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The Mercury News - Top Stories

Studs and Duds: No studs to be found as 49ers season ends with a Seattle stomping

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Instant analysis of 49ers' 41-6 divisional-playoff loss at No. 1-seed Seattle

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What the 49ers said after their blowout loss to the Seahawks

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Thousands gather in San Francisco to honor Grateful Dead's Bobby Weir

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Culture clash: 49ers boosted by chemistry, philosophy in playoff push despite star injuries

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Palo Alto: After 36 years, Il Fornaio restaurant, a tech favorite, is closing

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Santana Row stabbing: Judge denies release for man charged in gang attack that ended with teen's death

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Gilroy: Father hit by car, dies after dropping kids off at school

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San Jose resident Betty Ann Chandler dies at age 108

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Latest line: A good week for Shirley Weber, a bad week for Alan Wong

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Kurtenbach: The 49ers' carpet ride hit a wall in Seattle. That doesn't mean it wasn't magic

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From fuzzy flowers to see-through sea slugs, here are some of the new species discovered last year by California scientists

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COVID prepared long-term care facilities for norovirus threat

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After ICE killing, Bay Area district attorneys question whether federal agents can be held to account

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Crime and Public Safety

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Pittsburg: Convicted cop murderer loses bid for freedom

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Police investigating two Oakland homicides

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Decades-old Bay Area rape cases linked through DNA to Texas man

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Mountain View: Vacant building red-tagged after transients start fire, police say

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SF Giants' top prospect Eldridge talks trade rumors, wrist rehab

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49ers' 5 keys to upsetting No. 1 seed Seattle in NFC divisional playoffs

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Cal holds on to beat No. 14 North Carolina in Berkeley

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Basketball roundup: Bishop O'Dowd escapes furious comeback from California to seal win at Rise Above MLK Showcase

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Oakland historic building owner facing foreclosure scouts for a buyer

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Homebuying burden quadrupled in California's low-price counties

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Huge San Jose site once planned as tech campus lands Bay Area buyer

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Do sports have a future at Oakland Coliseum? The A's may hold the keys.

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Stanford's noninvasive brain treatment for depression proves helpful

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Savor the morning with a Turkish-style breakfast

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Watch: Maps show how California shifted from severe drought to abundant rain

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What to watch: More turbulence afoot as 'Hijack' returns

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Trump vowed disruption. Oakland's port shows how little trade really changed.

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This architecturally beloved Taco Bell in the East Bay is shutting down

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After 70 years, Rick's Ice Cream turns over its recipes to Pints of Joy

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Photos: Fans celebrate the life of Grateful Dead's Bob Weir in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury

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Golden Globes 2026: The hottest fashion trend of the night is bright and bold

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Bobby Weir dead at 78: Grateful Dead co-founder shaped generations of American rock

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South Bay protesters gather against Venezuela actions, ICE killing in Minneapolis

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'He showed up': Oakland honors coach John Beam, a mentor to thousands

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Word Game: Jan. 18, 2026

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Asking Eric: I refuse to have the best man's wife at my wedding

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Dear Abby: I'm furious that my wife is going to our daughter's wedding without me

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Today in History: January 18, White Chicago police officer sentenced in Laquan McDonald's shooting

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Sunnyvale's Off the Rails Brewing Co. shutters

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Randy's Donuts coming soon to the Bay Area

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Hello Kitty Cafe Truck rolling into the Bay Area this month

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Taste-Off: Comparing 11 matcha lattes sold in cans or bottles

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Gongloff: The next Dust Bowl is becoming more likely

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Calmes: The president celebrates our nation's founding while imitating tyrant King George III

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Mukunda: CEOs staying silent is no longer an option

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California politicians wrongly fixate on education spending instead of results

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Canada, breaking with US, agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products

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Trump pushes for emergency power auction to fuel AI boom

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OpenAI, Microsoft lose last chance to avoid trial with Elon Musk

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California wildfire survivors got a rude surprise that could hit more Americans

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Blake Lively hires Epstein victims' attorney ahead of Baldoni trial

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The legacy of Bobby Weir and the Grateful Dead

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Harry Styles fans rejoice! 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,' is dropping March 6

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Virginia Madsen says late brother Michael is 'no longer in pain' after son's suicide

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Santa Clara County real estate: House on South White Road sells for $1.3 million

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Alameda County real estate: House on Winding Lane sells for $2.8 million

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Alameda County real estate: House on Alameda Avenue sells for $1.5 million

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Sale closed in San Ramon: $2 million for a three-bedroom home

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Best retro video game consoles

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