文化差异
加州为何现在才禁止“童婚”？
台湾18岁、中国大陆20/22岁，全球法律缺口仍在
加州新法让不少海外读者感到难以理解：原来在这个美国人口最多的州，未满18岁的人此前确实可能结婚。 只要取得父母同意并获法院批准，法律没有设定明确的最低结婚年龄；从2027年1月1日起，这一缺口将被关闭。
继续阅读: 加州为何现在才禁止“童婚”？中国当局拘留两名日本公民，疑违反稀土产品出口限制
两名日本公民因违反稀土产品出口管制条例在中国辽宁省被拘留，引发人们对日本企业在华可能受到影响的担忧
科技數位
Why the harbor water turned green in August
Scientists trace the August bloom to runoff and a heat wave.
商業財經
A family bakery, a rent increase, and a lease with nine days left
A Front Street bakery weighs a 40 percent rent increase.
时事新闻
更多 时事新闻時事新聞
中国气候变化对历史的影响：从古代王朝到文化大革命
气候变化在中国历史上扮演了至关重要的角色，影响了多个朝代的兴衰及社会文化的发展。
時事新聞
School district delays the new bell schedule by a year
The later high school start time is on hold until next fall.
City Hall
Water main break floods Chestnut Street overnight, crews say fix could take weeks
A water main break flooded Chestnut Street overnight. Crews say a full repair could take weeks.
City Hall
City council sets aside $2.3 million for new bike lanes on Harbor Avenue
The council approved $2.3 million for protected bike lanes on Harbor Avenue, a year after a cyclist was struck near the ferry terminal.
商业财经
更多 商业财经AI
腾讯耗资 70 亿美元海外“租算力”，五年租下甲骨文约 10 万颗 AI 芯片
据《金融时报》援引知情人士消息，腾讯控股已与甲骨文签署一项为期五年的租赁协议，将在甲骨文位于东南亚的多个数据中心租用约 10 万颗先进人工智能芯片。
商業財經
What the port's new cargo contract means for local jobs
More ships, fewer crane operators: reading the fine print of the port deal.
Port Alden
Fishing co-op signs deal to sell direct to restaurants
The harbor fishing co-op will sell directly to a dozen local restaurants under a new deal, cutting out the distributor.
商業財經
Front Street diner closes after forty years
The Anchor Diner closed Sunday after forty years on Front Street, done in by a tripled rent.
科技数位
更多 科技数位AI
Cloudflare 称网络流量已过半为自动化
网络上来自智能体的日均请求量在过去一年增长超过 1,700%
Out on the water
A field guide to the gulls of the north pier
Four species of gull share the north pier. Here is how to tell them apart.
Science
Beekeepers say this was the worst honey season in a decade
Port Alden's beekeepers report their smallest honey harvest in a decade after a wet spring.
The long read
What eighty years of tide records say about Port Alden's next storm
The sea at North Pier is 17 centimeters higher than in 1941, and flood hours have gone from four a year to 58.
生活娱乐
更多 生活娱乐恐怖小品
末班车怪谈
他每天晚上都坐这条线路回家，417路应该沿着主干道行驶。可现在，公交车却驶进了一条他从来没有见过的小路
Transit
Ferry schedule cut to three round trips a day
The harbor ferry drops to three round trips a day starting next month, down from five.
City Hall
Water main break floods Chestnut Street overnight, crews say fix could take weeks
A water main break flooded Chestnut Street overnight. Crews say a full repair could take weeks.
The long read
What eighty years of tide records say about Port Alden's next storm
The sea at North Pier is 17 centimeters higher than in 1941, and flood hours have gone from four a year to 58.
文化旅游
更多 文化旅游气候变迁
瑞士冰川2026年冰量减少5.5%，创历史第二大降幅
瑞士各地冰川的平均厚度减少了约2.5至4米，即约8至13英尺。一些较小的冰川则已经完全消失
Review
The Dock Street cinema reopens with a 35mm projector and 212 seats
The Majestic reopens after six years with a restored projector and a repertory program.
文化旅遊
Local band's second album gets airplay up and down the coast
Low Tide Radio's second album, recorded in a boathouse, is now getting airplay outside Port Alden.
Arts
Community theater stages its first original play in a decade
The Alden Players open an original play this weekend, their first since a 2016 licensing dispute with a publisher.
意见专栏
More in 意见专栏编辑部
Publish the budget in plain English
The city budget should come with a two-page summary a resident can read in ten minutes.
陆轩
The library should stay open until ten
A library volunteer makes the case for evening hours.
陆轩
The library board should meet in public, not behind closed doors
A volunteer argues the library board's budget committee should open its meetings before decisions are already made.
编辑部
Term limits would fix more than they'd break
Long council tenures aren't stability. They're a sign no one else is running. The Ledger's editorial board argues for term limits.