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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.Crime & Safety
Officers involved in fatal shooting file lawsuit to keep their jobs
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Oakland Police Commission recommended the officers be fired, despite findings from six investigations that deemed their use of force as lawful.Bay Area
National Weather Service issues Heat Advisory
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Temperatures in Tri-Valley Cities may reach 105 degrees Wednesday and will be slightly higher on Thursday.Bay Area
Warming trend will peak Wednesday, taper off Friday
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As pressure builds over California from the east, a heat wave will bring high temperatures to the hottest places in the Bay Area.city
Dear Fellow Piedmont Residents | Sara Lillevand, City Administrator
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Piedmont's new city administrator underscores the need for us to pull together in order to address our aging facilities.Around Town
