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Monday, September 14, 2026 1:34 PM ET

The Mercury News - Politics

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

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Latest line: A good week for Daniel Lurie, a bad week for truckers

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Contra Costa County inches closer to adopting an anti-ICE cooperation policy

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After a year of turmoil, Valley Water turns to 25-year veteran as its next CEO

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How California plans to be voters' 'first line of defense'

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California lawmakers pass bill allowing people to identify their Jewish ancestry on state forms

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Ed Sheeran drops Macklemore from tour after 'free Palestine' remark

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Kennedy Center board to propose new options for honoring Trump as center confronts solvency worries

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California gas station with $9.99 diesel exemplifies fuel crisis

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Texas landowners sue to block Trump border wall plans in the remote Big Bend region

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Deputies respond to trespasser reported at ex-Vice President Kamala Harris' California home

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Ex-CIA Director John Brennan issued subpoena in Trump 'grand conspiracy' investigation, lawyer says

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Bay Area Japanese Americans see WWII echoes in Trump's immigration crackdown

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State agrees to work with San Mateo County to return millions in vehicle license fees

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Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill across the line. But that might not be enough

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Trump says he'll consider releasing 9/11 records after families' request

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GOP congressman from Wisconsin tearfully recounts surviving emergency plane landing in lake

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House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval

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Oakland changed the rules for homeless RVs. Now vehicle sweeps are accelerating

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Milpitas taps ex-D.C. official to lead housing developments efforts

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They said it: Have they been to Cupertino?

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San Jose to pitch new downtown parking rates after outcry

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Alameda County study shows $30 minimum wage measure would add $33 million to budget

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Opinion: Newsom should sign legislation bolstering newsrooms — and democracy

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

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

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

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Capitolo: Vote 'yes.' Prop. 45 changes construction timelines, not our standards

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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.

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California's next governor faces destabilizing surge in uninsured

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Opinion: Voters, beware. California governors can do (almost) anything. Choose wisely.

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California made Gavin Newsom famous. Will it drag down his 2028 presidential ambitions?

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