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Toxic trash: California’s aging hazardous waste sites have troubling safety records
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Can California afford to lose one of the few facilities that still takes toxic waste?Housing
California parental rights battle gets louder
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Parental oversight, book bans, disrupting school board meetings, and other "culture wars" topics collide.COVID-19
Few firm beliefs and low trust: Americans not sure what’s true in age of health misinformation
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A new poll from KFF shows many Americans aren’t willing to embrace misinformation — but aren’t willing to reject it either. And they don’t know whom to trust.Arts & Entertainment
Bay City Books: ‘Why We Need to Be Wild’
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Wild as a way of living, plus new releases from local authors.Bay Area
Stranded Maui shelter pets come to the Bay Area for adoption
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More than 100 shelter animals were airlifted from Maui to Oregon and the Bay Area.Arts & Entertainment
Pass the Remote: Cinequest’s in full swing in San Jose
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More than 250 films pack a diverse program that runs Aug. 15 through Aug.gavin newsom
Gavin Newsom gives ground to critics on his mental health plan. Will voters back it?
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The proposal is the second time in as many years that Newsom has advocated for significant changes to the state’s behavioral health system.Education
Help young people limit screen time — and improve mental health, body image
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A new study validates what some parents have observed when teens limit screen time.Arts & Entertainment
