Opinion

Endorsement: No on Props. 40, 41 and 42. Reject billionaires tax — and billionaires’ attempts to shackle state’s fiscal future.

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Endorsement: No on Props. 40, 41 and 42. Reject billionaires tax — and billionaires’ attempts to shackle state’s fiscal future.

admin October 21, 2026 0

This wealth tax is self-sabotaging. But billionaire-backed countermeasures overreach, restricting Californians from tackling AI-induced economic uncertainties

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Endorsement: No on Prop. 5, a bad idea that protects the status quo and silences independent-minded challengers

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Endorsement: No on Prop. 5, a bad idea that protects the status quo and silences independent-minded challengers

admin October 20, 2026 0

This ballot measure blocks voters from instantly replacing politicians, leaving Sacramento insiders untouchable

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Endorsement: Reject Prop. 44. Politics don’t belong in California’s community health clinics.

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Endorsement: Reject Prop. 44. Politics don’t belong in California’s community health clinics.

admin October 14, 2026 0

If passed, the measure would push the majority of clinics across California into the red

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Endorsement: No on California Proposition 38, an $8.4 billion money grab

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Endorsement: No on California Proposition 38, an $8.4 billion money grab

admin October 13, 2026 0

A deceptive ballot measure would funnel massive taxpayer funds to a single private medical institute

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Leubsdorf: Republicans running 2020 election deniers in key states

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Leubsdorf: Republicans running 2020 election deniers in key states

admin October 13, 2026 0

'Election of any – or all – of them could create problems in 2028.'

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Barabak: Hilton makes history in California governor’s race. But not the kind he had in mind.

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Barabak: Hilton makes history in California governor’s race. But not the kind he had in mind.

admin October 10, 2026 0

An edgy GOP television strategy generates massive buzz while securing zero electoral support

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US probes Stanford over Harvard, scholar exchange visas

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US probes Stanford over Harvard, scholar exchange visas

admin October 8, 2026 0

The Trump administration is launching investigations into foreign exchange visa holders at nine top colleges in its...

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Letters: Alameda County should extend, not end, pretrial aid program

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Letters: Alameda County should extend, not end, pretrial aid program

admin October 5, 2026 0

Also: Boosting transit | Vote early | Parks director | Cancer screening | Stop Trump. East Bay...

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Letters: S.J. council should let businesses alone

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Letters: S.J. council should let businesses alone

admin October 5, 2026 0

Also: Saratoga homes | Campus sexual assault | Failed execution | Sound and fury. Mercury News reader...

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Opinion: Bay Area transit became a victim of its success. A new funding model could restore it.

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Opinion: Bay Area transit became a victim of its success. A new funding model could restore it.

admin October 2, 2026 0

Taxes, not fares, keep most U.S. transit systems running. BART, Muni and Caltrain were outliers, but that...

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