Why Pro Detailer Larry Kosilla Quit Wall Street to Wash Cars
The Oregonian: Umpqua Bank combines with Columbia; bank will retain Umpqua name but move out of downtown Portland
Seattle Times: Umpqua Bank combines with Columbia in $5.1 billion deal
Seattle Times: U.S. to reopen the Canada and Mexico borders in November for fully vaccinated
KOMO: Sea-Tac sets record low at 37 degrees, continuing coldest October since 1981
KRON: Nearly 100 rattlesnakes found under Santa Rosa home
KCRA: 42 structures destroyed by fire near Isleton in delta area of Sacramento County
KTLA: Thousands of Kaiser health care workers in California, Oregon overwhelmingly authorize strike
LA Times: Community clinics shouldered the burden of vaccine rollout. Many haven’t been paid
LA Times: Navy recovers helicopter and crew remains from crash off San Diego
LA Times: Sundowner winds stymie fire crews as Alisal fire explodes beyond 13,000 acres
KRCR: 579 days into the pandemic, Modoc County Jail sees first COVID case
NPR: Breakthrough infections might not be a big transmission risk. Here's the evidence
NPR: William Shatner, of 'Star Trek' fame, will travel to space aboard Blue Origin flight
NPR: FDA has authorized e-cigarettes for the first time, citing benefits for smokers
NPR: Moccasin maker Minnetonka has apologized for appropriating Native American culture
NPR: The White House announces steps to try to ease backlogs at U.S. ports
AP News: White House: LA port going 24/7 to ease shipping backlog
Marin Independent Journal: Marin faces influx of unaccompanied immigrant children
North Bay Biz Journal: California North Coast cannabis harvest shows growth in quality, plants
North Bay Biz Journal: California insurance commissioner orders key fixes for winery, vineyard, farm insurance policies after fire losses
Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021
The Oregonian: FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers
ABC News: 3 USPS workers, including suspect, dead after shooting at Memphis facility
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Santa Cruz Police Chief Andy Mills, a former EPD Chief, announces his resignation
ABC News: Alisal Fire in California shuts down Highway 101, prompts evacuations in Santa Barbara County
East Bay Times: Firefighters in Ukiah Valley Fire Authority have responded to 113 arson fires so far this year
SFGate: Walgreens closing 5 San Francisco stores due to 'organized retail crime'
SFGate: Firefighters protect Reagan Ranch as Alisal Fire explodes in Santa Barbara County
Washington Post: Kernza: A recipe for fighting climate change and feeding the world
The Chronicle: 'Running Out of Options': Fight to Protect Giant Sequoias Has Gotten Experimental
Press Democrat: Dry Creek Rancheria tribe seeks permit for 29-acre cannabis farm in Petaluma
Press Democrat: ‘It’s pure frustration’: Neighbors fed up with vacation rentals spur Santa Rosa to step in
The Guardian: It’s tempting to blame the US west’s wildfires on arson. The truth is more complex
The Hill: Google creates cybersecurity team to respond to increased hacks
The Guardian: A boy wrote about his suicide attempt. He didn’t realize his school’s Gaggle software was watching
The Guardian: What sea level rise will do to famous American sites, visualized
The Hill: Elk with car tire around its neck for two years is finally free
The Guardian: ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
Del Norte Triplicate: Sex offenders a concern in Del Norte County
KTLA: Surging winds spark new wildfires, power outages in NorCal
LA Times: Wind-driven fire in Sacramento County destroys 30 structures and threatens more
LA Times: You thought the oil spill was bad? In L.A., toxic waste is everywhere
LA Times: Alisal fire explodes to 4,000 acres near Santa Barbara; 101 Freeway closed
Monday, Oct. 11, 2021
SFGate: Trees falling, bridges dangerous as strongest winds of the year hit SF Bay Area
Smithsonian Magazine: How Indigenous Stories Helped Scientists Understand the Origin of Three Huge Boulders
Smithsonian Magazine: Archaeologists Extract 1,300-Year-Old Wooden Ski From Norwegian Ice
AP News: Tensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people