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Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Aug. 25
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Wastewater surveillance is now the best way to track the spread of COVID.COVID-19
California boards want to keep pandemic rules for public meetings. Critics call it bad for democracy
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A disparate coalition of advocates is challenging efforts to continue carve-outs from open meetings law.College
Gen Z’s declining college interest persists — even among middle schoolers
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Pandemic-era trend continues to grow, pointing to the need for colleges to rethink their outreach strategies for students born between 1997 and 2012.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.COVID-19
‘It’s here to stay’: Experts weigh in on the state of COVID-19 and the new EG.5 variant
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COVID cases are rising once again due to the emergence of a new variant, EG.5.COVID-19
California needs thousands of nurses, but leaders can’t agree on how to fill jobs
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Some hospitals in Southern California have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.Business & Finance
Got COVID from a loved one who was at work? Their employer owes you nothing, California court rules
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State supreme court leery of setting unwieldy precedent with workers’ comp payout to a Bay Area woman who sued her husband's employer.Bay Area
As pandemic assistance ends, California food banks are being flooded by families seeking help
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Several bills to boost CalFresh are before the Legislature, but the state budget deficit may get in the way.California
