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National Ice Cream Day is Sunday, July 20: These Bay Area shops are offering deals, new flavors
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Jury finds A$AP Rocky not guilty of shooting at friend
On the eve of trial, he turned down a prosecution offer of just six months in jail, along…
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$10 billion housing bond is back on the table in California
Oakland Asm. Buffy Wicks is back with a proposal to fund affordable housing, after it failed to make…
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With few options, Bay Area Democrats in Congress oppose Trump with stern letters, town halls and protest
With no way to out-vote Republicans, Democrats in Congress are doing what they can to resist Trump.
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Oakland nonprofits say they won’t be able to provide safety net after city’s $2.6 million in budget cuts
The abrupt slashing of city contracts — in some cases, money that had already been promised — to…
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Department of Education warns public schools to ditch DEI programs or lose funding
California schools received about $8 billion in federal funding for K-12 education and about $7 billion in federal…
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Letters: Fremont City Council votes to make vulnerable suffer
Also: PG&E profit | Expensive love | Burdening families | Destroying lives. Mercury News reader letters to the…
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Prosecutor: Bolsonaro knew about, approved poison plot
Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet alleges that Bolsonaro and 33 others participated in plan to remain in power despite losing…
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Letters: Immigrants share a vision of the American dream
Also: Migrants’ uncertainty | Resist takeover | Dystopian ‘truth’ | Selfish path | Power grab. Mercury News reader…
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Santa Clara County sheriff purges outdated immigration policy from its books
The pertinent language referenced the defunct INS and authorized broad cooperation with federal immigration agents, all of which…
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Judge rejects temporary block on Elon Musk and DOGE’s access to federal agencies’ data
The decision by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan is an early blow to efforts by a group of…