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The Mercury News - Top Stories

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Los Gatos will raise a Pride flag next June

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What to expect from the California governor race in 2026?

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The top 10 Bay Area stories of 2025 — and what they mean for 2026

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Mailbag: Pac-12 legacy school coaching buyouts, the USC-Notre Dame future, CFP oversight, realignment matters and more

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Crime and Public Safety

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Disabled BART train temporarily delays service on Saturday

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Body found on Santa Cruz County beach

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While out on bail in kidnapping case, Oakland man charged with child trafficking

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Judge dismisses man's murder charge over deadly East Bay confrontation

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Kurtenbach: The playoffs start early with 49ers - Bears. My three predictions

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Young Sharks ace post-Christmas test, with tougher stretch upcoming

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Cal names Minnesota Vikings assistant Michael Hutchings as its new defensive coordinator

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How college football's seismic shifts are impacting Rose Bowl Game and giant New Year's Day parade

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7-story apartment building approved in San Jose, adding 118 homes near Cupertino border

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How a group of investors wronged by Bay Area real estate mogul became 'God's answer to our own prayers'

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Cisco sells San Jose office buildings but has option to buy them back

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Scientists are learning how noise affects Bay Area wildlife as they work to conserve wetland birds amid a roaring urban soundscape

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Asian Americans for Community Involvement gives Bay Area seniors a new lease on life

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Photos: Santa Clara County's Sheriff and Fire Department delivered toys to young patients for Christmas

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The 'surfer's paradox' is that their boards can harm the oceans they cherish. A new process is helping to change that.

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South Bay nonprofit helps families endure the impossible when their child has cancer

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Omakase: The Bay Area experience in four restaurants

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An aerial comparison of Palisades fire aftermath nearly 1 year later

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An aerial comparison of Eaton fire aftermath nearly 1 year later

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South Bay's Furry Friends brings fuzzy love to South Bay kids, seniors, patients, families, veterans, inmates

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Former 'South Park' writer owns Trump Kennedy Center domain names

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Second actor sues Tyler Perry for sexual assault, seeking $77M

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Chevy Chase spent 8 days in medically induced coma following 2021 heart failure

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Gordon Ramsay's daughter Holly weds Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty

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Wine is the gift to keep on giving in the New Year

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Taste-Off: Sparkling ciders to toast the new year with — and those to toss

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Opinion: Mountain meadows should be a priority for California climate bond

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Olson: AI is getting dangerously good at political persuasion

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Goldberg: Candace Owens is the conservative movement's Frankenstein monster

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Love is on the shelves of new Los Altos bookstore

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Filipino tech entrepreneur Diosdado 'Dado' Banatao died at the age of 79

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Why California workers, businesses are paying more for health insurance

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What is Boxing Day and how did it get its name?

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Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at 65

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Ex-pornstar Jenna Haze hospitalized following alarming, bloody videos

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TikTok star Tea Tyme, accused of running down pedestrian on livestream, arrested

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Nicki Minaj deactivates Instagram after 'assassin' exchange with Erika Kirk

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For East Bay children exiting foster care, this nonprofit offers a critical lifeline

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Trump says 'Housing First' failed the homeless. Here's what the evidence says.

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Judge halts Trump administration plan to divert billions of dollars from homeless housing

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South County Community Services helps those in need move from homelessness and hunger to hope

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