Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020
Marin Independent Journal: Shoving, spitting reported at Novato political rally
San Jose Mercury: Alaska Airlines offers ‘buy one, get one free’ airfares
Friday, Aug. 7, 2020
Smithsonian Magazine: Seabird Poop Is Worth More Than $1 Billion Annually
The Hill: New postmaster general overhauls USPS leadership amid probe into mail delays
Politico: Black Lives Matter movement sparks 'collective awakening' on marijuana policies
CBS News : How red tape and black market weed are buzzkills for California's legal marijuana industry
Washington Post: Blumenthal: The threat to U.S. elections is real, and frightening. The public has a right to know.
Sacramento Bee: CalPERS chief’s abrupt resignation preceded by conflict of interest questions
Sacramento Bee: California’s 800,000 farmworkers are under siege from the coronavirus. Lawmakers urge relief
Sacramento Bee: Firefighter saves tortoise who was struck by vehicle in Northern California
LA Times: Man dies attempting to save three children from drowning in Kings River
LA Times: California colleges can reopen with a ton of restrictions, limited dorms, online classes
KRCR: Expect stronger CHP enforcement at the Redding to Anderson Six Lane project until complete
KRCR: Redding School District adopts hybrid model for 2020-2021 school year
SF Chronicle: 4 Big Sur roads closed due to 'overwhelming increase in visitors'
Washington Post: Postal Service overhauls leadership as Democrats press for investigation of mail delays
The Guardian: Jerry Falwell Jr takes leave of absence after unzipped pants photo
The Guardian: Canada to retaliate dollar for dollar after US announces 10% tariff on aluminum
LA Times: Facing a wave of evictions, California is about to make thousands of kids homeless
LA Times: After first being spared, rural California now being ravaged by the coronavirus
Press Democrat: Sonoma County tribes unveil plan for large medical center at former Kmart site in Santa Rosa
Press Democrat: 21 detained at suspected Mendocino County mairjuana grow
Press Democrat: North Coast grape harvest kicks off as COVID-19 poses serious threat to farmworkers
NY Times: Abolish the Police? Those Who Survived the Chaos in Seattle Aren’t So Sure
NY Times: Are Republicans Getting Serious About Climate Change?
NY Post: Video shows California man being robbed of $200K life savings outside bank
The Guardian: South Dakota town braces for 100,000 bikers despite Covid threat
The Guardian: Civil death: how millions of Americans lost their right to vote
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020
Politico: Jimmy Carter says a full investigation would show Trump lost in 2016
LA Times: Homeless people in L.A. increasingly are taking their lives by hanging
LA Times: Uncertainty is stressing us out right now. 7 ideas for managing it
Playboy Magazine: Fools, Damn Fools and Donald Trump
Huffington Post: Tennessee Justices Say Voters Can’t Request Mail-In Ballots Due To COVID-19 Fears
NY Times: Trump’s Bank Was Subpoenaed by N.Y. Prosecutors in Criminal Inquiry
NY Times: ‘Boxed Into a Corner,’ Residents Brace for Thousands to Attend Motorcycle Rally
NY Daily News: Walmart parking lots transforming into drive-in theaters
The Hill: Professor with history of correctly predicting elections forecasts that Biden will defeat Trump
CNN: Weed is not good for your heart, studies say
Washington Post: Coronavirus surprise: Remittances to Mexico rise during pandemic
Washington Post: Legal scholars dispute Trump’s claim to power ‘nobody thought the president had’
Washington Post: Facebook, Twitter penalize Trump for posts containing coronavirus misinformation
Washington Post: A leading Indigenous chief in Brazil’s Amazon dies of covid-19
Dot LA: How Genius Fund’s Plans to Build the Largest Pot Farm in California ‘Exploded Like Fireworks’
Inside Climate News: Pick for head of public lands bureau sparks controversy
San Jose Mercury: Inside Clean Energy: What’s a virtual power plant? Bay Area consumers will soon find out
Cal Matters: Pandemic snafu: State mistakenly drops Medi-Cal coverage for some low-income Californians
Sacramento Bee: Gov. Newsom must protect statewide cannabis delivery for veterans, the elderly and others
Press Democrat: Sonoma County sheriff’s investigators suspect drug production in Rio Nido explosion
The Guardian: Michelle Obama says she is suffering from 'low-grade depression'
The Guardian: Beirut explosion: satellite images before and after the blast