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people who drink bear urine California woman accused of starting forest fire was boiling bear urine to drink Mark Frauenfelder
unsolved mysteries California family and dog may have died from toxic algae blooms while hiking Mark Frauenfelder
horror Surreal Estate: Artist Annie Owens' spooky off-the-grid witch cottage up for sale Rusty Blazenhoff
parks Palo Alto forced to share a public park with the public; Surprise! Its beautiful Jason Weisberger
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tabloids His Royal High-ness Prince Harry's Pot Farm, and stars with only months to live, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Business Comcast cranks up extra charges on cable bills, again, even for people who signed contracts promising a lower rate Cory Doctorow
News California Fires: 83% of Santa Monica Mountains federal parkland burned by Woolsey Fire Xeni Jardin
Space Breathtaking time-lapse video of last week's SpaceX rocket launch across the sky David Pescovitz
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ride-sharing Grassroots hitchhiking system called Casual Carpool is a $1 substitute for Uber Mark Frauenfelder
