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The Mercury News - Politics

Ex-Newsom aide says his memoir minimizes their monthslong affair

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From the archives: SF Mayor Gavin Newsom apologizes for affair with wife of key aide

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Four takeaways from Gov. Newsom's new book, 'Young Man in a Hurry'

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AG Bonta sued over changes to California voter ID ballot measure

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California lawmakers want to require social influencers to disclose if they're paid to post campaign content

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Marjorie Taylor Greene marries Brian Glenn in Las Vegas

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A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics

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Californians oddly confident despite war, inflation

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

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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?

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

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

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Biden recordings show memory lapses, candid Obama criticism

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Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing

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

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

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

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Anderson Dam: $3.2 billion contract awarded to rebuild largest dam in Santa Clara County

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Nonprofit mounts successful campaign to operate Los Gatos stables

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

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

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

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

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They lobbied San Jose leaders repeatedly. Then came favorable votes

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Vigil held for those killed by ICE agents in East Bay

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

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West Contra Costa USD officials implore public to renew parcel tax in November

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Oakland school closure raises statewide questions over charter renewals

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

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

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

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Alameda County threatens lawsuit over bill tightening oversight of discretionary funds

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

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

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Opinion: Democrats, watch your language. Please!

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Drucker: The US could 'abolish ICE.' Then what?

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Opinion: The housing crisis you're not hearing about

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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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Endorsed by Trump, Steve Hilton asks president's critics to vote for him

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Bond measure to improve Richmond fire stations gets council support

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Fremont council considers half-cent sales tax for November ballot

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