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The Mercury News - Politics

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AG Bonta sued over changes to California voter ID ballot measure

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West Contra Costa USD officials implore public to renew parcel tax in November

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Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks

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Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals

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Trump's housing regulator Bill Pulte says he'll hand over intel reins to Jay Clayton on Monday

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GOP kills bid to expand IVF access in the military

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Guilty plea, witness list reveal prosecutors' case against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

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Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

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Which tech titans are driving a surge in political donations - and for what causes

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Is California's data center hysteria more hype than facts?

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Appeals court rejects the Trump administration's expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants

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Trump says he may pull Blanche nomination until dissenting senators leave office

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Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump's CDC director

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US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict

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How one of the Bay Area's most heavily Latino cities is fighting an ICE facility

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Why Oakland's voter-approved $100 campaign vouchers will miss another election

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Antioch rejects millions in state funding for homeless housing program

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Anderson Dam: $3.2 billion contract awarded to rebuild largest dam in Santa Clara County

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New filings in Sheng Thao corruption case allege bribe to bury story, secret recordings of politicians

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Prop. 43 would make some local taxes harder to pass. What's at stake in the Bay Area?

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Four seats on Midpen open space district board up for election in November

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Letters: Rapper Mistah F.A.B. should find safer ways to entertain kids

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Oakland school closure raises statewide questions over charter renewals

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California rental ads would have to disclose if pictures used AI, under new bill

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Who are Democrats Kim and Allen, California's insurance commissioner candidates?

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Opinion: Big-money Bay Area interests try to shift tax burden onto the poor

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Stone: San Jose's downtown economy requires full-time workers far more than visiting soccer fans

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Jarvis: The No Surprises Act needs a dose of sunlight

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Opinion: Why the US should consider making voting compulsory

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California lawmakers want to require social influencers to disclose if they're paid to post campaign content

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US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list

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Fremont council rejects possible half-cent tax ballot measure

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