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The Mercury News - Politics

As Trump squeezes the International Criminal Court, more countries are leaving

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San Jose parks board stalls Cesar Chavez Plaza renaming nomination

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Opinion: California's top earners are thriving. Prop. 3 asks them to keep paying their share.

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Trump's teasing is the price Paxton had to pay to use Republican midterm convention to raise money

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A man fights for a new life in Cuba after the US expels him in an immigration crackdown

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Vance? Rubio? DeSantis? Cruz? Republicans at Dallas convention ponder options for post-Trump leader

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The US has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over

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Under Trump, census eyes sweeping plan to omit immigrants, race data

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California university lecturer references Charlie Kirk's assassination on a post promoting a Nick Shirley event

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California officials allow plans for the country's biggest kelp farm to move forward

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

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Scotts Valley hit with legal action on proposed Vallejo casino

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Oakland police union agrees to pay hike in tentative agreement

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San Jose to pitch new downtown parking rates after outcry

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Stanford seeks permit to move forward with new developments - including affordable housing for students and staff

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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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Bay Area school district offers religion-based 'opt out'

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The fall of Rudy Giuliani: From 'America's mayor' after 9/11 to 'tragic American figure'

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

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Schaaf: Vote 'yes' on Regional Transit Measure. We can't afford to let Bay Area transit collapse.

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Joffe: Vote 'no' on Regional Transit Measure. It will burden Bay Area's poorest and isn't needed to 'save transit.'

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

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Election 2026: Cupertino candidates form slate for City Council

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