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The Mercury News - Politics

Trump administration looks to give a swath of Yosemite to developer

2 days ago

Barred from speaking, President Trump to skip 9/11 25th anniversary ceremony in New York City

2 days ago

President Donald Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction

2 days ago

Meta's costly Cambridge Analytica saga back in the spotlight

2 days 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

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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

5 days ago

No more 'hypothetical situations': States move to fortify elections against Trump

9 days ago

Google Maps changes Lake Ontario label to Lake America in U.S.

11 hours ago

League of Women Voters explains SAVE Act, election security

14 hours ago

Celebrate Sunnyvale at State of the City event

14 hours ago

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

16 hours ago

They said it: Not passing the smell test

16 hours ago

Billionaire-backed data center proposals cause rift in Oakland

16 hours ago

Newsom blocked on shielding utilities from fire liabilities

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

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

3 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

California moves closer to approving plug-in solar

4 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.

2 days ago

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

16 days ago

Jarvis: A cancer vaccine is closer than ever

1 day ago

What the Supreme Court's mail voting decision means for California's midterm elections

4 days ago

California Supreme Court hears Riverside County Sheriff Chad Biancos' ballot seizure cases

5 days ago

Republican Steve Hilton to California voters: It's OK to vote for me even if you don't like President Trump

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