Category Archives: Los Angeles Times

Atmospheric rivers could pound California with more extreme rain

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Los Angeles Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Despite considerably back-to-back rainy winters in California, new research finds the region has seen much […]
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An Oregon tribe’s casino bid sparks furor over what land tribes can rightfully call home

Critics of plan are competing casino tribes in Calif., Ore. It was midafternoon at the Rain Rock Casino in this faded Gold Rush town, and Jody Criner had just won $47 on the Dancing Drums slot machine, a respectable return on her $5 investment. “Cha-ching,” Criner said, her black leather jacket reflecting the neon blues, […]
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Oregon tribe’s casino bid sparks furor over what land they call home

The Coquille tribe wants to build a casino on the California border. Pushback from nearby tribes raises a question: Who gets to determine a tribe’s rightful homeland? The Coquille, a coastal Oregon tribe, is planning a casino about 50 miles north in Medford, a city of 86,000 in the Rogue Valley. Karuk Tribal Chairman Russell […]
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OTHER VIEWS: Can coastal redwoods evolve fast enough?

Coast redwoods — enormous, spectacular trees, some reaching nearly 400 feet, the tallest plants on the planet — thrive mostly in a narrow strip of land in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Most of them grow from Southern Oregon down into Northern California, snugged up against the rugged Pacific coast. Source: OTHER VIEWS: […]
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OTHER VIEWS: Nature’s role in demolishing American dams 

This summer, the first of four dams on the West’s Klamath River was destroyed, unleashing a torrent of cold water that had been held back for a century. By the end of 2024, three more dams near the California-Oregon border will come down, restoring the massive runs of salmon and steelhead along some 400 miles […]
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Thousands sign up to experience ‘magic mushrooms’ in Oregon’s psilocybin experiment

After Oregon took the unprecedented step of offering psilocybin, also known as ‘magic mushrooms,’ to the public, thousands of people have signed up. Source: Thousands sign up to experience ‘magic mushrooms’ in Oregon’s psilocybin experiment

Japan’s plunging university enrollment could foreshadow U.S.

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Los Angeles Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Japan’s experience of college closings and falling selectivity can offer insights for American universities and […]
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State Farm is no longer accepting property insurance applications in California

Insurance giant State Farm is no longer accepting new applications for business or personal property coverage in California. “We take seriously our responsibility to manage risk,” the company said in a statement posted to its website Friday. “State Farm General Insurance Company made this decision due to historic increases in construction costs outpacing inflation, rapidly […]
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OTHER VIEWS: A growing effort to ignore voters and election results

Earlier this month, a group of Oregon lawmakers walked off the job, bringing the state Senate to a halt. The move came after Democrats in the House passed bills on abortion, gun safety and medical care for transgender people that Republicans, a minority in Oregon’s Legislature, strongly opposed. There is ample room for discussion on […]
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California seeks federal help for salmon fishers facing ban

California officials want federal disaster aid for the state’s salmon fishing industry, they said Friday following the closure of recreational and commercial king salmon fishing seasons along much of the West Coast due to near-record low numbers of the iconic fish returning to their spawning grounds. Dealing a blow to the Pacific Northwest’s salmon fishing […]
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