Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
KRCR: Father of Lakehead shooting victim says he jumped in front of a bullet saving 2 children
Press Democrat: Construction starts on star rock climber’s Santa Rosa climbing gym
Press Democrat: 2 Bay Area chefs will compete in a special marijuana-themed spinoff of 'Chopped'
Marin Independent Journal: San Rafael police: Ax attack injures girl, mother
San Jose Mercury News: Marshawn Lynch spends part of his 4/20 as budtender in San Jose
San Jose Mercury News: Kansas camper charged with 3 counts of arson in Santa Cruz county
NY Daily News: Stringer unveils plan for NYC to take active role in growing legal pot industry
Newsweek: Drug expert publishes "Smokescreen: What the Marijuana Industry Doesn't Want You to Know"
The Atlantic: Parents Are Sacrificing Their Social Lives on the Altar of Intensive Parenting
The Atlantic: The Men Who Turned Slavery Into Big Business
The Atlantic: Are Outdoor Mask Mandates Still Necessary?
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
The Hill: Jim Jordan, Val Demings get in shouting match about police during hearing
SF Chronicle: Historic Half Moon Bay inn with popular deli temporarily closes following fire
SF Chronicle: Weed is dying. The Weed City Council has a solution: More weed.
Rolling Stone: The United States of Weed
CBS News : Apple releases long-awaited iOS update to restrict tracking by advertisers
CNBC: Senate leader Schumer calls for marijuana to be decriminalized by next year's 4/20
NPR: Taking On Climate Change At Home: How You Can Cut Carbon Emissions
NPR: Lagging Vaccination Rates Among Rural Seniors Hint At Brewing Rural-Urban Divide
Washington Post: Most Americans who haven’t gotten a vaccine say they don’t plan to, poll shows
LA Times: Judge orders L.A. city and county to provide shelter for everyone on skid row by fall
The Guardian: Derek Chauvin found guilty of George Floyd’s murder
Seattle Times: Early start to Washington’s wildfire season has officials worried
Outside Online: 3 Documentaries to Watch Instead of ‘Seaspiracy’
Sacramento Bee: Should California reform its marijuana laws? Why advocates want cannabis back on the ballot
SF Chronicle: Marin County on brink of imposing strict water restrictions with drought looming
AP News: US lab looks to boost power supply ahead of nuclear mission
BBC: The end of the world's capital of brown coal
Huffington Post: Here’s What I Learned When My Dad Finally Agreed To Tell Me About His Time At Auschwitz
NPR: Immigrant Detention For Profit Faces Resistance After Big Expansion Under Trump
NY Post: Biden administration reportedly weighing cutting cigarette nicotine levels
NY Post: Nine teens shot at 12-year-old’s birthday party in Louisiana
NY Times: Earth Day: We Were Born to Be Wild
NY Times: A Global Tipping Point for Reining In Tech Has Arrived
Washington Post: Beijing won total control over Hong Kong. Now, the ‘brainwashing’ begins.
Washington Post: Capitol Police officer who engaged rioters suffered two strokes and died of natural causes, officials say
East Bay Times: COVID: Risk of transmission lower when middle seats on planes are empty, CDC study says
AP News: In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict
CNN: Disinfecting surfaces to prevent Covid often all for show, CDC advises
Reuters: U.S. House of Representatives approves cannabis banking bill
Forbes: Welcome To The Last Illegal 420
Orange Co. Register: California reverses, now shutting prisons
LA Times: L.A. hasn’t launched new inspections for oil sites years after council backed plan
The Guardian: The US pastor using scripture to mobilize climate action
The Guardian: Opinion: A lucrative border-industrial complex keeps the US border in constant ‘crisis’
The Guardian: Psychedelics are transforming the way we understand depression and its treatment
The Guardian: He survived California’s deadliest wildfire. But not his encounter with police
The Guardian: Carbon emissions to soar in 2021 by second highest rate in history
The Guardian: ‘Tasers aren’t a solution’: why stun guns have failed to stop police killings
SF Chronicle: UCSF doctor vs. Nate Silver on whether it's 'neurotic' to double mask on a plane post-vaccination