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The Mercury News - Politics

Why Oakland's voter-approved $100 campaign vouchers will miss another election

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Is California's data center hysteria more hype than facts?

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Antioch rejects millions in state funding for homeless housing program

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Nicki Minaj 'in talks' to record a duet with Trump's daughter-in-law: report

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Ex-Newsom aide says his memoir minimizes their monthslong affair

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AG Bonta sued over changes to California voter ID ballot measure

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California Rep. Panetta authors new legislation to mitigate flood risk on agriculture lands

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Prosecutors move to drop charge against California labor leader arrested during immigration protest

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This House bill would enable parents to enforce screen time limits on their kids' devices

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Prop. 43 would make some local taxes harder to pass. What's at stake in the Bay Area?

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Latest line: A good week for Matt Mahan, a bad week for Elaine Forbes

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Biden recordings show memory lapses, candid Obama criticism

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Public health improvements stall amid Trump's DEI crackdown

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Senate takes first steps on Russian sanctions as Zelenskyy watches from Senate gallery

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US launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on American forces

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Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing

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Anderson Dam: $3.2 billion contract awarded to rebuild largest dam in Santa Clara County

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Nonprofit mounts successful campaign to operate Los Gatos stables

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Bhasin: Gulag in Gilroy: Finally, some NIMBYism I can get behind

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New filings in Sheng Thao corruption case allege bribe to bury story, secret recordings of politicians

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Half Moon Bay voters to decide fate of farmworker housing as state pressure mounts

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Four seats on Midpen open space district board up for election in November

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They lobbied San Jose leaders repeatedly. Then came favorable votes

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Vigil held for those killed by ICE agents in East Bay

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Santa Cruz County saddled with unaffordable housing crown for fourth straight year

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Democracy in the balance: Huffman warns of dangers of religious extremism in new book

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Oakland school closure raises statewide questions over charter renewals

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California rental ads would have to disclose if pictures used AI, under new bill

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Who are Democrats Kim and Allen, California's insurance commissioner candidates?

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California earmarks $40M to speed up vote counting — but elections officials want to temper expectations

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Alameda County threatens lawsuit over bill tightening oversight of discretionary funds

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Opinion: Big-money Bay Area interests try to shift tax burden onto the poor

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Stone: San Jose's downtown economy requires full-time workers far more than visiting soccer fans

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Friedman: The quick-fix fantasies of the world's strongmen

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Opinion: Californians have a rare chance to rein in CEQA and support housing

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Opinion: Democrats, watch your language. Please!

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US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list

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Fremont council rejects possible half-cent tax ballot measure

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West Contra Costa USD officials implore public to renew parcel tax in November

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Endorsed by Trump, Steve Hilton asks president's critics to vote for him

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Bond measure to improve Richmond fire stations gets council support

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