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The Mercury News - Politics

How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to do

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

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

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California moves closer to approving plug-in solar

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Trump says the US doesn't need Canada. America's economy says otherwise.

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A longtime Learn4Life educator says she was fired for cancer treatment. She blames these 3 obscure companies.

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Wave energy testing site opens off Oregon, a green energy milestone in the Trump administration

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Zelenskyy gives award to Elon Musk for Starlink's role in Ukraine

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One Bay Area county moves to restrict nitrous oxide sales, citing troubling public health trend

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Dominic Foppoli 'saved me,' witness says, backing ex-Windsor mayor in sex assault civil trial

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More fallout from California's tire regulation

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California man arrested after guillotine found near US Capitol

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

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San Jose denies late-night permit to downtown venue

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San Jose releases rankings for a new Plaza de Cesar Chavez name

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Saratoga renews contract with county sheriff's office despite higher cost

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

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Wahab bests Hernandez in close House race, L.A. mayor struggles in debate

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'It's all very chaotic': Inside the Bay Area's mass immigration hearings

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Bill to stop nondisclosure agreements moves to Gov. Newsom's desk

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Gov. Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage?

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Ocean and open water lifeguards in California should be considered first responders, lawmakers say

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Farmer tax credit extension good news for Contra Costa, Solano Food Bank

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California lawmakers consider meaningful alternatives to online-centric childhoods

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

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Drucker: Democrats' greatest divide isn't race or money

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Math's AI crisis has a lesson for the rest of us

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Letters: State should pass bill to mitigate East Bay coal pollution

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

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

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