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The Mercury News - Politics

Republican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new book

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

49 minutes ago

'Creepy, weird' Steve Hilton ad denounced by California Republicans

49 minutes ago

California considers lifting ban on hunting bobcats

1 hour ago

Appeals court weighs judge's authority to restore Trump administration funding cuts to Harvard

1 hour ago

Supreme Court weighs local governments' climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies

1 hour ago

California about to be first state in US to ban quartz countertop production

1 hour ago

A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?

2 hours ago

Jeffries says House Democrats reaching to flip Trump districts in attempt to repeat their 2018 sweep

3 hours ago

Trump administration's proposal could make it easier to suspend or expel Head Start students

3 hours ago

Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them

3 hours ago

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

3 hours ago

Six candidates vying for two Antioch City Council seats this November

19 hours ago

Election 2026: Cupertino council candidate forum set for Oct. 14

1 day ago

They said it: Punishing behavior you want to see

1 day ago

Bay Area GOP chair recants election fraud claim about dead voters

3 hours ago

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

7 hours ago

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

8 hours ago

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

5 hours ago

'It's surreal': California bans child marriage following nine-year fight at statehouse

3 days ago

A balcony solar bill in California is now law. When can you plug in?

3 days ago

How California is creating a workaround to save defunded college programs

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

DeSaulnier: When profits matter more than safety, everyone loses

2 days ago

East San Jose school district asks voters to approve more than $215 million in tax measures

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