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The Mercury News - Opinion

Gongloff: Florida's dengue fever outbreak is a national warning

2 days ago

Hilton makes history in California governor's race. But not the kind he had in mind.

2 days ago

Letters: Oakland isn't quitting in the fight over coal terminal

2 days ago

Letters: Voters must take back local control for housing decisions

2 days ago

Opinion: California has a chance to change the odds for cancer. Vote 'yes' on Prop. 38.

2 days ago

Endorsement: No on Measure RTM transit tax. BART created crisis; VTA doesn't have one.

2 days ago

Klas: Why Latino voters are the new swing voters

3 days ago

Opinion: How we dispose of an apple core matters to our climate

3 days ago

Lopez: 'Take out' L.A. or San Diego? This buffoon thinks Trump was way out of line.

3 days ago

Massaro: Stop fighting it. AI writes better, but you are still the author.

3 days ago

Skelton: Becerra on cruise control, Hilton offers contrived fixes for California's problems

4 days ago

Opinion: Test-optional colleges are seeing the consequences of ill-prepared students

4 days ago

Barrera vs. Shaw: This candidate for California superintendent of public instruction offers a practical path forward

4 days ago

Ramos and Mandolini: How Prop. 1 can help California tackle its affordable housing crisis

4 days ago

What the 'Taco Stand Karen' fiasco says about right-wing Latinos

4 days ago

Opinion: Killer mosquitoes, rabid bats and bear attacks — Climate change is making eco-horror feel real

5 days ago

Letters: What to make of conflicting poll results

5 days ago

Letters: Fiscal responsibility is indeed a moral choice

5 days ago

Hancock & Bates: Prop. 38 is a business scheme disguised as a public health plan. Vote 'no.

5 days ago

Opinion: Renee Good's family deserved better than a 'shadow hearing'

6 days ago

Will or won't they? Newsom and Harris weigh 2028 contest — and possible collision.

5 days ago

Letters: Alameda County should extend, not end, pretrial aid program

6 days ago

Letters: S.J. council should let businesses alone

6 days ago

Arellano: Heads up, Latino men: The future of democracy hangs on your vote

8 days ago

Huey: Young people aren't voting. Sacramento knows how to change that.

8 days ago

DeSaulnier: When profits matter more than safety, everyone loses

8 days ago

Letters: An Oakland pause on data centers allows responsible planning

9 days ago

Letters: Passing Prop. 40 won't lead to a nightmare scenario for state

9 days ago

Skelton: Voter ID ballot measure fixes a problem that doesn't exist

10 days ago

Jones: California needs common-sense ID law to ensure votes count

9 days ago

Wasserman: Bay Area transit became a victim of its success. A new funding model could restore it.

9 days ago

Leubsdorf: Trump policies costing GOP Hispanic support

11 days ago

Chabria: Court reminds sheriff he's not above the law, even when pursuing conspiracies

11 days ago

Crisp: The Democratic Socialists aren't communists

11 days ago

California leads the way in bringing menopause care to prisons

10 days ago

Barabak: 'Cheat like hell.' Trump's summons to supporters lays bare his cynicism, hypocrisy

12 days ago

Opinion: Noncitizens don't sway elections, even in a pro-Trump tally

12 days ago

Letters: Xavier Becerra is the clear choice for governor

12 days ago

Letters: Stanford University must be a responsible steward of AI

12 days ago

Endorsement: One candidate stands out in the critical race for California Treasurer

12 days ago

Opinion: Stop blaming rogue bots. Hold their human developers accountable.

12 days ago

Philbrick: Funding Bay Area transit is costly, but service cuts will be devastating

12 days ago

Bravo: Prop. 40 will make California's health care challenges even worse

16 days ago

Lanzas: Prop. 40 is the key to preserving health care access and saving lives

16 days ago

Endorsement: The practical choice for California's next insurance commissioner

12 days ago

Roberts: Prop. 43 places insurmountable roadblocks to citizen-led community solutions

16 days ago

Letters: Berkeley should honor its history of compassion for vulnerable

16 days ago

Letters: Scare tactics aren't enough to justify new transit tax

16 days ago

Endorsement: The clear choice for California's next lieutenant governor

12 days ago

Glazer: As BART warned of financial doom, it ramped up spending, refused to right-size agency

17 days ago

Schaaf: Prop. 37 makes homeownership a reality

17 days ago

In their words: Fiona Ma v. Gloria Romero. We asked. They answered.

16 days ago

Opinion: A Paramount-Warner merger will hurt Hollywood and people of color

17 days ago

Skelton: Three ballot measures on housing, medical research but only one no-brainer

17 days ago

Letters: Op-ed ignores measures' effect on Prop. 40

17 days ago

Letters: The US can choose to end poverty here

17 days ago

Mackenzie: Silicon Valley, we need to talk about the land we still have left

17 days ago

Opinion: Health care is more badly broken than political leaders admit

18 days ago

Florez: Stop corporate data centers from jacking up electric bills for everyday Californians

19 days ago

Granderson: The cruel politics that pit struggling Americans against each other

19 days ago

Opinion: AI models are the good, the bad and the ugly, all at once

19 days ago

Calmes: Trump loves to throw around taxpayers' money

20 days ago

Opinion: Raise taxes on billionaires federally, not state by state

20 days ago

Barabak: As Newsom winds down in California, things heat up in Nevada

20 days ago

Jarvis: Health care costs have small businesses in an impossible bind

23 days ago

Leubsdorf: The unreality of the Republican midterm convention

23 days ago

Mukunda: The US-Canada rupture is a lesson in declining leadership

23 days ago

Will AI kill us all in 10 years? Probably not.

16 days ago

Goldman: Meta's $5 billion deal with the state AGs to take down its rivals

23 days ago

Walters: Sacramento Bee slashes staff as Gov. Newsom weighs state aid for news outlets

24 days ago

DePetris: The Trump administration is claiming success in drug strikes. Not so fast.

24 days ago

Schrager: College costs are due for a correction, not a crash

24 days ago

Barabak: California's recall system is a mess. Voters can do something about it.

25 days ago

Westly: Vote 'yes' on Prop. 41 to ensure real accountability for every tax dollar spent

25 days ago

Shackelford: Nepal's disaster is today's terrifying climate change reality

25 days ago

Letters: Yes on Prop. 43 is a vote in favor of accountability

25 days ago

Letters: Nuclear power is a more reliable option than solar

25 days ago

Opinion: California can't fix housing affordability until it fixes algorithmic collusion

26 days ago

Skelton: Wildfire bill flameout sad for California

26 days ago

Texas is red, California blue — but for how much longer? A Lone Star toss-up will tell.

25 days ago

House: Silicon Valley owes America more than its weapons

26 days ago

Millions face court alone. California can change that.

26 days ago

Corporations with big pay disparities have been silent as ICE detains their workers

26 days ago

Capitolo: Vote 'yes.' Prop. 45 changes construction timelines, not our standards

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Letters: Without accountability, transit tax is another empty promise

1 month ago

Letters: The ultra-rich are driving state's affordability crisis

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Opinion: Sept. 11 hasn't yet found its meaning

1 month ago

Opinion: Newsom should sign legislation bolstering newsrooms — and democracy

1 month ago

Stephens: 25 years after 9/11, life has proved stronger than death

1 month ago

Hiltzik: Medicare for All is back on the political front burner. A Democratic majority could pass it.

1 month ago

Opinion: At $40 trillion in debt, Washington is stealing from younger generations

1 month ago

Abcarian: Women can thank Gloria Steinem for so much we take for granted now

1 month ago

Letters: Alameda County sheriff falls short on Flock transparency

1 month ago

Letters: The question we should ask is, 'Why so few affordable homes?'

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Opinion: Voters, beware. California governors can do (almost) anything. Choose wisely.

1 month ago

California's political hopefuls remain silent on state's job losses, unemployment

1 month ago

Granderson: Michigan race tests whether voters care more about issues or identity

1 month ago