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Wednesday, January 07, 2026 10:33 AM ET

The Mercury News - Top Stories

'A lot of great memories': Sausalito's iconic Trident restaurant closes

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Sharks takeaways: More injury woes, Ostapchuk's huge moment and a big change in attendance

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New law targets abandoned vineyards threatening Wine Country farms

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Explore the menace of America's suburbs in a new South Bay art exhibit

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70 new Disneyland eats and treats for the 70th anniversary party

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Trump targets funding for child care and hospitals, Bay Area dollars fill gaps

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Trump administration freezes $10 billion in child care and other social services funding to 5 Democratic states

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Trump's crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers

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'He broke': 93-year-old Fremont man told police he spent month planning to kill wife, docs say

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When Bay Area PG&E substations caught fire, inspectors had already raised red flags

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Judge weighs whether Stanford student's First Amendment lawsuit against Trump officials can proceed

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Local efforts to document Japanese American incarceration show history repeating

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South Bay apartment complex is bought in sign of local market strength

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She was in withdrawal. He was schizophrenic. Both died of neglect in a California jail, their families say in new lawsuits.

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Saratoga approves agreement with developer to retract builder's remedy project

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Warner Bros rejects Paramount takeover again and tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid

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California school shooter's life sentence erased. District attorney files immediate appeal.

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California doctors say vaccination changes are already causing confusion

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California's largest reservoir rises 36 feet as rains boost water supply statewide

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Dear Abby: I've been told never to speak to the soon-to-be-ex, and I don't think that's right

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Dear Abby: As long as my son-in-law has this house rule, I won't visit. Am I in the wrong?

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Miss Manners: I tried to fix the birthday problem but my friends didn't get it

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Storied Bay Area music venue to reopen under new name, ownership

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Dear Abby: I didn't sign on to raise this child. What are my options?

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East Bay steel plant property bought for more than $200 million

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For Gen Z, Dry January has become something much bigger

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Asking Eric: I would like to ask strangers for the restaurant food they don't eat

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Crime and Public Safety

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Alleged Brown, MIT shooter spent years planning attacks, left video confessions

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Bay Area jewelry store targeted in armed heist

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Driver of unmarked, white tow truck stealing vehicles in Southern California

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Theft of luxury handbags worth $100,000 from California store foiled by police

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NBA says Warriors' Draymond Green got away with 3 non-calls late in loss to Clippers

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Kurtenbach: The 49ers offense was knocked down. This is how they get back up again

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49ers mailbag: Does wild-card win hinge on stopping Saquon?

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Fremont industrial hub with tech tenants bought for $90 million-plus

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South Bay office leasing jumps to best levels since COVID outbreak, report shows

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Trump administration sues Bay Area cities over natural gas bans

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San Jose says goodbye to Sam Seibert, a fire captain who helped preserve its history

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From NIMBY to YIMBY: San Jose forges difficult path to winning over neighbors in sheltering homeless

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Bay Area rallies protest U.S. incursion in Venezuela

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Swimmer who vanished at Lovers Point was wearing a shark deterrent. What science says about what they do — and don't do

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New East Bay restaurant will be serving fancy cocktails and bougie snacks for adults and kids alike

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Political Cartoons: The Year We Leave Behind

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Photos: New Year's Eve day balloon drops across the Bay Area

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Could moving a WWII-era icon bolster visits to this East Bay city?

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Wind-battered Lick Observatory rushes to shield historic telescope after dome damage

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Inside the Bay Area factory reinventing restored classic cars like Robert Downey Jr.'s EVs

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2025: A look back at Bay Area images that made our year

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Local Color fosters community for San Jose artists

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Quirky retro bar The Middle 8 to close in Pleasanton

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Actor Michael Rapaport says he'll challenge Mayor Mamdani in 2029

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Hayward Restaurant Month offers deals, new menu items

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Feeding the need: How to keep giving in 2026

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Walnut Creek gets a new Detroit pizza joint with Square Pie Guys

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Three cheesy cheers for lasagna

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We need to talk about gun safety and suicide

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Barabak: Unhappy with the choices for California governor? Get real

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Gessen: Maduro's ouster plays right into Putin's hands

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Letters: Congress should impeach Trump to reassert its authority

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US seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean

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Automakers face an 'EV winter' in 2026 as sales growth slows

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US Patent Office denies Athletics trademarks, but club can refile

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Super Bowl prep reshapes traffic in Santa Clara: What roads are closing, and when

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Did RFK Jr and Cheryl Hines skip cousin's funeral after she slammed him?

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Nick Reiner no longer on suicide watch ahead of arraignment: report

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Gayle King mocked for whining about windowless first class seat

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Mickey Rourke's manager insists GoFundMe is real after he disavowed it

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Sale closed in Danville: $1.9 million for a three-bedroom home

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Inside the $1.4 million sale of a Santa Clara County home

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Detached house sells for $2.3 million in San Jose

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Palo Alto: Condominium sells for $1.9 million

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Best menstrual cup for a heavy flow

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