10+ hour, 41+ min ago   (250+ words) Today is Sunday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2026. There are 109 days left in the year. On Sept. 13, 1948, Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate; she became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. In…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (617+ words) On Thursday, the final night of Republicans’ unusual midterm convention, Trump said he would speak for just a few minutes. Instead he held court for a half hour, repeating many of the points he made in a nearly two-hour speech…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (479+ words) Regarding the article about a couple earning $300k and “only” paying $1,800 a month rent, the framing question is, “Why are they allowed to stay?” This is absolutely the wrong question. The first correct question is, “Why aren’t there more affordable housing…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (772+ words) An economic impact report released by Alameda County last week on a proposed $30 minimum wage ballot measure claimed it would cost the county an estimated $33 million per year. How the study came to that conclusion is under debate. According to…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1115+ words) Late last month, California’s legislators did the improbable: They stood up to the best-funded, most ruthless corporate lobbies in the state — the ones that spend millions on negative campaign ads when defied — and said, “No.” Assembly Bill 1776 was one among…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (139+ words) mercurynews.com Walters: California’s political hopefuls remain silent on state’s job losses, unemployment In two months California voters will elect a governor, fill several other statewide offices and choose a new class of state legislators and members of Congress. The…...

5+ day, 17+ min ago   (795+ words) Sometimes the people get what they want from unrestrained executive power. For a combined 16 years as governor, Jerry Brown spurned capital punishment, and we’re going on eight years of Gov. Gavin Newsom doing the same. Over those 24 years for better…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (476+ words) MARTINEZ — An anti-ICE cooperation policy was adopted by supervisors Tuesday, bringing Contra Costa County in line with other Bay Area jurisdictions after more than a year of deliberation. The unanimously approved policy prohibits the use of county resources for assisting…...