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California Mishegoss - Alcatraz 59 Years Later, Retracing a Donner Party Path, and More

California Mishegoss
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Here are some stories we felt were worth sharing with you on this Saturday!
  • Murder in Bakersfield and Fresno is more likely than in LA or San Francisco
  • Rattlesnakes being seen in uncommon areas
  • Retracing a Donner Party Path Years Later
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Mark & Patti

Stories Worth Sharing
Why You're Far More Likely to Be Murdered in Fresno or Bakersfield than San Francisco or L.A.
Why You're Far More Likely to Be Murdered in Fresno or Bakersfield than San Francisco or L.A.
Fox News and GOP politicians blast Democrats for rising crime rates. But a surprising new study finds that murder rates in many red states are far higher than most blue ones.
www.lamag.com
California Distributes $14 Million in “Stop the Hate” Funds to 80 Organizations to Combat Hate Incidents | California Governor
Amid a rise in racist attacks across the country targeting the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, the Newsom Administration – in partnership with the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs and the California Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus – announced the distribution of $14 million in grant funds to qualified organizations to provide direct services and support to victims of hate incidents and to facilitate hate incident prevention measures. 
www.gov.ca.gov
It's been 59 years since the last prisoners left Alcatraz. Here's what that day looked like.
It's been 59 years since the last prisoners left Alcatraz. Here's what that day looked like.
The last prisoner to leave Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was a man named Frank…
www.sfgate.com
Rattlesnakes are being seen uncommonly early around the Bay Area
Rattlesnakes are being seen uncommonly early around the Bay Area
Stumbling upon a rattlesnake while hiking has always been a hazard from late April onward in the Bay Area, but the effects of climate change and the historic drought in the region has seen the venomous snakes and their vibrating tails hit the trails in March this year.
www.sfgate.com
The Weekend Read
Retracing a Donner Party Path, Nearly Two Centuries Later
Retracing a Donner Party Path, Nearly Two Centuries Later
On the second day of their December 2020 voyage through the punishing Sierra mountain range, the four team members of the Forlorn Hope Expedition woke to find six inches of snow had piled on their tents, and more was falling. They made oatmeal on their camp stoves and hustled to get moving
www.atlasobscura.com
Weekend Stuff To Do
How Linn’s, a restaurant on the Central Coast, turned Cambria into a destination for olallieberries
How Linn’s, a restaurant on the Central Coast, turned Cambria into a destination for olallieberries
Open the menu at Linn’s Restaurant, and among the classic Central Californian offerings like grilled artichoke, Dungeness crab Benedict and tri-tip sandwiches, you’ll find a curious theme. Depending on the time of day and the meal you’re ordering, you’ll find any of 30-some-odd menu items featuring the olallieberry.
www.sfgate.com
Ennis House – Los Angeles, California
Ennis House – Los Angeles, California
Discover Ennis House in Los Angeles, California: This weird abode has inspired everything from the “House On Haunted Hill’ to a robot hunter’s pad.
www.atlasobscura.com
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