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The Mercury News - Top Stories

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AI could reshape 410,000 local jobs. Who benefits and who doesn't?

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

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Deputies detain 100 minors who allegedly broke into San Jose's abandoned Burbank Theater

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Valley Fair lands the restaurant with the famous Sauerkraut Fish

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Michael J. Fox is alive, rep says after CNN posts lookback memorial

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Massive experimental airship spotted over Sonoma County

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Two North Bay residents found dead following Clearlake traffic stop; suspects in custody

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GOP hawks and Israel backers question Trump's Iran ceasefire

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Oakland apartment hubs are foreclosed over failed loan in shaky market

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Kristi Noem's husband begged big-breasted Barbie fetish model to marry him

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Harriette Cole: I worry about slipping up with my extremely wealthy co-workers

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Pickleball company taps long-empty San Jose retail site for expansion

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Santa Cruz wharf repair project finished after dramatic collapse in heavy winter storms

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Miss Manners: My friend thought I was mocking her and she canceled our date

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Asking Eric: My life is smooth sailing. Too smooth, maybe.

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Harriette Cole: I don't think it's fair for my husband to go fishing for a month

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Crime and Public Safety

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Watsonville, Santa Cruz oppose placement of sexually violent predator Michael Cheek in local hotels

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Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti released from prison

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Antioch man arrested after three-hour standoff with police

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Gage earns first MLB win as SF Giants' bullpen shows promise

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Does a new report offer a way out of California's home insurance crisis?

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San Jose puts up $8.4 million loan to unlock affordable housing at Capitol VTA station

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Alameda County officials oppose potential reopening of FCI Dublin prison for ICE

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Companies actively eye deals at Palo Alto tech campus

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Officials celebrate Bank of Italy downtown San Jose housing conversion

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Photos: Stunning views of the moon and Earth from the Artemis II mission

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'The Audacity' review: Hollywood sticks it to Silicon Valley

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From Siri to sobriety: How this Napa facility aims to change taste perceptions of dealcoholized wine

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He's back: Breaking down Steph Curry's return in Warriors' 117-116 loss to Rockets

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Photos: Easter Sunday celebrations around the world

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Rod Diridon, 87, made connecting Santa Clara County his lifelong mission

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Pupping season begins for harbor seals

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Chef Zov Karamardian learned how to make these cookies from her mom

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Bay Area arts: 14 cool shows, films and concerts to catch this weekend

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Justin Trudeau's musician son milks dad's GF Katy Perry for feedback

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San Jose's spicy newcomer arrives with peri peri chicken

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Taste-Off: Ranking cinnamon cereals from flavorful and crispy to bland and soggy

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In-N-Out Burger owner says she's devoted to keeping company as it is

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Bay Area leaders have tools to fix housing. Are they bold enough to use them?

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Glazer: BART must make hard choices now to earn voter trust

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Cottle: Enough with the nepo candidates, Democrats

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US charging networks race to keep up as gas prices boost EVs

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Southwest Airlines, once known for its free bags perk, hikes fees amid higher jet fuel costs

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Meta debuts first AI model from new Superintelligence group

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San Ramon council endorses new neighborhood with rejection of appeal

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'The Pitt' enabled star Patrick Ball to pay off $80,000 in student loan debt

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Prosecutors move to subpoena Tiger Woods' prescription drug records after Florida DUI arrest

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Offset addresses shooting, blasts Lil Tjay claim he's a 'rat'

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Oakland native Angus Cloud's 'Euphoria' character Fez is alive in final season

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Single-family home sells for $820,000 in Oakland

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State doles out $50 million more for homelessness in South Bay

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Four-bedroom house in Pleasanton sells for $2.3 million

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