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Oakland man arrested on suspicion of pimping
Authorities launched an investigation after encountering a human trafficking victim at a Redwood City hotel.
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San Mateo
Baltimore bridge disaster: Could it happen here?
There are eight major bridges across San Francisco Bay, and more than 2,800 large ships come into the bay every year
Redwood City
Letters: Reliable landlines | Clean roads | Top-two primary | Litany of untruths | Desperation in Gaza | Replace Netanyahu
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for March 24, 2024
Menlo Park
Challenged ballots and a potential recount: Here’s how the congressional District 16 race could play out
Joe Simitian and Evan Low are in a tight race for second place.
Atherton
Letters: Health care | Forestall cuts | Broad appeal | BART extension costs | Built on weakness
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for March 21, 2024
Burlingame
Bay Area students stressed by tumultuous FAFSA rollout
“What if I don't get help? What if I can't afford to continue going to...
East Palo Alto
The movement for tenant protections is growing in the Bay Area — but one city is feeling the backlash
Last month, the Concord City Council passed a rent stabilization ordinance that increased “just cause”...
Half Moon Bay
San Mateo sheriff increasing patrols after woman groped near Half Moon Bay park
The woman was walking east along the trail when a man rode past her, got...
Pacifica
Scattered thunderstorms bring heavy rains to parts of the Bay Area
Sunday expected to be dry and breezy
San Bruno
Police arrest four Oakland men in connection to string of Bay Area burglaries
Police said four men are responsible for a string of robberies across the Bay Area,...
San Carlos
Woman arrested on suspicion of embezzling nearly $300,000 from Silicon Valley tech firm
The business reported the embezzlement to authorities last June, authorities said.
South San Francisco
Wish You Were Here: Touring ancient Roman ruins in Tunisia
You don't normally think of Roman ruins in Northern Africa, but that ancient civilization's colonial...