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Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter
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Only once in the last 20 years — the heat wave of 2006 — has the death rate been higher than it was in 2022.Bay Area
570 California schools targeted for low vaccination rates
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More than half of Oakland Unified’s 48 elementary schools and eight of its schools serving seventh graders are on the audit list for 2022-23.California
Ending the suspense: Child trafficking, fentanyl bills can still become law
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In rapid-fire votes in suspense file hearings, lawmakers determined the fate of hundreds of bills on crime, transgender students and more.city
Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Aug. 29
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CDC says updated booster shot coming in mid-September is worth the wait.California
Californians headed to HBCUs in the South prepare for college under abortion bans
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Many historically Black colleges are in states where abortion is banned. Recent high school graduates are preparing to safeguard their reproductive health during college.Business & Finance
California’s medical board can’t pay its bills, but doctors resist proposed fixes
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The bill faces a pivotal vote in the State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee this month.Elections
Why a Colorado ambulance company wants to limit California taxes
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American Medical Response has poured more than $3 million into a November 2024 initiative to raise requirements for levying taxes and fees.California
After farmworker’s death in Fresno-area heat, UFW and Sen. Padilla say it’s time for stronger protections at work
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U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and the United Farm Workers union say a recent death in a tomatillo field was due to heat, but a coroner’s report doesn’t back that up.California
