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The Mercury News - Top Stories

California's largest teachers union sues state over nearly $6 billion in withheld school funding

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School districts across the Bay Area urge legislators to reject Newsom's proposal to withhold billions in funding

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California education groups demand state legislature reject Newsom's plan to withhold school funding

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Teachers decry Newsom budget plan as districts issue thousands of layoff notices

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Menlo Park project at SRI campus adds hundreds of homes, trims office plans

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San Jose: Fire-grilled skewer restaurant takes over Sushi Confidential spot at San Pedro Square

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Vintage 1991 video of Green Day rocking Bay Area high school lunchtime set resurfaces

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Newsom signs laws requiring wildfire smoke cleanup coverage, expanding mortgage relief

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San Mateo County sheriff's deputy denied mental health diversion in child abuse case

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Pedestrian hit, killed by Tesla driver in San Jose, police say

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SF Giants' All-Star reliever Rodríguez to pitch in Arizona Fall League

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Brentwood to advance land sale to build new fire station

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Weeks before critical federal hearing, Oakland Police Department again out of compliance, report says

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Former Hayward cop accused of accepting $1,000 bribe and sexual services admitted into mental health diversion

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Charles Manson's 'top lieutenant' Bruce Davis dies at age 83

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South Bay sheriff's deputy arrested on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse material

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Woman seen on viral video accosting San Jose father and child is charged with stalking, hate crime

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New details on legal battle over proposed South Bay ICE facility

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Former Hayward cop accused of accepting $1,000 bribe and sexual services admitted into mental health diversion

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Oakland man sentenced to 366 days in early test of Bay Area federal law enforcement 'surge'

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Richmond man gets 4 years he already served for killing cousin in DUI crash

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San Mateo man gets two years probation in Oakland sex abuse case

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High school football rankings Week 4, 2026: Bay Area News Group Top 25

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

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Monday Morning Lights: How St. Ignatius' offense has become so potent

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Hundreds of homes to replace hundreds of BART parking spaces in West Oakland

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Retail apocalypse? California has more shopping spots than ever

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San Jose apartment complex bought by affordable homes nonprofit

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Expansion of autism center in San Jose advances with property purchase

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Photos: It's all about the climb at Castle Rock State Park

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Emmys 2026: See the stars' best red carpet fashion looks and trends

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Photos: Bob Mackie, designer to the stars who dressed Cher and Madonna and defined '70s glamour, dies at 87

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Digging for the truth: Founder disputes allegations against Miranda's Rescue, sheriff says he's lying

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Two Sonoma County campsites named among best in the US

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Crews focus on interior of Lucas Fire as red flag warning is lifted in Lake County

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Bay Area Japanese Americans see WWII echoes in Trump's immigration crackdown

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Flyover honoring 9/11 heroes Beamer, Bingham highlights Los Gatos' Friday night

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'We were there as Americans': San Jose marks 25 years since Sept. 11 attacks

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Bay Area native's film shows how surfboards made from trash became catalyst for change

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A photographer who shot the towers fall on 9/11 struggles to unravel the meaning of resilience

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The 'slow economic recovery of Oakland' blamed for this restaurant's planned closure

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This French soup benefits from a jolt of garlic, basil and Parmesan

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Asking Eric: So he went to rehab. That doesn't make him a good person.

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Harriette Cole: After the party ambush, my boyfriend says he needs to ponder our future

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Miss Manners: What's wrong with these people who criticize our nice clothes?

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Dear Abby: We cut ties with Suzy, but her tantrums keep leaking into our life

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Sharks camp outlook: Macklin Celebrini lays out team's biggest priority

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Justin Bieber, Harry Styles top shortlist for Super Bowl Halftime show at SoFi Stadium in Southern California

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Pac-12 bowl forecast: Oregon's CFP status and what it means

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Ed Sheeran addresses Macklemore removal from tour after Palestine comments

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Prince William, Kate even colder toward Prince Harry, Meghan since U.K. return

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SF Opera Orchestra musicians go on strike over wages

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Savannah Guthrie wants to give her missing mom a 'proper goodbye'

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Taves: California's Legislature just took on monopolies. Your turn, Gov. Newsom. Sign the COMPETE Act.

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Ellenberg: Vote 'no.' Prop. 43 gives 34% of voters the power to defeat 66%.

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Grimes: Vote 'no.' Prop. 45 isn't pro-affordability. It's a ruse handing shortcuts to polluters disguised as relief.

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House: Silicon Valley owes America more than its weapons

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William Draper, venture capital pioneer in Palo Alto, dies at 98

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Apple just launched its new iPhones. Here are 16 more products coming soon

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Elon Musk's xAI resolves claims against Apple over AI competition

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American incomes finally top pre-pandemic levels, fighting against inflation all the way

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Shailene Woodley's 'statement' Emmys look: 'Did Aaron Rodgers revenge dress her?'

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Emmys in memoriam snubs Chuck Norris, Nicholas Brendon, Daveigh Chase

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Nick Reiner won't face death penalty for parents' death: report

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Top 5 moments from Emmys 2026: Taylor Swift, the 'Buffy' reunion and more

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Iran war has cost the US more than $38 billion, budget office says

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Where mail voting stands for midterm elections after Supreme Court decision

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Black Caucus launches effort to boost voting among Black, rural and young voters in midterms

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Steve Hilton, GOP California governor candidate, says he'd fill hypothetical US Senate vacancy with Democrat

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Page: Per capita cost of policing is more than many cities can afford

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Tapescape has Children's Discovery Museum visitors rapt

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Los Gatos Thrives receives county grant for community center

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Actor Brandon Savage keeps it all in the family in 'Gentleman's Guide'

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Sale closed in San Jose: $1.8 million for a single-family home

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Judge refers Philadelphia district attorney to federal prosecutors for investigation

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Trump administration approves sending powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale

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Photographer Chick Harrity, who documented history for AP from Vietnam to the White House, has died

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