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The Mercury News - Top Stories

Local leaders push Bay Area wide policies to stop detention centers

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Letters: Randy's Donuts location is an example of corporate greed

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Broken trust: San Jose Unified parents say district fell short after closing campuses

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49ers' legend Roger Craig reveals health ordeal during Hall of Fame speech

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Stanford ditches Flock cameras, hires new license plate reader firm

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San Jose Jazz Summer Fest's key to success? Eight stages of musical variety

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Small farms in Silicon Valley fight to keep the area's agricultural legacy alive

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Outside Lands Day 1 was one of festival's best ever - and here's why

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Car that struck woman in Oakland driven by 6-year-old, authorities confirm

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Program points up differences in how Europeans colonized East, West coasts

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Supervisor Ellenberg hosting town hall on child, family policy

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Humane Society Silicon Valley appoints new president

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South Bay nonprofit raises funds to support independent living for disabled adults

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Our City Forest founder stepping down as head of urban forestry nonprofit

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Asking Eric: How do we bar our longtime friend from playing with us?

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Dear Abby: I'm on camera when I babysit, and the parents watch the video

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Asking Eric: Her jokes about my nipples make me feel freakish

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Resident arrested after gas grill blamed for massive Foster City condo fire

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Stanford, UCSF Medical Center ranked among best hospitals in the U.S.

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Harriette Cole: I think the two men I'm dating may know each other

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Meghan Markle hits back at things Martha Stewart has been saying about her

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Harriette Cole: My brother's wife wanted to be at a hotel, so she treated my house like one

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In Case You Missed It

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Latest line: A good week for Dave Regan, a bad week for SoCal Edison

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They said it: Tech leaders wade into California's political game

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Tahoe-area avalanche victims asphyxiated, coroner finds, but redacted reports leave questions unanswered

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Crime writers' new conundrum: How to get away with murder when cameras are everywhere

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Crime and Public Safety

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Third trial for 1992 Mountain View killing in limbo as double-jeopardy fight endures

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Oakland police are poised to exit federal oversight. Can they sustain 'constitutional policing'?

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Cyberattack disrupts Suisun City emergency services

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Fire ignites near San Jose's Coyote Valley, closes parks

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Quakes hire longtime Portland soccer exec Gavin Wilkinson as consultant

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49ers' Kyle Shanahan speaks on his health, players' injuries, Tesla autopilot

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Kurtenbach: Kyle Shanahan was forced to cut the fluff. It might be the best thing for him, the 49ers

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College Football Playoff expansion: Is a 24-team field right for the Group of Six? There are benefits to the status quo

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Santa Cruz City Council to reconvene from summer recess to discuss Peace Village Housing

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California housing is frozen, but not underwater

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Oakland 'micro apartments' hub seized through loan foreclosure

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Data center is being eyed on part of longtime San Jose tech campus

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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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Video: How to spin a basketball on your finger

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'The blue is stupid': New Valkyries court design draws divided reaction from team, fans

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Sumo wrestling to rumble into Santa Cruz in September

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This Bay Area chef's 'Hell Chicken' might be a taste of heaven on earth

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Crews continue mop-up of Woodside Fire; 2 homes lost

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This East Bay city celebrates second new school since 2024

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Photos: Canines hang ten at annual World Dog Surfing Championships

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The best Grateful Dead tribute band thrills fans on Jerry Garcia's birthday

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Skipstone winter makes for fractured wine grape harvest

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Matt Horn shuts down remaining Horn Barbecue in Oakland

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Crab Omelets and Drunken Spaghetti: Thai-style brunch comes to Concord

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Recipe: Sweet and Salty Whole Wheat Biscotti you'll crave before your coffee

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Dear Abby: I thought we could help Ryan, but he has brought chaos to our house

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The ballad of Mark Bulwinkle, West Oakland's funkiest metal sculptor

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Word Game: August 9, 2026

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Horoscopes August 9, 2026: Anna Kendrick, become the master of your destiny

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Stewarding the Bay Area's artisan economy falls on these new entrepreneurs

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Opinion: Wildfires will only get worse until the US stops ignoring climate change

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The impending, inescapable deluge of AI

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New Amazon data center stokes worry it would be the most polluting power plant in the U.S.

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Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook

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Some US adults are using AI for financial guidance but few trust it, Gallup poll finds

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Is Nicolas Cage's 'straight-to-Prime' John Madden biopic really no good?

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Inside Zendaya and Tom Holland's secret second wedding ceremony

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'Cookie Queens' follows Girl Scouts on their cookie-selling journey

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Four-bedroom home sells in Danville for $2.6 million

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Dublin: Three-bedroom house sells for $1.1 million

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New youth housing project coming to Pittsburg

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San Jose: Single-family home goes for $1.8 million

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South Bay teens are pushing schools to take pollution seriously

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Letters: Don't be fooled into underfunding; vote no on Prop. 43

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Letters: Penalizing nonvoters would amount to a tax on the poor

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California announces new $3,500 rebates for electric vehicles. Here's how to get one.

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Man arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure in Redwood City

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10 WAYS OREGANO OIL COULD BENEFIT YOUR HEALTH

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Best card games for kids

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Best sand-proof beach towels

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How to clean a betta fish tank

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