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The Mercury News - Politics

Federal charges announced in Texas are part of broader Trump focus on noncitizen voting

15 hours ago

Trump's push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoing

17 hours ago

Trump and the court: If he wins, he's happy. When he loses, he ridicules justices he appointed

18 hours ago

Federal authorities allege more than $10 million in childcare payment fraud in California

3 hours ago

Alameda County study shows $30 minimum wage measure would add $33 million to budget

6 days ago

How California plans to be voters' 'first line of defense'

12 days ago

California lawmakers pass bill allowing people to identify their Jewish ancestry on state forms

13 days ago

Election 2026: Forum for local school board candidates set

33 minutes ago

Volunteers set to advocate for Santa Clara County's foster youth

55 minutes ago

A sweeping college sports overhaul bill clears early hurdle in Senate vote

55 minutes ago

House panel recommends contempt charge for billionaire Leon Black in Epstein probe

1 hour ago

Cannabis continues to generate substantive revenues for California

1 hour ago

Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values

2 hours ago

Election 2026 poll: California voters back billionaire tax — and measures that could block it

33 minutes ago

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

14 hours ago

Newsom signs laws requiring wildfire smoke cleanup coverage, expanding mortgage relief

15 hours ago

Brentwood to advance land sale to build new fire station

13 hours ago

Gilroy approves temporary freeze on new data centers

1 day ago

New details on legal battle over proposed South Bay ICE facility

1 day ago

Oakland changed the rules for homeless RVs. Now vehicle sweeps are accelerating

2 days ago

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

1 day ago

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

4 days ago

San Jose to pitch new downtown parking rates after outcry

5 days ago

Opinion: Newsom should sign legislation bolstering newsrooms — and democracy

5 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

Opinion: California can't fix housing affordability until it fixes algorithmic collusion

3 hours ago

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

1 day ago

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

1 day ago

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

6 days ago

California's next governor faces destabilizing surge in uninsured

7 days ago