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Martinez Refinery's Chemical Release Poses No Long-Term Hazard, Tests Find

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Mosquitoes Are Abuzz in San Francisco. You Can Thank Climate Change

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1 in 4 California Child Care Centers That Responded to First State Testing Requirement Had Unsafe Lead Levels in Drinking Water

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California Legislators Block Key Bills, Including 1 Allowing Oil Companies to Be Liable for Health Issues

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The 'Arcturus' COVID Variant Is Already in the Bay Area. What We Know About XBB.1.16

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Long COVID in California: 'A Pandemic of Loneliness and Social Isolation and Rejection'

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UC Researchers Examine How Smoke From California's Megafires Affects Pregnancy and Children

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'There to Save a Life': San Francisco Bars Fight Fentanyl Overdoses With Narcan

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Social Media Is Boosting a Billion-Dollar Market for Weight Loss Drugs

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