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The Mercury News - Politics

A look at the deportees on plane that headed for South Sudan from US

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Milpitas: Permanent pickleball court location divides residents

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A nickel for your thoughts? US Mint's plans to kill the penny inch closer to reality

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Why Kamala Harris could run for California governor and bypass another White House bid

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Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

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Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students' legal status

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California and Google will make a media fund for the floundering news industry

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State funders criticize pace and progress on $2.7 billion plan to build new reservoir in Santa Clara County

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Bay Area school enrollment continues to drop

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Her miscarriage showed the limits of California's abortion protections. Where you live matters

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Trump plans to merge wildland firefighting efforts into one agency, but ex-officials warn of chaos

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Potential California semiconductor boom complicated by Trump's economic policies

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Did Walmart make the right move warning customers about higher prices?

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2 staff members of Israeli embassy killed in DC shooting

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Things to know about 'no tax on tips,' Trump's tax pledge that's included in GOP budget bill

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Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use

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Brentwood City Council to discuss rejected downtown fire station next month

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Opinion: Mahan plan would politicize San Jose City Council pay

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Ramachandran: Oakland needs a culture of enforcement

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Hayward city manager placed on paid administrative leave, but officials won't say exactly why

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Gilroy sets district map and election rules after months of deliberation

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Santa Clara County wants to change its Medi-Cal model, but Family Health Plan calls it a 'hostile takeover'

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San Mateo County to require quarterly reports on big-ticket purchases

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Evan Low-run national LGBTQ nonprofit to receive $60,000 from Santa Clara County

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Your Bay Area favorites have gotten much more expensive. How much higher can prices go?

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How much is EBMUD planning to raise its water rates?

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Walters: Newsom's budget cuts anger allies, but leaves chronic deficit unresolved

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Philp: For Newsom, it's as if California voters never passed Prop. 36

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A Silicon Valley senator is proposing to insure multifamily development loans. Could it help spur more construction?

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Will Cal Fire get funding for more year-round firefighters in California's state budget?

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Newsom's budget trims state's 'major breakthrough in ensuring the survival of newsrooms'

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Letters: Cortese plan to use taxpayer credit to fund housing is a bad risk

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Letters: San Jose's homeless law is cruel and unnecessary

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Opinion: Californians insist that immigrants deserve a path to citizenship

21 hours ago

Kowitt: The old model of billionaire philanthropy is ending

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Barabak: The real question isn't whether Harris will run for governor. It's why.

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Elon Musk's pullback from politics comes after his last big investment was a flop

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Elias: Newsom's plan to save California film, TV industry deserves OK

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'It's absolutely critical': West Contra Costa Unified eyes tax renewal

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Elias: America won't be able to survive without undocumented migrants

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In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young

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