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The Mercury News - Politics

Russia strikes Ukraine's capital and kills at least 1 person a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting

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Why California workers, businesses are paying more for health insurance

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Greene: New National Park fees show Trump's contempt for Blacks and foreigners

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Olson: AI is getting dangerously good at political persuasion

1 day ago

Granderson: What Epstein 'hoax'? The facts are bad enough

1 day ago

'They treated us like animals': ICE arrests at Bay Area courthouses left immigrants in fear, but judge's order gives reprieve

1 day ago

Newsom relaxed his pro-housing stance for certain liberal locales

1 day ago

Why Congressional 'Fix Our Forests Act' would worsen wildfire threat in California

1 day ago

Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants who show up for court appointments in Northern California

1 day ago

Trump says 'Housing First' failed the homeless. Here's what the evidence says.

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Nicki Minaj deactivates Instagram after 'assassin' exchange with Erika Kirk

1 day ago

What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria

1 day ago

US launches strikes against Islamic State group in Nigeria after attacks target Christians

1 day ago

Why Russia is likely to reject the new U.S.-Ukrainian peace plan

1 day ago

One Bay Area city tried an innovative program to deal with its abandoned shopping cart problem. Here's what happened.

3 days ago

San Jose could approve $8 million settlement for 2022 La Victoria police shooting tied to racist texting scandal

3 days ago

Pressure mounts for East Bay mayor to resign after controversial posts about Israel

3 days ago

San Jose school issues apology after board trustee sang 'inappropriate' song at winter concert

3 days ago

Caltrain ridership surged 57% in 2025, but funding cliff looms

1 day ago

A top West Contra Costa school leader announces retirement

1 day ago

'Gamesmanship' and 'bad faith' alleged by two former DA employees suing Alameda County

3 days ago

More than 125,000 ballots cast in Santa Clara County assessor runoff ahead of deadline

4 days ago

New California laws rewrite car-buying rules with return policy and pricing reforms

1 day ago

Skelton: Courage lacking to fix California's deep-rooted budget shortfall

11 days ago

Walters: Cap and trade is now a backdoor tax on California consumers

15 days ago

Walters: Assembly Speaker Rivas promises to scrutinize how California's new laws work

18 days ago

Goldberg: Candace Owens is the conservative movement's Frankenstein monster

1 day ago

Elias: Democrats who can't win the California governor's race should quit

4 days ago

Kumar: The Assessor's Office needs an outsider as leader — a changemaker

7 days ago

Fligor: Ensuring the Assessor's Office keeps working for taxpayers and residents

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Opinion: Current Santa Clara County holiday season election wasteful and avoidable

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