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The Mercury News - Politics

After shocking hate speech incident in front of students, South Bay city may have first-in-the-state Zoombombing solution

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Paid sick leave sticks after many pandemic protections vanish

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New immigration court docket aims to speed up process

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Report: Upside-down US flag flew at Justice Alito's home in 2021

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Texas bridge collision may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil

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$20 billion: The Delta tunnel's new price tag

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Texas gov. pardons man for murdering BLM protester

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St. Mary's College students occupy campus chapel in support of Palestinians; 8 join hunger strike

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Unmasking counterprotesters who attacked UCLA's pro-Palestine encampment

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UC official says system has $32 billion in holdings targeted by student protesters

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UC students OK strike over university's response to protests

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California college professor to stand trial in death of pro-Israel protester last year

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Cohen pressed on his crimes, lies by Donald Trump's lawyers

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DoJ formally moves to reclassify marijuana as less-dangerous drug

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California doctor and other American medics trapped in Gaza call on US government to help bring them home

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Secondary cockpit barriers likely coming to all commercial planes: 'Prevent 9/11 from ever happening again'

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Cupertino adopts housing plan for 4,588 homes, seeks to allow zoning for high-density projects

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Oakland's homeless population rises 9%, Alameda County population dips 3%

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Milpitas seeks to pour more funding for community, public safety resources in upcoming budget

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Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price goes on offensive, vows to defeat recall effort

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Oakley moves ahead with plan for massive regional park with pump track, fishing, boating and camping

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Santa Clara County DA, public defender forewarn trouble from proposed budget cuts

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Half Moon Bay planning commission reluctantly OKs senior farmworker housing — with conditions

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Futuristic downtown San Jose rail and transit hub might cost billions

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President Biden and Donald Trump agree on debates on June 27 and in September

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Pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Berkeley ends, while tents remain at SJSU, USF

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Opinion: Climate change won't wait for better budget years. Californians need climate bonds now

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Newsom's latest insurance move could help Californians avoid canceled policies - but they'll have to pay

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Walters: Politicians keep shifting blame as California's homelessness crisis worsens

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Letters: Divestment movement | Curtailing fees | Not silent | Peaceful protest | End horseracing

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

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Ron Gonzales: It's time to finish what we started with San Jose BART extension

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Letters: Richmond's failure | Hypocritical protests | Condemn violence | Emboldening Israel

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Letters: Missing data | Runaway bureaucracy | CalWORKs cuts | State accountability | U.N. peacekeeping

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Granderson: NCAA dilemma about trans athletes shouldn't be a hard call

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Krugman: Preparing for the dangers of a second China shock

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Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use contested map for election

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US border arrests fall, bucking usual trend of spring spike

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Biden administration sending $1 billion in new munitions to Israel

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Senate primaries set up a marquee race in Maryland and a likely Republican flip in West Virginia

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Russia opens new front in northeast Ukraine

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