Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Thursday, Feb. 20
East Bay Times: Trumps signs order calling for Presidio Trust’s elimination
SF Gate: A woman was killed while jogging at a busy Bay Area park. Now police have a suspect.
SF Gate: 3 California visitors fined thousands after illegal Wyoming fishing trip
SF Gate: A gruesome murder rocked Northern California. Then came the CIA’s psychic army.
Press Democrat: What does local rainbow chard have to do with politics? A lot more than you think
KRON: Fire ignites at Moss Landing Power Plant again
KRON: This car model continues dominance in CA sales for third straight year
North Bay Biz Journal: New Sonoma County Fair chief copes with the pivot away from horses, chickens and cows
Press Democrat: How a quirky surfer dude living in a van in Santa Rosa became the Bay Area’s favorite TV weather guru
Marin Independent Journal: Novato police arrest 3 in suspected kidnapping
SF Gate: Beloved Berkeley camera store of 5 decades hit with destructive burglary
SF Gate: Trump targets Presidio Trust in executive order
SF Chronicle: Exclusive: Health giant picks Emeryville for $1 billion campus and medical center
Tuesday, Feb. 18
NY Times : Opinion: The Story You’ve Been Told About Recycling Is a Lie
NY Times : Guest Essay: Elon Musk Is Leading a ‘Hostile Takeover of the Federal Government’
NY Times : DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
Washington Post: Breaking: Trump order challenges independence of FCC, FTC and financial regulators
USA Today: Trump, RFK Jr. go after SSRIs in executive order. Here's how they work
KARE: GOP eyes Medicaid cuts that could end healthcare for millions
KRCR: Redding Rancheria to break ground on $230 million health village
The Cooldown: New data shows revolutionary change happening across US power grid
KRCR: Authorities search for 4 suspects in Sequoia Park Zoo incident
KRCR: Dog killed by mountain lion in Siskiyou County prompts safety concerns
KCRA: 13-year-old, 16-year-old arrested in shooting death of another teenager near Stockton skatepark
KCRA: California regulators release recommendations to address expensive electricity bills
Washington Post: FEMA is losing scores of employees. What does that mean for disaster recovery?
Washington Post: U.S. reverses plan to shut down free covid test program
The Guardian: UnitedHealth Group resists shareholder proposal on delayed and denied care
The Guardian: US postmaster to step down months after reporting billions in losses
CBS News : JFK Library in Boston abruptly closes due to Trump executive order
The Hill: Judge questions Trump’s transgender troop ban
Oregon Public Broadcasting: More than 4,000 striking Providence nurses in Oregon will lose health coverage on March 1
BBC: Video: Burst pipe submerges parts of Detroit in icy water
BBC: Hundreds fired at U.S. aviation safety agency, union says
BBC: China's DeepSeek AI app 'shared user data' with TikTok owner ByteDance
BBC: Tensions laid bare as Germans worry about immigration ahead of election
BBC: Race to save whales in Australia mass stranding
The Hill: Bipartisan bill would rename street near Russian envoy’s residence after Navalny
The Hill: Senate Republicans open to DOGE access to IRS but urge guardrails
The Hill: Trump says he’s ordered firing of all remaining ‘Biden-era’ US attorneys
KTLA: Irvine police warn of alleged jewelry-stealing scheme involving Romanian nationals
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Under growing political pressure, Providence agrees to resume negotiations with striking nurses
The Oregonian: What happened after Elon Musk took to X to ridicule blind employee of watchdog group
KPTV: Couple dead in avalanche in Central Oregon
KGW: Fifth cat death in Portland metro linked to bird flu and raw pet food
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Trump's firing of 1,000 national park workers raises concerns about maintenance and operating hours
KTLA: 500-pound bear becomes unwanted tenant at Pasadena home
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