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The Mercury News - Politics

California's plastic law will cut far less single-use plastic than expected

17 hours ago

Democrats' victory was clear. The party's future is not

12 hours ago

Elon Musk gambled $445 million to boost Republicans in the midterms and came up short

13 hours ago

What races the AP has not yet called in contests for Senate and governor

13 hours ago

Harmeet Dhillon exits after radical overhaul of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division

14 hours ago

San Jose council races show Altwer, Ortiz, Doan with early leads

1 day ago

Dailey, Varela, Nguyen lead in Santa Clara Valley Water District races

1 day ago

Rubio weighs leaving administration after GOP's midterm loss

7 hours ago

Hegseth to face impeachment vote as early as next week

7 hours ago

West Valley cities pass temporary ban on ICE detention facilities

8 hours ago

Iowa Democrat wins state House race despite suspending campaign in September

9 hours ago

Hegseth is not under consideration as jockeying begins for Tennessee Senate seat, AP source says

9 hours ago

Trump administration sues Penn State over in-state tuition for students in the US illegally

10 hours ago

Becerra prepares to take helm as California governor with few political debts. But there's questions about his agenda

17 hours ago

Scott Wiener set to replace Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco as Connie Chan concedes

18 hours ago

Pause put on Bay Area gas-powered water heater ban

20 hours ago

How will Measure EE reshape Oakland City Hall?

15 hours ago

Election results: Two incumbents take lead in Pittsburg City Council election

2 days ago

Election results: Motts takes early lead in Antioch City Council race

1 day ago

Steve Kerr cracks joke after blue wave midterms before Warriors' Klay-Wiggins reunion

1 day ago

Where Bay Area House incumbents stand in early election returns

2 days ago

Li, Bromley, Dalton lead Saratoga City Council race

1 day ago

Bill inspired by possible release of California high school mass shooter signed into law

16 days ago

California test scores reveal modest growth; education experts say it's not enough

21 days ago

What is nepotism? California policy updated after manager fired for helping friend get job

22 days ago

California now has tougher DUI laws. But not this one.

23 days ago

Endorsement: No on Props. 40, 41 and 42. Reject billionaires tax — and billionaires' attempts to shackle state's fiscal future.

15 days ago

Letters: After this divisive midterm, it's time nation comes together

8 hours ago

Letters: After their sweeping victory, Democrats must get to work

8 hours ago

Brownstein: Trump's MAGA coalition just got vaporized

18 hours ago

Los Angeles mayor race: Nithya Raman ousts Karen Bass

12 hours ago

Where the Bay Area broke ranks: County-by-county charts show wide gaps on some propositions

14 hours ago