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The Mercury News - Politics

Judge isn't swayed by government's claims that plans for an 'anti-weaponization fund' are dead

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Federal judge restricts warrantless immigration arrests in Southern California

1 day ago

Barabak: California's recall system is a mess. Voters can do something about it.

1 day ago

Trump refers to Black man from racially offensive 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina

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Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting

17 hours ago

Senators from both parties voice criticism about Pentagon briefing on US defense strategy

17 hours ago

Gas tax holiday bill on ice despite House rule fracas

18 hours ago

How the nation's 2 oddest job markets create California traffic jams

1 hour ago

This city aiming to be first in California to target ATM cryptocurrency scams

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JD Vance returns to Iowa as Senate and governor races heat up

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Trump pushes his $5,000 'dividend' pledge if GOP wins midterms. Republican candidates, not as much

1 hour ago

College sports bill inches ahead in the Senate even as Congress punts other issues

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California's high-speed rail authority wasted money on first-class flights, trips to nightclub, report finds

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San Jose could be first Bay Area city to introduce self-checkout line regulations

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San Jose says unsheltered homelessness fell 30%. The county hasn't seen its model

1 day ago

Fight over data centers hits Richmond

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As ICE crackdown fears rise, San Jose becomes first Bay Area city to halt new private detention facilities

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Santa Clara County placed children in foster homes before completing safety checks, state finds

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From rapper to Vallejo mayor? LaRussell has considered it

19 hours ago

Alameda County places $30 minimum wage question on the 2028 ballot

1 day ago

New details on legal battle over proposed South Bay ICE facility

3 days ago

California newsrooms await grants, Newsom's decision on tax credits

1 day ago

Newsom signs 'Leno's Law,' easing smog checks for some classic cars

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

2 days ago

Byron Sher, architect of landmark California environmental laws, dies at 98

3 days ago

Taves: California's Legislature just took on monopolies. Your turn, Gov. Newsom. Sign the COMPETE Act.

8 days ago

Ellenberg: Vote 'no.' Prop. 43 gives 34% of voters the power to defeat 66%.

6 days ago

Grimes: Vote 'no.' Prop. 45 isn't pro-affordability. It's a ruse handing shortcuts to polluters disguised as relief.

6 days ago

Goldman: Meta's $5 billion deal with the state AGs to take down its rivals

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Steve Hilton, GOP California governor candidate, says he'd fill hypothetical US Senate vacancy with Democrat

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Gov. Newsom says he won't run for president if Kamala Harris does

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He lied about his resume. 5 ex-wives say he used them for their money. His next move? Running for Congress.

8 days ago

California's next governor faces destabilizing surge in uninsured

9 days ago