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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 12:39 AM ET

The Mercury News - Top Stories

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Dear Abby: My son says my generosity is cutting into his inheritance

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Miss Manners: They keep asking my daughter where her engagement ring is

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Harriette Cole: Should I ask my new boyfriend how much money he has?

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San Jose man killed in Golden Gate boat crash was Apple software engineer

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New records reveal hunger, filth and county's response before San Jose girl, 8, died

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Former San Jose high school staff member pleads guilty to child pornography charges

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Costco ditches its Kirkland beer, made by a well-known craft brewer

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Bay Area rock icon diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease

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The Silicon Valley AI party house where networking has a dark side

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Winner-take-all thriller: SF Firebells edged by LA Queens for the first Women's Professional Baseball League championship

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Mt. Diablo cancels remainder of its varsity football season, cites safety concerns

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In Case You Missed It

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Sierra LaMar retrial: Case paused after defense asks that judge recuse himself

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Stanford protesters will have felony vandalism charges dismissed after reaching agreement with attorney general

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Man charged in fatal shooting of uncle in Oakland

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DA clears officers in Yolanda Ramirez arrest and subsequent death

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San Leandro man to serve 3 years in prison for sexually abusing teen he met through phone game

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'Remorseful' East Bay man sentenced to federal prison for Oakland liquor store shootout

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High school football rankings Week 5, 2026: Bay Area News Group Top 25

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Hollister forfeits the remainder of its season

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Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week

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Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week

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East Bay industrial sites bought $140 million-plus

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Christian community center to open at shuttered Downtown College Prep in San Jose

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Blighted housing development in San Jose faces loan foreclosure

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California tenants suffered 8th-highest rent hikes in US over four decades

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Bo knows debuts: SF Giants' Davidson records first hit, steal, run in win over Twins

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Firefighters continue cleanup on Chileno Fire in Marin County as air quality improves

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Photos: San Francisco 49ers rout Miami Dolphins 35-13 in home opener

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Photos: BART's Let's Glow! BART Anime Festival draws thousands

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Berkeley swept a longtime homeless camp. Residents moved down the block.

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The Bay Area faces a transit reckoning. Will voters pay to keep it running?

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High school football roundup: Best of Week 4 action

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49ers fans: Your new food choices at Levi's Stadium

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Election 2026: Xavier Becerra outlines wildfire preparedness plan

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'Our hearts are shattered': Hundreds mourn East Bay high school seniors killed in fatal crash

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Inside the viral video of the burglar and the California dog who just wanted to play

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Our favorite glamping spots in Sonoma County

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Valley Fair offers Foodie Week deals at 22 restaurants, shops

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Bill Frisell heads to Bay Area for gigs with friends old and new

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Bay Area sports bars: 5 discoveries for game day eats and sips

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Best-croissant-in-Bay-Area bakery opening new East Bay location

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Asking Eric: Should I tell house hunters the gossip about my neighbor?

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Harriette Cole: I'm angry that I gave up the real me to be just a wife and mother

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Miss Manners: The resentful aide uses my first name in front of students

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Dear Abby: I resent my friends' excuses for not coming to Mom's memorial

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SF Giants' Tidwell diagnosed with 'high grade' UCL sprain, Roupp shut down for year

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What Ryan Warsofsky said Sam Dickinson needs to improve in second NHL season

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49ers sign veteran receiver Cooks to practice squad, per report

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Pac-12 bowl projections: Enjoy the Oregon-USC drama, because playoff expansion would change the pressure gauge

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Season of change begins for San Jose Chamber Orchestra

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Police investigating if and how Presley Gerber got drugs in rehab

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Photos: The world's largest bounce house is coming to the Bay Area — and it's not just for kids

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Christina Applegate shares first video since months-long hospitalization

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Calmes: Trump loves to throw around taxpayers' money

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Opinion: Raise taxes on billionaires federally, not state by state

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Barabak: As Newsom winds down in California, things heat up in Nevada

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Jarvis: Health care costs have small businesses in an impossible bind

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California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

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How iPhone users can file to get up to $95 from a $250 million settlement

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New York, California sue to block Trump administration deals canceling offshore wind projects

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Fulfilling earlier US-China agreements is a work in progress as Trump and Xi meet again

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'Looksmaxxing' influencer known as 'Clavicular' is charged with rape in Massachusetts

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Dolly Parton pinned hopes on experimental cancer treatment in Germany

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With one emoji, Meghan Markle is seen as endorsing Charles Spencer's critique of king

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How Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' became the longest-running No. 1 hit of all time

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A third US Supreme Court showdown looms over Missouri's shifting congressional map

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Kamala Harris says midterms could be 'stopgap' on Trump as she campaigns with El-Sayed in Michigan

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Two very different California ballot measures are leading with voters, new polls find

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Gov. Newsom signs bills meant to stop Trump changes in California elections

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Los Gatos, Saratoga residents unite over concerns about potential policing partnership

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Autumn is on hand but summer heat's hanging out

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Saratoga High set to honor faculty, alum at Sept. 26 Hall of Fame Dinner

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San Jose's Paea "Bad News" Tukuafu is late addition for historic sumo wrestling tournament in Santa Cruz

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Three-bedroom house sells in San Jose for $1.9 million

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Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27 flood deaths at Camp Mystic

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Judge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029

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Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both

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