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The Mercury News - Politics

'At least people care': Pro-Palestine organizer draws sold-out Oakland crowd despite ongoing deportation threat

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After outcry, monitors the Trump administration tried to scrap return to sea

12 hours ago

Trump announces $90 payments for seniors on Medicare ahead of midterm elections for premium costs

12 hours ago

Maduro not immune to prosecution in narco-terror case, US says

11 hours ago

Sonoma County supervisors routinely delete their text messages. Transparency experts say it's bad practice

14 hours ago

Voters favor Democrats on key issues but lack faith in either party to solve problems: AP-NORC poll

16 hours ago

DeSaulnier: When profits matter more than safety, everyone loses

18 hours ago

California ranks third-best state economy in 2026, by this math

19 hours ago

Election 2026: Union City's Sakakihara faces Price in state Senate race

20 hours ago

A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban

18 hours ago

Election 2026: Pleasanton voters to decide mayor, council races

1 day ago

Clayton, Hercules voters to weigh raising sales tax

1 day ago

Election 2026: Richmond voters consider more fire department funding

1 day ago

As ICE fears rise, San Jose expands detention facility freeze to public land

2 days ago

Minions, I-80 traffic and red tape: Display at North Bay Halloween corn maze sparks debate

5 days ago

They said it: Santa Clara County grades its child welfare performance

6 days ago

Glazer: As BART warned of financial doom, it ramped up spending, refused to right-size agency

8 days ago

Why Newsom wants to strip explorer John C. Frémont's name from park

8 days ago

'It's surreal': California bans child marriage following nine-year fight at statehouse

1 day ago

A balcony solar bill in California is now law. When can you plug in?

1 day ago

How California is creating a workaround to save defunded college programs

1 day ago

Newsom signed hundreds of bills. Here's what could change your daily life.

2 days ago

Arellano: Heads up, Latino men: The future of democracy hangs on your vote

18 hours ago

Huey: Young people aren't voting. Sacramento knows how to change that.

18 hours ago

Letters: An Oakland pause on data centers allows responsible planning

1 day ago

Voter ID proponents accuse California Democrats of lying about Trump's support for Proposition 39

1 day ago

San Ramon school board race highlights fiscal concerns

2 days ago

The most vulnerable senators of 2026, about a month out from Election Day

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Hayward mayor takes on conservative challenger

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