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Letters: America’s promise seen in the victories of the vulnerable

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Letters: America’s promise seen in the victories of the vulnerable

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Also: Retraumatizing family | 'Golden touch' | Energy policy | College costs | Mining road | Regulate...

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Letters: Meaningful regulation must catch up with Waymo

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Letters: Meaningful regulation must catch up with Waymo

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Also: Answer questions | Clear up concerns | Call to action | Threat to democracy | American...

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Walters: Newsom and California legislators claim the budget is balanced. They need a reality check.

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Walters: Newsom and California legislators claim the budget is balanced. They need a reality check.

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California officials boast a finalized spending plan, yet nonpartisan analysts warn of a massive ongoing shortfall

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Opinion: America is always a work in progress

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Opinion: America is always a work in progress

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'There is no idealized past to reclaim nor idealized future to arrive at through an inevitable march...

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Cortese: Why are California taxpayers paying the health care bills of trillion-dollar corporations?

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Cortese: Why are California taxpayers paying the health care bills of trillion-dollar corporations?

admin July 8, 2026 0

The goal is here is simple: This state's biggest companies should contribute toward the public health system...

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Opinion: Bloody brawl of humans, dogs and a bear threatens Californians’ fragile detente

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Opinion: Bloody brawl of humans, dogs and a bear threatens Californians’ fragile detente

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'In the past few years, that beautiful balance has tipped back toward fear and misunderstanding.'

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Letters: Abuses at ICE facilities don’t make U.S. great

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Letters: Abuses at ICE facilities don’t make U.S. great

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Also: Surveillance step | Trump's graft | Divisive rhetoric. East Bay Times reader letters to the editor...

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Letters: Critics are using scare tactics to stop switch to electric

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Letters: Critics are using scare tactics to stop switch to electric

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Also: Price gouging | Voter ID | Heat domes | Election cleanup | Stop rodeos. Mercury News...

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Opinion: The Supreme Court just gave the rich even more political power

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Opinion: The Supreme Court just gave the rich even more political power

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By striking down campaign finance limits, a conservative majority is making it easier to buy election outcomes

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Crisp: Let’s remember what we’re celebrating on July 4th

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Crisp: Let’s remember what we’re celebrating on July 4th

admin July 4, 2026 0

As the republic marks its 250th birthday, citizens must prioritize honoring shared values over massive egos

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