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The Mercury News - Politics

Meta's costly Cambridge Analytica saga back in the spotlight

1 day ago

I'm a Walnut Creek native, and I don't hate calling it 'The Nut'

3 days ago

100-pound robots are rolling without rules in San Jose. Next come the big ones.

3 days ago

Contra Costa considers cutting ties with ICE. Its sheriff says no

3 days ago

Despite 'no new jails' pleas, Santa Clara County advances $1 billion jail overhaul

3 days ago

Oscar Grant's killing spurred BART police oversight. Now his uncle is joining the board

5 days ago

League of Women Voters explains SAVE Act, election security

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Celebrate Sunnyvale at State of the City event

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Latest line: A good week for Rob Bonta, a bad week for Jed York

3 hours ago

They said it: Not passing the smell test

3 hours ago

Billionaire-backed data center proposals cause rift in Oakland

4 hours ago

Untested in court, Trump's new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions

16 hours ago

A Sunnyvale councilmember had to ask publicly for parental leave. California just changed the law

1 day ago

Bay Area schools are locking up students' phones. One district is betting there's a better way

1 day ago

You may soon be able to put a solar panel on your apartment balcony in California

2 days ago

What we know about Trump's deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela

16 hours ago

Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

1 day ago

Port of Oakland has a 1,200-foot problem. The fix will cost $640 million

2 days ago

Oakley cancels November ballot council races that were uncontested

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Judge leaves Bay Area transit tax language intact after opponents allege bias

2 days ago

California moves closer to approving plug-in solar

3 days ago

Oda: Birthright citizenship is not a wartime exception

2 days ago

Opinion: California's top earners are thriving. Prop. 3 asks them to keep paying their share.

1 day ago

Opinion: California must protect West Oakland from Trump's toxic coal terminal

15 days ago

Jarvis: A cancer vaccine is closer than ever

1 day ago

Democratic leader condemns AIPAC-linked ads and party opposition to Wahab

1 day ago

Election 2026: How much should rents rise? Voters in 2 Bay Area cities will decide

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