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The Mercury News - Politics

After Pacifica Pier closure, Liccardo bill aims to fund disaster prevention before damage is done

17 hours ago

Alameda County extends Flock Safety contract amid worries over surveillance network

21 hours ago

Opinion: California must keep landlords from price-fixing and expedite permitting

5 days ago

Kara Swisher took Silicon Valley by force. Now she's eyeing influence in the 2028 campaign

2 days ago

OpenAI proposes giving the US government a 5% Stake, Financial Times says

2 hours ago

Trump administration sues California, Virginia over new gun laws

2 hours ago

US employers pull back on hiring in June amid elevated inflation, global turmoil

2 hours ago

California professor gets year in jail for fatal blow to Jewish man during pro-Palestinian demonstrations

3 hours ago

2 California warships arrive in Middle East to support Operation Epic Fury

3 hours ago

Alameda County reparations report approved. Now the real work begins

5 hours ago

The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact

20 hours ago

California advocates sharply divided on Supreme Court ruling allowing states to ban transgender athletes from school teams

1 day ago

How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump's immigration agenda

3 hours ago

July 4th: How long it took to preserve the Declaration of Independence

1 day ago

City of Santa Cruz wins court ruling on soda tax

1 day ago

A Bay Area mayor sexually harassed City Hall workers. For one, it triggered something even darker.

1 day ago

Richmond considers tax measures to address decades-old fire department needs

1 day ago

Top two candidates set for three San Jose council runoffs in November

2 days ago

Antioch to decide on Homekey grant in July in effort to help city's homeless

2 days ago

California revives $900 million homelessness program after Newsom reverses course

2 days ago

California lawmakers seek wartime powers to police gas prices

1 day ago

A California bill sought to make sweeping changes to how can request public records — and how much it'd cost them

2 days ago

Big Oil needs Californians to fall for its slick marketing campaign. Don't be fooled.

5 hours ago

Opinion: July 4th and the American faith we've watched slip away

5 hours ago

Skelton: California pushes for affordable housing while the president plays games

1 day ago

LA City Council pulls noncitizen voting, LAPD measures from November ballot

1 day ago

NPR retracts story claiming Supreme Court Justice Alito is retiring

1 day ago

Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal

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