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The Mercury News - Politics

Election 2026: Saratoga City Council candidates outline vision for housing, fiscal responsibility

11 hours ago

What comes next at Golden Gate Fields now that the historic East Bay horse track is closed?

12 hours ago

Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia

12 hours ago

Trump highlights a big new defense project in Maryland, a blue state whose governor didn't attend

12 hours ago

Republicans to spend $5 million in South Carolina Senate race as Trump plans trip there

13 hours ago

Trump doesn't commit to repaying federal funds already spent on controversial ads

14 hours ago

Do I need to bring ID? Can I wear a shirt to support a candidate? Some helpful tips to know when voting this year

17 hours ago

Registered nurses across California to recover millions in stolen wages

21 hours ago

Lawyers for ex-Olympian cleared in Reflecting Pool case call for government watchdog investigations

17 hours ago

Republicans return to tough-on-crime message before difficult midterm elections

17 hours ago

RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI confounds some MAHA allies and medical experts

18 hours ago

Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white

18 hours ago

Measure Q puts long-awaited Half Moon Bay farmworker housing to a public vote

20 hours ago

Brentwood city manager to remain on paid leave after session

1 day ago

Gov. Newsom signs bill advancing Concord Naval Weapons Station redevelopment

1 day ago

Developer sues Menlo Park over city actions tied to 665-home project at Sunset Magazine site

1 day ago

Santa Cruz County school board candidate faces felony charges, including voter registration violation

20 hours ago

Bay Area GOP chair recants election fraud claim about dead voters

1 day ago

Bay Area transit tax: Younger adults and renters most supportive, poll finds

1 day ago

San Mateo County voters to consider $848 million facilities bond Measure V

1 day ago

Bay Area Legislature staffer detained by ICE released, awaits hearings

20 hours ago

Adoptees push to access original birth certificates after Bay Area lawmakers' bill is defeated

1 day ago

Public safety labor groups vow to continue push for pension enhancements after Newsom vetoes bill

1 day ago

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

4 days ago

Letters: What to make of conflicting poll results

11 hours ago

Letters: Fiscal responsibility is indeed a moral choice

11 hours ago

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

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