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The Mercury News - Top Stories

Waymo announces huge expansion across Bay Area, but when will it start?

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Poll: The No. 1 most frustrating commute in California is in Bay Area; drivers willing to sacrifice thousands to avoid it

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Wildly popular restaurant with 450 locations is finally coming to the Bay Area

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Valkyries clinch playoff spot with win over Dallas, returning to postseason in second year

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Trump's MAGA beauty standards 'exhausting' for press secretary, female staffers

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Man charged with kidnap, assault in July attack at Santa Clara park

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Dutch Bros aims for another San Jose coffee drive-thru at former Hollywood Video site

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Brush fire scorches 16 acres in the Altamont Pass

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San Jose man arrested in connection with June shooting

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Valkyries get Salaün, Stokes back as they look to clinch playoff spot, slow Paige Bueckers

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Driver killed in solo-vehicle crash in Palo Alto

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DOJ official flags Stanford for scrutiny over foreign donations

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In Case You Missed It

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Hayden Panettiere died while staying with ex-boyfriend from 'toxic' romance

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'He's a real hero': At White House, Trump honors teen Santa Cruz lifeguard who saved 10-year-old boy

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Mild Bay Area summer on path to continue

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One East Bay city mistakenly approved an HOA's Flock surveillance cameras. Now it wants them removed.

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Crime and Public Safety

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Authorities identify Concord resident dead in crash

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Woman killed in Fremont apartment fire is identified

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Two wounded in West Oakland drive-by shooting

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Former Pleasant Hill tourism nonprofit employee hit with felony embezzlement charge

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Kurtenbach: There's no silver lining to the most pathetic SF Giants team in a decade

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Big Ten and SEC dominate the AP Top 25 preseason poll: Our reaction to the rankings

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US '28 track trials headed back to Eugene (not LA) over compressed 6-day schedule

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Preseason all-Bay Area News Group high school football 2026: Kickers/punters

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'How can you not build an Asian mall?' He saw the Bay Area shift and launched a trend

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IBM research center in San Jose might receive updated zoning designation

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Data center in Oakland office building shouldn't need a permit, owner contends

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Site of popular Oakland diner lands buyers led by busy real estate exec

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Photos: Dogs make a splash at Santa Cruz's annual Parks and Rex pool party fundraiser

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Photos: Renovated Calabazas BMX park reopens in San Jose

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Photos: Solar eclipse crosses much of Europe, but dazzles millions around the globe

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Photos: Three days of color, crowds and powerful performances at Outside Lands

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Hayward's Carmen & Family Bar-B-Que founder turns 100

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Big Sur's Timber Fire forces evacuations at Ventana, Nepenthe and Post Ranch Inn

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Coming face to face with the future

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Outside Lands: The xx returns, Charli xcx surprises and young rising star shines

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Photos: Welcome back! First day of school in Walnut Creek elicits smiles and high-fives

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Photos: National Night Out celebrated in San Jose

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Photos: National Night Out brings community together in Martinez

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Photos: Hillsborough mansion once owned by a Walmart founder listed for $11.5 million

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From heavy metal to heavy espresso: Metallica and Green Day's coffee ventures

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Epernay Champagne Bar brings a taste of France to downtown Los Gatos

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Fruits of her labor: Katie Husher learned winemaking from the ground up

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Toasting a century of craftsmanship

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Asking Eric: This family is all about bashing the ex, and everybody's sick of it

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Harriette Cole: I lost their child for just a few minutes, and the parents fired me

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Miss Manners: If I complain that my doctor is late, they try to make me look stupid

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Dear Abby: I resent them for barring my grandchildren from the wedding reception

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Country singer Colt Ford injured in tour bus crash in Germany

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Selena Gomez vows to fight 'meritless' investor fraud lawsuit

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Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of 'On Golden Pond,' dies at 97

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Bruce Springsteen biographer and music critic Dave Marsh dies at 76

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Taves: Trump finds a new excuse to play games with California's cash

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Borenstein: California taxpayer pension costs grew eightfold since 1999; new plans add billions more

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What I learned from interviewing 49 candidates on Bay Area ballots

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Letters: Consequences will outlast Trump's war

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Ferrari's first electric car fetches record $40 million at Monterey auction

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Planning beats prediction (or tune out the perma-bears)

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Same knee surgery, twice the price: Hospital monopolies push up healthcare costs

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States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children

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Hayden Panettiere tried to love herself after giving up custody of her daughter

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Hayden Panettiere dies at 36; starred in TV's 'Heroes' and 'Nashville'

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Nicole Kidman is 'playing the field' despite rumors of a new boyfriend

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Pamela Anderson recommends Watermelon Granita for a cool, no-fuss summer dessert

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Dublin: Single-family home goes for $1.2 million

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Single-family home sells for $5.8 million in Danville

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Single-family home in Fremont goes for $2 million

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Condominium sells for $1.2 million in San Jose

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Letters: San Jose City Council must restore land-use sanity

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San Jose celebrates India's 80th Independence Day

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Valley Fair Eataly restaurant temporarily closes after roaches found in kitchen

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Review: One of best live bands in all of classic rock just played Bay Area

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Bay Area high school football 2026: Where to find our preseason coverage

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Local high school students help artist create immersive underwater landscape

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Stanford's Leng Jr. advances to U.S. Amateur championship match

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San Mateo County's former 'woman of the year' gets jail after $800,000 goes missing

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