The Mercury News - Politics
Dow Jones stock index crosses 40,000: Good or bad for California?
2 hours ago
Educators call Gov. Gavin Newsom's slash to school funding 'unconstitutional'4 hours ago
Trees, not asphalt: The $1 billion effort to build 'cooler' California school playgrounds4 hours ago
Editorial: About 1,000 passengers could have died at SFO. Finally, Congress has acted4 hours ago
Walters: How California's budget morphed into a $45 billion deficit in two years4 hours ago
Doctors saw younger men seeking vasectomies after Roe v. Wade was overturned7 hours ago
Undergrads are unionizing, in a sign of labor's resurgence3 hours ago
Bay Area and California add jobs in April - but the gains are puny1 day ago
San Mateo County to launch mental health 'CARE Court' to bring homeless people off street1 day ago
Sonoma State University president put on leave after announcing agreement with pro-Palestinian group1 day ago
Walters: How California's new fixed utility charge got its sneaky start in the Legislature1 day ago
Mercedes workers in Alabama vote 56% against union21 hours ago
Will Biden's Morehouse speech address campus protests? History suggests so22 hours ago
'Little Melania': New high school graduate Barron Trump is still protected by mom: report22 hours ago
Their first baby came with medical debt. These parents won't have another22 hours ago
Paul Pelosi attacker sentenced to 30 years in prison22 hours ago
Branham athletics saga: Board votes against hearing complaint supporting dismissed AD3 hours ago
Editorial: In Berkeley, elect Hernández Story for vacant council seat1 day ago
'Experience economy' may bolster post-COVID downtown San Jose recovery1 day ago
After shocking hate speech incident in front of students, South Bay city may have first-in-the-state Zoombombing solution1 day ago
Cupertino adopts housing plan for 4,588 homes, seeks to allow zoning for high-density projects1 day ago
Santa Cruz County a case study on pandemic Project Roomkey1 day ago
Santa Clara County DA, public defender forewarn trouble from proposed budget cuts2 days ago
UC students OK strike over university's response to protests2 days ago
Oakland's homeless population rises 9%, Alameda County population dips 3%2 days ago
Milpitas seeks to pour more funding for community, public safety resources in upcoming budget2 days ago
Opinion: Climate change won't wait for better budget years. Californians need climate bonds now4 days ago
Newsom's latest insurance move could help Californians avoid canceled policies - but they'll have to pay7 days ago
Walters: Politicians keep shifting blame as California's homelessness crisis worsens7 days ago
Letters: Divestment movement | Curtailing fees | Not silent | Peaceful protest | End horseracing8 days ago
Walters: 'Digital Democracy' project penetrates California's opaque political processes10 days ago
Opinion: Menstrual health isn't part of California sex education. Why that needs to change4 hours ago
Kristof: From the embers of an old genocide, a new one may be emerging6 hours ago
Letters: Keep Price | Name change | Help homeless | Farcical debates18 hours ago
Letters: No blame | Training needed | PG&E's disdain18 hours ago
Abcarian: The adult film star with a well-deserved place in American history1 day ago
Donald Trump attends son Barron's high school graduation23 hours ago
Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman pleads not guilty to Arizona election crimes23 hours ago
Elias: A Kamala Harris 2026 run for California governor could make sense1 day ago
Report: Upside-down US flag flew at Justice Alito's home in 20211 day ago
DoJ formally moves to reclassify marijuana as less-dangerous drug1 day ago