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The Mercury News - Politics

Westly: Vote 'yes' on Prop. 41 to ensure real accountability for every tax dollar spent

4 hours ago

Alameda County places $30 minimum wage question on the 2028 ballot

3 hours ago

Trump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a 'hostile act'

16 hours ago

PETA says it plans meeting with fashion executive who restrained protesters at NY Fashion Week

2 hours ago

Park Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump's takeover of East Potomac golf course

17 hours ago

Texas Democrats see opportunity in potential GOP-drawn 'dummymander'

17 hours ago

Newsom signs 'Leno's Law,' easing smog checks for some classic cars

15 hours ago

Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar faces sentencing

2 hours ago

The fight over congressional maps put nearly 35 million people into new House districts, report says

1 hour ago

Ben Shapiro, conservative pundit, gets death threats from Kansas man, who is arrested

2 hours ago

Bay Area cop was banned from police work in California but hired in Hawaii

4 hours ago

UN-backed experts cite possible US war crimes in Iran strikes

4 hours ago

California newsrooms await grants, Newsom's decision on tax credits

4 hours ago

Barabak: California's recall system is a mess. Voters can do something about it.

4 hours ago

San Jose says unsheltered homelessness fell 30%. The county hasn't seen its model

4 hours ago

Fight over data centers hits Richmond

3 hours ago

As ICE crackdown fears rise, San Jose becomes first Bay Area city to halt new private detention facilities

16 hours ago

Feds sue San Jose, claiming that $1,600 firearm license fee is unconstitutional

17 hours ago

New details on legal battle over proposed South Bay ICE facility

2 days ago

Byron Sher, architect of landmark California environmental laws, dies at 98

2 days ago

State agrees to work with San Mateo County to return millions in vehicle license fees

5 days ago

San Jose to pitch new downtown parking rates after outcry

6 days ago

California's largest teachers union sues state over nearly $6 billion in withheld school funding

1 day ago

Taves: California's Legislature just took on monopolies. Your turn, Gov. Newsom. Sign the COMPETE Act.

7 days ago

Ellenberg: Vote 'no.' Prop. 43 gives 34% of voters the power to defeat 66%.

4 days ago

Grimes: Vote 'no.' Prop. 45 isn't pro-affordability. It's a ruse handing shortcuts to polluters disguised as relief.

4 days ago

Steve Hilton, GOP California governor candidate, says he'd fill hypothetical US Senate vacancy with Democrat

2 days ago

Gov. Newsom says he won't run for president if Kamala Harris does

2 days ago

He lied about his resume. 5 ex-wives say he used them for their money. His next move? Running for Congress.

7 days ago

California's next governor faces destabilizing surge in uninsured

8 days ago