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The Mercury News - Top Stories

SF Giants to call up lefty 'Tugboat' Wilkinson, prospect from Bailey trade

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

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Fresh-air dining: 8 new Bay Area alfresco restaurants

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Inside the booming business of California's extra-virgin olive oil

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'One of his only vices': Bay Area rock legends team up with craft coffee roasters

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San Jose considers quadrupling housing density in single-family neighborhoods

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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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Dutch Bros aims for another San Jose coffee drive-through at former Hollywood video site

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

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

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Mild Bay Area summer on path to continue

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

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Watch: Santa Cruz teen lifeguard Ryder Williams at the White House

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Jonas Brothers bring Burning Up Tour All Over Again to Northern California

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

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Asking Eric: My cheapskate husband is going to ruin the kitchen remodel

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Dear Abby: My ex has been accused of murder. What do I tell our daughter?

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Valley Fair Eataly restaurant temporarily closes after roaches found in kitchen

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Dear Abby: My husband has become a grandpa, and I want him back

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

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Autopia: 2026 Mazda CX-5 SUV is redesigned and more spacious

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Miss Manners: It really is my name, but they claim not to believe me

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Harriette Cole: I got scolded for what I said to the bigwig in my store

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Senate bill, other measures look to solve problematic Bay Area e-bike use

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In Case You Missed It

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Photos: Oakland Pride Parade shows off culture, resilience and creativity

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They said it: Was he fit to serve?

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Crime and Public Safety

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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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A dispute over fact vs. fiction at the trial in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing in Las Vegas

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Oakland man shot in suspected carjacking attempt

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High school football 2026 preview: WACC Foothill Division

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Kurtenbach: The 49ers have a guard problem and it's not getting any better

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High school football 2026 preview: WACC Mission Division

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High school football 2026 preview: WACC Shoreline Division

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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: 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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Video: How to spin a basketball on your finger

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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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Savory pastry honors Fra'Mani Salumi's 20th year

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

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Why are hummingbirds immune to poisonous trumpet plants?

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

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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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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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Drucker: Trump's army of election deniers is a problem on many levels

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

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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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Landslides, road closures and now fire: How Big Sur survives

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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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Speculation grows over Brad Pitt wanting people to know he's drinking again

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Expecting his first child, Jon Hamm joins long list of 'old' Hollywood dads

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San Jose: Single-family home sells for $2.1 million

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Hayward food pantry helps fight hunger one last time

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Single-family home in San Ramon sells for $1.9 million

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San Jose: Three-bedroom home goes for $2.5 million

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San Jose celebrates India's 80th Independence Day

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

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Vintage buys available at Sunnyvale Heritage Museum sale

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Morgan Autism Center set to build its 'Dream Campus 2.0'

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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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Cabrillo Unified teacher, coach arrested on suspicion of sexual assault of student

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