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California charter, private schools report lower vaccination rates than traditional public schools
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Dramatic decrease in vaccination rates followed 2016 law that banned the so-called personal belief exemption that allowed parents to opt their children out of vaccinations.Arts & Entertainment
Bay Area Best Bets | August 16 – 18
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Music from aspiring opera stars, Rolling Stones, and Woodstock nostalgia; also performances by Brian Copeland and Charlie Varon; and reading from "Drive-Thru Dreams"Bay Area
Seabirds eating plastic. Recyclers struggling. This is what California’s waste crisis looks like
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With China no longer a market for our disposables, recycling increasingly winds up in landfills. CA communities are hoping not to undo the decades of work that made household recycling a habit.California
Behind UC’s ‘admission by exception’ side door: sports, money, diversity — and secrecy
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Most campuses said they had no documentation of how many are admitted by exception, and just one provided records of total numbers and demographics.Featured in Category
My Alzheimer’s journey: Should I have flossed more?
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Healthy lifestyle habits can help slow down the progress of the disease.Bay Area
Track work to impact BART service, Highway 24 traffic this weekend
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This is the first of six planned weekend BART shutdowns for track replacement between Walnut Creek and Orinda.Crime & Safety
Police warn residents about uptick in catalytic converter thefts
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Toyota Priuses and similar cars are targets; the crime can take as little as 60 seconds and residents should take precautions.arts
Music knows no boundaries: Wind ensemble Deep Tones performs Sunday at PCA
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The chamber group will present Latin Dances & French Comedies at Piedmont Center for the Arts on August 18 at 3 p.m.Health Matters
