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The Mercury News - Top Stories

California wildfires: Three blazes burning now are a wake-up call for challenging summer ahead, Cal Fire chief says

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Tech layoffs top 5,000 in Bay Area this year after LinkedIn announces cuts

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Kurtenbach: With PWHL expansion, the Bay Area is now the undisputed capital of women's pro sports

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Ex-Santa Clara County jail guard sentenced to jail for allowing inmate attack

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Boy, 6, dies during afterschool program in Burlingame elementary school

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NCS baseball roundup: De La Salle survives epic Heritage rally to advance

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NCS baseball playoffs 2026: First-round scores, updated schedule

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NCS softball playoffs 2026: First-round scores, updated schedule

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SF Giants lose to Diamondbacks on walk-off homer by Ketel Marte

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Granada, San Ramon Valley's NCS playoff game suspended due to darkness

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Jalen Brunson leads Knicks back from 22 down in the 4th for 115-104 win over Cavs in OT in Game 1

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NCS softball roundup: California roars late to oust Clayton Valley

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Crime and Public Safety

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'Boil water' notice lifted for last homes affected by Mountain View main breach

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An alleged transnational assassin hid in an Oakley bush, waiting for his victim. It proved to be his downfall

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Three men killed in East Oakland traffic collision are identified

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TikToker Gabbie Gonzalez arrested for conspiring to kill singer Jack Avery

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NorCal boys volleyball playoffs 2026: Tuesday's scores, Thursday's schedule

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Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti on CFP expansion: 24-team format with 'tiered incentives' has full support from coaches, ADs

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UCLA's Jordan Woolery named Softball America's National Player of the Year

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SF Giants' Lee out of lineup with back spasms, but should avoid injured list

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Deal helps Fremont affordable housing project push ahead

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To sell a home in this Bay Area city, it must be climate friendly

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First condo is bought in push to revive once-foreclosed San Jose towers

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Bay Area homebuyers with low and moderate incomes can get grants under just-approved $100 million Wells Fargo fund

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Sandy fire in Simi Valley grows to more than 1,300 acres, forces thousands to evacuate as it moves toward LA County

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Photos: San Diego mosque shooting

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Photos: UC Berkeley grads celebrate their achievements at 2026 commencement ceremony

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Olympian Alysa Liu wows in Bay Area 'Stars on Ice' showcase

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Is this the end for the Fremont gate controversy?

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Google's Downtown West is paused. Its $1 billion bet on San Jose is not

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What to watch: 3 emerging directors light up screens this week

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Meet the 6-9 phenom lifting Bellarmine's boys volleyball team back to top

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Bay Area cities let their FIFA World Cup flags fly

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Review: 'Is God Is' is one angry, and terrific, film

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Google opens newest Bay Area campus, a tech hub where thousands could work

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Corgi puppy yoga is absolutely as adorable as you think

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Review: Brilliant 'I Love Boosters' is NOT just for Bay Area movie fans

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Jacob Elordi's broken foot? It kept him from Cannes but not Kendall Jenner

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Hayden Panettiere says Oscar winner exposed himself to her when she was a teen

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Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer wrote a book on barbecue

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Recipe: Smoked pork ribs with Memphis dry rub from 'AC Barbeque'

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Recipe: Fried green tomatoes from Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer

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Recipe: Cali Love Slaw charred-cabbage coleslaw from 'AC Barbeque'

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An easy, fun dinner made for sharing

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Endorsement: Elect Ben Allen California's next insurance commissioner

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In their words: These candidates want to control your home insurance. Here's why and what they'll do.

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Bay Area News Group's endorsement guide to California's June 2 Primary

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Endorsement: Elect Fiona Ma California's next lieutenant governor

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Google revamps YouTube, Docs With AI, debuts coding tools

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East Bay town extends ban on data centers

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A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell

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Trump bought stock in drugmaker as his government boosted its obesity drugs

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Billie Jean King graduates Cal State Los Angeles 60 years after enrolling

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First look at Nate Bargatze's $350 million Nateland theme park

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Meghan Markle criticized for smiling selfie with politician accused of harassing teen girls

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Brad Pitt had no contact with daughter Zahara before graduation: report

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Four-bedroom house in San Jose sells for $3 million

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Condominium sells for $1.3 million in Milpitas

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Four-bedroom house in San Jose goes for $2.9 million

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Four-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $1.8 million

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Best kindling splitter

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TSA carry-on luggage rules: Your yearly reminder of what you can and can't pack

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What BestReviews is bringing to the Memorial Day cookout

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8 BEST NAPKIN RINGS

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