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The Mercury News - Politics

The Bay Area faces a transit reckoning. Will voters pay to keep it running?

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Bay Area Republican official apologizes for saying dead people voted. But he hasn't stopped sleuthing

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Does Milpitas need Measure K to solve its budget troubles?

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$36 billion for housing: What would California's 2 ballot measures deliver?

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California insurance commissioner's race - Fix the private market or provide public coverage?

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Administration's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. Experts say that shows it's rare

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Wife of detained Chinese American scientist hopes Trump brings up his case in Xi summit

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Republicans want to turn Mamdani into a bogeyman for the midterms. Trump just made that harder

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'You should not be here,' Trump tells CNN at UN as standoff with media outlets persists

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Trump administration tells Congress it will admit 17,500 white South African refugees

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Court rejects Capitol Police rules on demonstrations on Capitol steps

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Two very different California ballot measures are leading with voters, new polls find

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Gov. Newsom signs bills meant to stop Trump changes in California elections

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This document helps courts decide who goes to prison. AI may soon help write it in on California count

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New York, California sue to block Trump administration deals canceling offshore wind projects

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What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts

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Kamala Harris says midterms could be 'stopgap' on Trump as she campaigns with El-Sayed in Michigan

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Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security after prolonged tensions

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Los Gatos, Saratoga residents unite over concerns about potential policing partnership

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Will Oakland put its own moratorium on new data centers?

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Stanford protesters will have felony vandalism charges dismissed after reaching agreement with attorney general

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San Jose and San Diego secure funds to combat child exploitation that Trump administration withheld

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Measure V would renew a $10 million West Contra Costa school tax

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Latest line: A good week for classic car owners, a bad week for Santa Clara County's child welfare leader

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A boost in ethanol should lower California gas prices. But will drivers even notice?

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs 'most comprehensive data center laws' in US

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Jobs for undocumented students on California's university campuses blocked by Newsom veto

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Calmes: Trump loves to throw around taxpayers' money

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

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

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

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Here's what nation first allowed women to vote in national elections

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