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The Mercury News - Politics

US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island

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DOJ plans to deploy 1,000 monitors to watch midterm elections

2 days ago

Growing threat to free speech: Bogus copyright claims making political stories disappear

2 days ago

Pro-Israel donors, groups widen backing of Hernandez in congressional race

8 days ago

Is pro-Israel group making an impact in the race to replace Eric Swalwell?

14 days ago

Republican Steve Hilton to California voters: It's OK to vote for me even if you don't like President Trump

1 hour ago

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

2 hours ago

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

2 hours ago

Emotional testimony in former Bay Area mayor's sexual assault civil trial brings courtroom to tears

2 hours ago

California school board requires national anthem be performed at all home sports games

3 hours ago

California school district bans e-bikes, scooters, boards on all K-8 campuses

4 hours ago

Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races

21 hours ago

Tech deploys charm offensive to combat AI data center backlash

23 hours ago

FBI seizes Eric Swalwell's phone and laptop in civil rights investigation

18 hours ago

Los Gatos begins search for new town attorney

1 day ago

Oakland drivers are slowing down near speed cameras. Could red-light cameras be next?

1 day ago

Valley Water and former CEO Rick Callender sued in sexual harassment, workplace discrimination case

1 day ago

Why Palo Alto parents sued over mosque field trip

1 day ago

Bay Area tax measure to bail out transit agencies faces lawsuit over 'misleading' ballot language

2 days ago

After fierce backlash, San Jose stops short of quadrupling neighborhood density

1 day ago

Wahab takes early lead in vote for Eric Swalwell's replacement

1 day ago

Wahab takes early lead in Congressional District 14 race to fill Swalwell's term

1 day ago

California lawmakers consider meaningful alternatives to online-centric childhoods

1 day ago

Senate bill, other measures look to solve problematic Bay Area e-bike use

4 days ago

Home insurance, AI and designer pets: What lived and died in Sacramento

6 days ago

Opinion: California studied employee ownership. SB 1174 would put the evidence to work.

9 days ago

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

6 days ago

Arellano: Mexican food is exposing Trump as the weak-salsa TACO he is

3 hours ago

Interested in how California pays for state government? Here's where to find the data.

4 hours ago

California's slow road to high-speed rail worth chipping in $1 billion a year?

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