Adrian Florido|As lawmakers draft a bill, critics of the religious exemption argue that it provides a loophole for parents who oppose vaccines for personal, not religious, reasons.
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L.A. Unified and other schools have no system to track whether "conditional entrants" — kindergartners who don't have all of their shots — get up to date.
Because measles was eliminated in the United States in 2000, the majority of younger physicians have never seen it. So hospitals have launched an education campaign.
Two alleys in South L.A. will soon get a makeover. The asphalt will be replaced with a surface that filters and collects water. Lighting, trees and artwork will transform the alleys into semi-parks.
