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The Mercury News - Politics

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

1 day ago

They lobbied San Jose leaders repeatedly. Then came favorable votes

2 days ago

Vigil held for those killed by ICE agents in East Bay

3 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

Anderson Dam: Water district awards construction contract in $3.2 billion project to rebuild largest dam in Santa Clara County

8 hours ago

Video shows what would happen if Santa Clara County's Anderson Dam failed

7 hours ago

Anderson Dam: Cost to rebuild major reservoir rises to $2.3 billion, tripling from two years ago

7 hours ago

Court panel declines to block Trump's mail ballot order, but its status for midterms remains unclear

11 hours ago

Kentucky governor demands that McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign

12 hours ago

FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA

13 hours ago

Wisconsin Democrats casting early ballots are divided over whether democratic socialist can win

10 hours ago

Nonprofit mounts successful campaign to operate Los Gatos stables

16 hours ago

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

17 hours ago

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?

1 day ago

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

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Lindsey Graham eulogized as an 'American original' with global reach

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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

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Republicans decry a new Democratic Socialists of America platform as Dem primaries split the party

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Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

1 day ago

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

20 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

2 days ago

Oakland school closure raises statewide questions over charter renewals

9 days ago

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

12 days ago

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

13 days ago

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

15 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

12 days ago

Letters: There's something for everyone at Alameda County Library

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Letters: San Jose council should focus on bigger issues than bins

7 hours ago

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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