Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Friday, Aug. 6, 2021
The Guardian: Dead zones spread along Oregon coast and Gulf of Mexico, study shows
KTLA: Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for child sex abuse images
LA Times: Newsom says it’s ‘not acceptable’ for homeless to camp on the streets
Modesto Bee: Thousands of Californians will soon lose unemployment benefits as federal programs end
Sacramento Bee: Judge halts Newsom’s planned closure of Northern California prison
Sacramento Bee: The West is burning. Why are campfires still allowed in some California forests, parks?
Mt. Shasta Herald: Footage of Shasta Vista shooting won't be released yet
Mt. Shasta Herald: River Complex Thursday update: Summer, Haypress fires grow
KRCR: Dixie Fire quickly reaches 361,812 acres into Thursday night
KRCR: McFarland Fire grows to over 24,000 acres with 7% containment on Thursday evening
KRCR: Monument Fire could reach Junction City as early as Friday afternoon
Press Democrat: 'It's humbling and great’: Sebastopol restaurant honored by Michelin
Press Democrat: ‘The cavalry has arrived’: Sonoma County crews working on front lines of massive Dixie fire
Press Democrat: Indigenous wildfire ecologists say ‘cultural burning’ can ease fire danger
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021
CNN: DOJ opens investigation into how Phoenix Police Department treats city's homeless residents
KRCR: Dixie Fire forces the closure of Lassen National Park
LA Times: Something is killing gray whales.
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021
Sacramento Bee: Supreme Court opens door for dark money by striking down California campaign disclosure law
East Bay Times: Former anti-vaxxer in Eureka urges vaccinations after entire family struck with COVID-19
Press Democrat: Refuge no more: Forested Sonoma County enclave laid bare by Walbridge fire — and now, by salvage logging
Press Democrat: U.S. Coast Guard rescues man, six dogs off Point Reyes
SFGate: SF Department of Public Health offering supplemental vaccines to some who received J&J shot
SFGate: PG&E says equipment may be tied to fire, touts improvements
Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021
The Guardian: ‘We do what the Red Cross won’t’: a day in the life of a wildfire Relief Angel
The Guardian: Bubonic plague in chipmunks forces closure of top Lake Tahoe sites
The Guardian: Officer dies after being stabbed outside Pentagon, officials say
Washington Post: Maui residents rail against spike in tourism during water shortage: ‘Stop coming’ to Hawaii
Washington Post: Scientists expected thawing wetlands in Siberia’s permafrost. What they found is ‘much more dangerous.'
The Guardian: Macaques at Japan reserve get first alpha female in 70-year history
The Guardian: Trial to test if cannabis-based mouth spray can treat brain tumors
LA Times: How L.A. cleared most Venice Beach homeless camps and sheltered many unhoused people
LA Times: A new thing rich people are into: absolutely enormous crystals
LA Times: Starving cows. Fallow farms. The Arizona drought is among the worst in the country
Press Democrat: State cuts off hundreds of Russian River growers, ranchers and others in drastic bid to save water
SF Chronicle: Hiker killed by lightning strike in Northern California
The Oregonian: 100 years after US soldiers drove them out, Nez Perce return to bless Oregon homeland
Modesto Bee: Modesto area’s congressman seeks $2.5 billion to help farmers combat climate change
Modesto Bee: California pastor delivers sermon urging Newsom’s recall — a test of IRS rules for churches
Sacramento Bee: Two flying from US to Canada fined $32,000 for fake vaccination cards, officials say
Monday, Aug. 2, 2021
Vox: Reckoning with the theft of Native American children
KRCR: Monument Fire grows to more than 3,000 acres near Del Loma
KRCR: McFarland Fire grows to 7,500 acres; new evacuation orders for Trinity Pines
The Guardian: Climate crisis has cost Colorado billions – now it wants oil firms to pick up the bill
Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021
Politico: Biden’s model pre-K system becomes ‘a crisis’ in New Jersey
Politico: Just like oat milk and kombucha: Inside the race to sell cannabis beverages
The Hill: Florida reports record 21,000 cases in single day, highest since start of pandemic
The Hill: Hundreds of staffers at two San Francisco hospitals test positive for COVID-19
The Guardian: ‘Grandmas buying shotguns’: US dealers see ammunition shortage as sales surge
The Guardian: Tourists rescued from burning Med resorts by flotilla of boats