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The Mercury News - Politics

Report: RFK Jr. says worm 'ate a portion' of his brain

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Richmond adopts Israel divestment policy

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Pete McCloskey, former South Bay congressman, combat veteran and environmental leader, dies at 96

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House rejects Rep. Greene motion to oust Speaker Johnson

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Biden lauds Microsoft center on grounds where Foxconn failed

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Georgia court to hear appeal of Willis ruling in Trump election case

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Congressional panel grills Berkeley schools chief

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Walters: 'Digital Democracy' project penetrates California's opaque political processes

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Opinion: Train California judges better to offer equal justice for women and minorities

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Elias: A modest proposal to solve California's retail theft problem

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Latest line: A good week for Evan Low, a bad week for Roger Benitez

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Biden says US won't supply arms for Israel's planned Rafah invasion

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Trump invited to get $54,000 in unclaimed property. Florida CFO says money could help fight 'very, very nasty people.'

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President Biden plans two-day Bay Area visit for campaign fundraisers

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Goldberg: Senators need to stop the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act

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Trans activists flood Utah tip line with thousands of hoax reports

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Opinion: Tom McEnery, Lewis Wolff call San Jose BART extension 'municipal madness'

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Workers displaced by mass shooting receive priority for new Half Moon Bay housing project

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San Jose: Mahan calls for belt-tightening in budget, but ups spending to fight homelessness

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Concord: Expenses nearing $40 million for Naval Weapons Station project. Here's how the city is paying the bill.

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Waymo to begin testing driverless cars in Peninsula in coming weeks

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After last year's deadly shootings, Half Moon Bay said it would build more farmworker housing. NIMBYs are blocking it

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Borenstein: Evan Low just won the congressional recount he tried to stop

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California Forever: Vacaville vice-mayor seeks to bankroll Solano County 'utopia'

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Is this refinery-turned-housing-development a model for reclaiming contaminated sites?

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Oakland Ballers cleared to play at Raimondi Park, make $1.6 million upgrades to facility

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Letters: CalPERS' responsibility | Anti-BDS law | Strengthen rules | Normal politics | Expand message

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Letters: Cal tradition | Overturn law | Critical support | Disgraceful response

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Walters: California once led in government transparency. It descended into secrecy and opacity

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An obscure California law may prevent action on protesters' calls for divestment from Israel

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Walters: California charter school battles intensify as education finances get squeezed

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Opinion: Weinstein conviction reversal will create a chilling effect

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Editorial: California's love affair with fiber threatens efforts to bridge digital divide

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Letters: Misguided recall | Surcharge ban | End war | Carter's example

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Opinion: Electric vehicles are just getting started

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Walters: Lagging revenue continues to drive California budget deficit

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In Berkeley Public Schools, a War Gives Rise to Unusual Tensions

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Protesters breach barricades, re-occupy MIT encampment

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Ignoring his own comments, Trump calls Biden weak on antisemitism

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If Ivanka Trump joins dad's campaign, will Lauren Sanchez and Kim Kardashian still be her friends?

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Pulitzer winners include Lookout Santa Cruz, AP, NYT, others

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