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Letters: Fire safety officials aren’t doing the basic work to protect communities

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Letters: Fire safety officials aren’t doing the basic work to protect communities

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Also: Reform isn't cruelty | Clean roads | Path to peace | Unsupported headline | Foreign aid....

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Lee: I represent Silicon Valley. Here’s why I support taxing its billionaires.

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Lee: I represent Silicon Valley. Here’s why I support taxing its billionaires.

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'What we’re witnessing — in real time — is a small class of billionaires extracting every last...

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Calmes: Trump is stealing Americans’ faith in elections

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Calmes: Trump is stealing Americans’ faith in elections

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A relentless decade of groundless fraud claims is breaking the core foundation of American democracy

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Letters: Melissa Hernandez’s label for Aisha Wahab falls flat

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Letters: Melissa Hernandez’s label for Aisha Wahab falls flat

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Also: Skipping the vote | Thorough inspections | Musk's fortune | Regulating citizens. East Bay Times reader...

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Letters: The real waste of cash was US war with Iran, not Steyer campaign

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Letters: The real waste of cash was US war with Iran, not Steyer campaign

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Also: Unresponsive officials | Failed ventures | Believing propaganda | Disparaging remark | Musk's fortune. Mercury News...

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Dowd: Jeffrey Epstein haunts the White House

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Dowd: Jeffrey Epstein haunts the White House

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A clandestine Situation Room meeting reveals a presidency paralyzed by dark, lingering secrets

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Opinion: Why California is America’s most Catholic state — and how it defines our politics

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Opinion: Why California is America’s most Catholic state — and how it defines our politics

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While California is caricatured as crazy, uber-progressive, even godless, the truth is that we might be America’s...

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Letters: Loss of local zoning control adds to fire danger

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Letters: Loss of local zoning control adds to fire danger

admin June 17, 2026 0

Also: All-electric problems | Stunted potential | Too expensive | Valley's role | Compete respectfully. East Bay...

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Letters: White House ‘aliens’ site aims to dehumanize our neighbors

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Letters: White House ‘aliens’ site aims to dehumanize our neighbors

admin June 16, 2026 0

Also: Terrifying power | Unlikely to learn | Not ready | Valley's role | Compete respectfully |...

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Friedman: Everybody is a loser in this Mideast war

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Friedman: Everybody is a loser in this Mideast war

admin June 16, 2026 0

Every leader involved failed their people, choosing personal fantasies over a decent and peaceful life

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