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Richmond has no data centers. It just banned them for two years. ...

2026-10-22T22:11:00Z

Richmond has no data centers. It just banned them for two years.
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How Mark Zuckerberg pushed Meta to shield him from California’s ...

2026-10-22T13:57:44Z

How Mark Zuckerberg pushed Meta to shield him from California’s proposed wealth tax
[https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/22/how-mark-zuckerberg-pushed-meta-to-shield-him-from-californias-proposed-wealth-tax/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/22/how-mark-zuckerberg-pushed-meta-to-shield-him-from-californias-proposed-wealth-tax/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )

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Jon Stewart to continue hosting ‘Daily Show’ Mondays through ...

2026-10-20T12:49:20Z

Jon Stewart to continue hosting ‘Daily Show’ Mondays through 2028
[https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/20/jon-stewart-daily-show-mondays-through-2028/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/20/jon-stewart-daily-show-mondays-through-2028/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )

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Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years ...

2026-10-19T19:23:13Z

Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds
[https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/climate-gulf-fish-decline-bp-oil-spill/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/climate-gulf-fish-decline-bp-oil-spill/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )

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California rent hikes grow 38% slower than a homebuyer’s ...

2026-10-19T14:24:52Z

California rent hikes grow 38% slower than a homebuyer’s payment
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ alum Lucian Piane dies at 46 after ...

2026-10-14T12:53:22Z

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ alum Lucian Piane dies at 46 after being struck by car
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Bay Area arts: 10 shows and concerts to catch this weekend ...

2026-10-08T13:12:11Z

Bay Area arts: 10 shows and concerts to catch this weekend
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Passenger breaches California airport gate, temporarily steals ...

2026-10-08T13:05:56Z

Passenger breaches California airport gate, temporarily steals vehicle that tows jets
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She says vaccines killed her twins. The authorities say she did. ...

2026-10-08T12:58:22Z

She says vaccines killed her twins. The authorities say she did.
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Election 2026: Who are the candidates running for lieutenant ...

2026-09-30T18:17:47Z

Election 2026: Who are the candidates running for lieutenant governor, California’s No. 2 job?
[https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/30/election-2026-who-are-the-candidates-running-for-lieutenant-governor-californias-no-2-job/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/30/election-2026-who-are-the-candidates-running-for-lieutenant-governor-californias-no-2-job/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )

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An endangered frog nursery in LA cares for hundreds of tadpoles ...

2026-09-29T16:12:17Z

An endangered frog nursery in LA cares for hundreds of tadpoles until they’re ready for the wild
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‘A serious betrayal of the badge’: Ex-deputy headed to prison ...

2026-09-29T16:02:26Z

‘A serious betrayal of the badge’: Ex-deputy headed to prison for helping California crypto ‘godfather’
[https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/29/a-serious-betrayal-of-the-badge-ex-deputy-headed-to-prison-for-helping-la-crypto-godfather-2-2/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/29/a-serious-betrayal-of-the-badge-ex-deputy-headed-to-prison-for-helping-la-crypto-godfather-2-2/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )

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How inflation eats up your household’s income ...

2026-09-29T14:17:12Z

How inflation eats up your household’s income
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Photos: Oakland Zoo’s 23rd annual Healthy Living Festival ...

2026-09-25T13:15:11Z

Photos: Oakland Zoo’s 23rd annual Healthy Living Festival
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More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future ...

2026-09-24T22:29:18Z

More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future
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ICE detains Bay Area legislative staffer in Las Vegas airport ...

2026-09-23T14:43:38Z

ICE detains Bay Area legislative staffer in Las Vegas airport
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Newsom declares California emergency as potentially record El ...

2026-09-21T22:44:37Z

Newsom declares California emergency as potentially record El Niño raises flood fears
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South Bay restaurants debut new menu items, new chefs ...

2026-09-13T14:08:17Z

South Bay restaurants debut new menu items, new chefs
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Glass pumpkins, elegant Christmas trees on horizon for holidays ...

2026-09-13T13:52:22Z

Glass pumpkins, elegant Christmas trees on horizon for holidays
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Bay Area native’s film shows how surfboards made from trash ...

2026-09-11T13:49:17Z

Bay Area native’s film shows how surfboards made from trash became catalyst for change
[https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/11/marin-natives-film-shows-how-surfboards-made-from-trash-became-catalyst-for-change/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/11/marin-natives-film-shows-how-surfboards-made-from-trash-became-catalyst-for-change/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )

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Nearly 100-year-old El Campanil Theatre in Antioch faces sale to ...

2026-09-10T22:56:25Z

Nearly 100-year-old El Campanil Theatre in Antioch faces sale to church
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Rents in this Bay Area county dropped 5 percent year-over-year in ...

2026-09-03T13:45:43Z

Rents in this Bay Area county dropped 5 percent year-over-year in August
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Amazon, Synopsys reveal plans for Bay Area job cuts ...

2026-09-03T00:52:14Z

Amazon, Synopsys reveal plans for Bay Area job cuts
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Weird, imaginary CD covers are what’s playing at this Oakland ...

2026-09-02T14:30:11Z

Weird, imaginary CD covers are what’s playing at this Oakland art gallery
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Blanche is confirmed as attorney general after overcoming GOP ...

2026-08-08T22:44:04Z

Blanche is confirmed as attorney general after overcoming GOP concerns
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GOP kills bid to expand IVF access in the military ...

2026-08-01T16:59:00Z

GOP kills bid to expand IVF access in the military
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SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI can rewrite history for megacap IPOs ...

2026-06-09T16:43:19Z

SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI can rewrite history for megacap IPOs
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Trump boasts he ‘would’ve won Vietnam’ as Iran peace talks ...

2026-04-21T15:11:07Z

Trump boasts he ‘would’ve won Vietnam’ as Iran peace talks loom
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Sierra Nevada snowpack just 68% of normal after whiplash winter, ...

2026-02-26T21:10:26Z

Sierra Nevada snowpack just 68% of normal after whiplash winter, but water supplies are OK, experts say
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