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The Mercury News - Top Stories

Miss Manners: She commandeers my kitchen to prepare the simplest potluck item

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Asking Eric: I used to get gifts I didn't want. Then I came up with this strategy.

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Dear Abby: My teenage stepdaughter is queen of the castle

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Harriette Cole: I keep replaying what my friend said about my child

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Dear Abby: Parents' cute idea leaves teacher in stressful situation

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Valley Fair mall shooting: Three charged with helping teen suspect plead not guilty, allowed bail

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Asking Eric: I posted one photo to tell people of my son's wedding, and he made me delete it

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Why the Bay Area is key to the new U.S. push to win the international AI race

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Under Trump, Bay Area immigration courts deny asylum claims at soaring rates

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Former SF Giants MVP Jeff Kent inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame; Bonds left out

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Would you like to see where the Monarchs are? There's an app for that.

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Kurtenbach: It looks like the Bay Area drew the World Cup short straw

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Warriors instant analysis: Pat Spencer leads ragtag group to stunning win over Cavs

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Judge rejects further sentence reduction for San Jose killer formerly on death row

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Warriors instant analysis: Jimmy Butler leads winning effort in return to Chicago

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Centenarian Navy nurse looks back on Pearl Harbor attack

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Celebrini's three-point game leads Sharks to impressive win over Hurricanes

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What might change for streamers under the proposed $72B Netflix-Warner Brothers Discovery deal

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High school football in pictures: Highlights from the 2025 regional championship games

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A missing girl showed up on a sex trafficking site. So Oakland police went undercover and ordered her

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Crime and Public Safety

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Why Sonoma County is still a flashpoint for animal rights activists

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Fairfield police resolve September high school shooting

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San Diego considers $30 million settlement in police-involved shooting death of Black teen

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Inman: Looking ahead at the 49ers' final-four push toward the playoffs

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Memorial for Coach John Beam, who shaped generations of Oakland athletes, matches sports icon's spirit

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'We go to war with anybody': McClymonds fends off Roseville to win NorCal title

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Pittsburg's season ends in lopsided loss to Central East in NorCal title game

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Despite rate hikes, study finds California home insurance costs are middle of the pack nationwide

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Owner of blighted San Jose building faces fines if repairs don't occur

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Californian sellers own their home for 11 years, 3rd longest in US

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Foreclosure of East Bay office hub shows plunging property values

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San Jose City Hall goes psychedelic to honor Grateful Dead concert

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Bay Area soccer stars ring in 'favorable' World Cup draw for U.S.

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Silicon Valley meets the court: Tech trio powering padel's rise in Bay Area

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Wish Book: Cancer CAREpoint offers a lifeline of support

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How to make bouillabaisse, a French fishermen's feast

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Saratoga: Taking in a village on a walking history tour

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Salmon returning to Bay Area creek for first time in 70 years could be sign of environmental renewal to come

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RIP, Claude: Beloved albino alligator at Cal Academy of Sciences in SF dies at 30

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Photos: Historic Oakland home in Rockridge sold for $3.7 million, above asking price

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How fog built the Bay Area – and continues to shape our daily lives

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Wish Book: Neighborhood Hands uplifts, gives sense of belonging to unhoused South Bay residents

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Photos: White House unveils 2025 Christmas Decorations

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San Jose dance companies stay on point with 'Nutcracker' productions

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Milpitas resident reflects on 25 years of walks in the park

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'My days consisted of tears': South Bay parents band together to provide help, hope

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Horoscopes Dec. 7, 2025: C. Thomas Howell, be grateful for who you are

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California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak

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San Francisco bakery with Michelin cred opens this weekend in Concord

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Here comes Hanukkah: 10+ events to celebrate the Jewish winter festival

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New Italian restaurant offers first-ever tableside show in Danville

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San Jose's vast surveillance network is watching you. Be afraid.

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Editorial: Fligor is ready to be Santa Clara County assessor. Her opponent is not.

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Mathews: California governor's race needs write-in option to block Trumpian win

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DePetris: Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza is on life support

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H-1B: Federal government to check applicants' social media, orders accounts set to 'public'

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Cal State East Bay receives $50 million donation from MacKenzie Scott

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Art Boutiki's closing is bad news for all Bay Area music lovers

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Cristiano Ronaldo invests in Perplexity AI, enters partnership

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Bay Area natives snag Grammy nomination for Doechii's 'Anxiety' music video

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'Country Ever After' star Criscilla Anderson announces her own death at age 45

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Retired NBA champ Elden Campbell's cause of death revealed

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Blake Lively demands 'day in court' as Justin Baldoni aims to toss lawsuit

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Best home deals in Hayward: In the week of Nov. 3 top list

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San Jose mayor seeks greater partnership from next governor to solve homelessness

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Top 10 home deals the week of Nov. 3 in Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton

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These 10 homes were in the week of Nov. 3 best deals for Fremont

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Best Resident Evil games that fans still love

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