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‘There’s no ceiling on him’: Former SF Giants’ manager Bochy talks Posey’s new role, Crawford’s retirement
Bochy managed the San Francisco Giants from 2007 to 2019
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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 with probation and other conditions, if he…
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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 it to the November ballot last year.
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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 the local nonprofit sector is part of…
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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 funding for higher education in 2024.
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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 editor for Feb. 19, 2025.
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SF Giants beat Rangers on Ramos’ wild walk-off Little League home run
Ramos hit a weak grounder with nobody on base, but it ended up being the winning play as he motored around the bases on two Rangers throwing errors. 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.