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The Mercury News - Politics

Ballot measure would increase Alameda County minimum wage to $30

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House passes bill to 'ditch the switch' and make daylight saving time permanent

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Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say

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Larry David associate confirms Cheryl Hines was snubbed from new show

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Bipartisan group of senators introducing legislation to avert looming Social Security shortfall

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Northern California truck driver wanted by ICE faces sentencing for big rig crash that killed 3

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E. Jean Carroll's $5.6 million from Donald Trump paid in sexual-abuse case

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Massive AI buildout poses latest inflation threat as consumers pay more for laptops and electricity

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California to offer $3,500 EV rebates to first-time buyers

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Los Angeles PD ends agreement with Flock cameras, citing privacy, data concerns

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Does crowning California's governor the education czar mean academic results will improve?

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Supreme Court justices detail security risks and weigh in on ethics in rare congressional testimony

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Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom

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US restores blockade on Iran after its attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

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The transgender sports decision was about something deeper than law

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Federal government pauses construction on ICE detention facility near Gilroy

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Oakland has changed its plan to sell the Coliseum yet again. Here's how it will work.

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Alameda County threatens lawsuit over bill tightening oversight of discretionary funds

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Oakland will barricade intersections to curb trafficking. Some fear it will hurt businesses

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Contra Costa County delays ICE policy for further review

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Milpitas accepting applications for open seats on city commissions

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

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California's budget includes $128 billion for education. Here's what that means for students

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What to do with millions of old batteries from e-bikes, lawn tools and power stations?

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Cortese: Why are California taxpayers paying the health care bills of trillion-dollar corporations?

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Letters: There are no reliable substitutes yet for landlines

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Letters: The SAVE Act is a solution in search of a problem

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Feldman: The Supreme Court's originalism is dead, dead, dead

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The next big races between moderates and progressives are in pivotal Midwestern states

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Here's how Graham Platner's implosion might help Democrats' chances of winning back the Senate

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Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

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