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Letters: Stop investors from buying up housing, driving up prices
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (721+ words) Re: "Hopefuls race to claim the pro-housing crown" (Page A1, April 26). Until every single issue is addressed and fixed in our very weakened infrastructure, building homes will just add to the problem, not solve it. Now, we have to conserve water,…...
Opinion: Investing in child care unlocks California's potential
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (641+ words) The Mercury News Opinion: Investing in child care unlocks California's potential California, the world's fourth largest economy, is falling short without a robust child care infrastructure. While California has made tremendous progress by expanding free, public transitional kindergarten for all…...
Calls for teen social-media limits spread as perils grow clearer
1+ mon, 17+ hour ago (650+ words) By Newley Purnell, Bloomberg The push to protect children from social media's harms is gaining momentum globally and beginning to reach Big Tech's home turf in the US. RELATED: Bay Area parents who lost daughter praise social media verdict "Parents…...
Could a change to environmental law reduce California costs?
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (835+ words) California voters will face a number of high-stakes races this November, including choosing a governor and helping decide control of Congress. They are also heading toward a major showdown over one of the state's most powerful and controversial environmental laws....
Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's attorney considering request to move bribery trial
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (152+ words) OAKLAND " Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's attorney is considering asking a federal judge to move his client's upcoming bribery and fraud trial away from the city where Thao was ousted from office in. .. "I thought we had rules here': Governor's…...
Dear Abby: We want to punish our granddaughter for using her stepdad's name
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (580+ words) DEAR ABBY: Our granddaughter, "Amy," who shows in 4-H, decided to take her stepdad's last name when appearing at the fair. Our son, her father, is a big part of her life. This is the second year in a row…...
Sergey Brin confronted Gavin Newsom at a treehouse party " then launched a political war
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1040+ words) By Eliyahu Kamisher and Biz Carson, Bloomberg In a treehouse nestled in redwoods north of San Francisco, California Gov. Gavin Newsom stood cold and hungry as Sergey Brin, the world's fourth-richest man, and his wellness-influencer girlfriend told him they were…...
Correction: As San Jose bike lane project nears completion, concrete dividers appear downtown
18+ hour, 1+ min ago (188+ words) A story published April 30 on page A1 incorrectly reported that a third phase of a project to upgrade bike lanes on 10th and 11th streets in San Jose was planned for the future. That portion was completed in 2022. "I thought we had rules…...
Families don't like Pruneyard's plan to reopen a parking lot pass-through
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (520+ words) Pruneyard Shopping Center recently announced on social media channels that starting May 1 it would reopen a pass-through that connected the Campbell outdoor mall's front and rear parking lots. The reaction was swift from South Bay families who say it's not…...
Literacy, good teachers key to California education, says Ed Voice CEO
3+ week, 6+ day ago (229+ words) California schools face a rocky future, with districts across the state considering school closures or layoffs in an attempt to plug multimillion-dollar budget holes or address declining enrollment, while juggling stagnant test scores and mounting pressures from the Trump administration....