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Wednesday, September 16, 2026 5:13 PM ET

The Mercury News - Politics

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

13 days ago

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

14 days ago

US troops must prepare to fight around the moon, Trump's top military adviser says

32 minutes ago

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she no longer shows evidence of cancer after treatment

1 hour ago

Kamala Harris is to campaign in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed

1 hour ago

House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein investigation

2 hours ago

Trump-aligned groups are pouring money into the midterm races

2 hours ago

AOC accuses Robert Kraft of trying to censor Macklemore's free speech at Ed Sheeran concerts

3 hours ago

Cannabis continues to generate substantive revenues for California

8 hours ago

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

6 hours ago

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

21 hours ago

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

22 hours ago

Election 2026: Forum for local school board candidates set

6 hours ago

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

7 hours ago

Brentwood to advance land sale to build new fire station

20 hours ago

Weeks before critical federal hearing, Oakland Police Department again out of compliance, report says

9 hours ago

New details on legal battle over proposed South Bay ICE facility

1 day 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

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%.

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

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

10 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.

7 days ago

California's next governor faces destabilizing surge in uninsured

7 days ago