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People in the Bay Area are breathing cleaner air these days, according to a new statewide report that credits 'Spare the Air' days as one factor. However, officials from the Alameda County Health Department have said dirty air is still a problem for
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Nearly half of all calls for police assistance in Oakland last year came from frequent callers at a relatively small number of addresses, the Chron $ reports. The flurry of calls from these locations overwhelmed OPD, and consumed a disproportionate
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Font Resize Reduced wood burning is partially responsible for the Bay Area having one of its cleanest air quality seasons for smoke and other air-borne fine particles, a regional pollution agency reported Wednesday. Soot concentrations in the nine
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It's a first for this winter, fines for Spare the Air violators. Marin County is the hot spot for complaints and inspections and about 200 people there are likely to be fined...She watched for smoke and evaluated a stovepipe to see how much it was
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Yet another "Winter Spare the Air" alert has been issued for the Bay Area for Friday, Jan. 25, meaning residents won't be able to burn wood for 24 hours. This is the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's ninth such alert this season...District
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Font Resize Contra Costa Times Bay Area air just can't seem to catch a break. Air quality officials said Friday that because the high pressure system across the West Coast continues to persist, pollution remains trapped close to the ground and as a
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Font Resize Citing cold, still conditions conducive to a buildup of wood smoke pollution, air regulators declared the season's third "Spare the Air" alert for Tuesday. That means it's illegal for Bay Area residents and businesses to burn wood, fire
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According to the district, the current air quality condition is in the unhealthy for sensitive groups' range due to particulate matter that's been lingering because of cold temperatures and lack of wind. A burn ban is in effect for all residential,
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A second Spare the Air Day has been called for today(Jan. 2), banning the burning of wood and solid fuel, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The winter season's first Spare the Air Day was on New Year's Day, and continued bad
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The Bay Area will ring in the new year with a Spare the Air Day on Tuesday, Jan. 1, air quality officials have announced. Jack Broadbent said in a statement. "Sitting by the fire during the holidays may conjure up fond memories but it's important
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