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49ers rookies arrive: RB Guerendo ready to make quick first impression in NFL
Running back Isaac Guerendo brings speed -- and fresh feet -- to the 49ers' rookie camp this weekend.
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San Jose
Letters: Divestment movement | Curtailing fees | Not silent | Peaceful protest | End horseracing
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for May 10, 2024
Santa Clara County
Jury awards teens $1 million after expulsion from Mountain View private school over face-mask photo
The decision creates new standards for due process in high schools extended from a California Supreme Court decision ensuring due process for college students.
San Mateo County
South San Francisco passes Gaza ceasefire resolution
The resolution calls for an end to the war, for the release of the hostages, and to support the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Oakland
Murder charges filed in fatal shooting near Oakland courthouse
Prosecutors said the 43-year-old defendant has a history of "long history of gun violence."
Alameda County
Antioch swim lagoon closed indefinitely for repairs
The chlorinated lagoon remains shuttered for the third year as East Bay Regional Park District...
San Francisco County
CAAMFest returns to SF with a rich lineup of Asian films
The Asian and Asian American film festival returns with a wide lineup of feature films,...
Contra Costa County
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Antioch police officers named in racist texting scandal conspired to ‘injure, oppress, threaten and intimidate’ residents, lawsuit claims
The lawsuit adds to a mounting pile of allegations against the embattled Antioch Police Department,...
California
Bird flu is bad for poultry and dairy cows. It’s not a dire threat for most of us — yet
What scientists fear most is if the virus were to spread efficiently from person to...