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Single-family house in Los Gatos sells for $5.2 million
The spacious property located in the 100 block of Reservoir Road in Los Gatos was sold on Feb. 14, 2025, for $5,200,000, or $2,185 per…
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Victim of East Oakland kidnapping comes forward
The incident happened March 4 in the 1800 block of 98th Avenue.
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Feds: Influencer Ricci Wynne has ‘track record’ of sexually abusing girls as young as 13
The right-wing social media influencer has been suspected of pimping since at least 2018, has been caught with underage girls multiple times, and allegedly filmed…
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Letters: California should leave history curriculum to educators
Also: Reform Prop. 13 | Patriots’ pledge | Lee for mayor | Convenient concern. East Bay Times reader letters to the editor for March 21,…
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No conductor? No problem — SF Symphony sets new season anyway
The orchestra will welcome such guest artists violinist Itzhak Perlman and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianists Emanuel Ax, Seong-Jin Cho, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
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Sale closed in San Jose: $3.8 million for a four-bedroom home
The spacious property located in the 2100 block of Chisin Street in San Jose was sold on Feb. 11, 2025 for $3,800,000, or $794 per…
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Letters: Trump’s attacks on Bill of Rights are uniquely dangerous
Also: Missing details | Bad for America | Slowing Trump | ‘Human kindness.’ Mercury News reader letters to the editor for March 21, 2025.
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Mountain lion attacks 11-year-old girl at California home
The girl was near a chicken coop on the property Sunday evening when the cougar attacked her from behind, biting her arm, leg and lower back. More
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Navy names ship after Berkeley native Don Walsh
Don Walsh — along with Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard — became the first person to descend to the deepest…
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Walters: Spending error still haunts Newsom’s California budget
California’s current revenues continue to fall short of covering the additional spending adopted three years ago.
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Beyoncé gives $2.5 million for wildfire relief as entertainers including Paris Hilton, Eva Longoria and more give too
Other performers with roots in Southern California’s entertainment industry, including Michael Douglas, Paris Hilton, and various Kardashians, have…
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Preliminary report released on border agent’s fatal helicopter crash in Southern California
The Dec. 16 crash killed Air and Marine Operations Agent Jeffrey Kanas, a 16-year Customs and Border Protection…
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California man who procured guns, ammo for Sinaloa Cartel sentenced to nearly 20 years
Prosecutors said Keith Rodriguez Padilla obtained powerful guns and ammunition for the Valenzuela trafficking organization
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Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, new poll finds
Only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” confident the Justice Department will act in…
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Friedman: Trump’s reckless Greenland comments are not a joke
If the U.S. president can decide he wants to grab Greenland, that’s like a big permission slip for…
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What to know about Trump’s attorney general pick Pam Bondi as she faces questioning on Capitol Hill
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, Pam Bondi, is set to face questions over her loyalty…
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Palisades, Eaton fires held in check; winds not as fierce as predicted
Containment of the Palisades fire inched higher to 18% as of Tuesday evening, but gusty winds could challenge…
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John Ratcliffe, tapped by Trump to lead the CIA, will face questioning in the Senate
Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term.