The deadline for filing comments about the State Water Resources Control Board's controversial 'Report of Investigation' for Nestlé’s water mining in the San Bernardino Mountains has been extended to Feb. 9, allowing environmental groups, individuals and Nestlé more time to perfect arguments in an effort to shape the direction of the final report.
After that subpar performance at Houston, Golden State All-Star is scoring 35.3 during a three-game winning streak
Most college students are under 25. But a growing number come to campus with more life experience.
The recent letter writer lauds Donald Trump for our vibrant stock market, high employment rate and enhanced private construction, to which the president may or may not have contributed, and thanks him for his leadership past a new normal. Is it that obvious that ethical behaviors, credibility and character mean nothing at all any more? […]
I would think by now that the participants in all the self-serving award shows would realize that every time they make political statements they are confirming why President Trump was elected. Les Wandel San Jose Submit your letter to the editor via this form Read more Letters to the Editor
At HAWK crosswalks, a driver may proceed if the pedestrian/bicycle rider has cleared their lanes of travel during a flashing red light.
The Mercury News’ criticism (“Stop the bullet train in its tracks,” Editorial, Jan. 25) of California’s high-speed rail project is lacking one major element. No other idea is suggested for giving people an alternative from cars and planes as mode of travel between the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento and Los Angeles/San Diego areas. The 15 million people […]
President Trump and the GOP want $20 billion to begin construction of a wall between Mexico and the United States. To put this cost in perspective, the annual budget of the National Institutes of Health is $36 billion. The NIH carries out the majority of the publicly funded research into cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and heart […]
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Also, on HGTV's 'Fixer Upper,' Chip and Joanna team up with Tim Tebow
Tribune Content Agency Cy the Cynic is a typical cynic: He not only expects the worst, he makes the most of it when it happens. Cy was declarer at today’s 3NT. West led a diamond, and North tabled his dummy, no doubt expecting an overtrick. East put up the king, and the Cynic took the […]
President Trump placed tariffs on foreign-made solar panels saying they were unfair competition to American-made. Smart move? Solar is growing rapidly and this tariff is actually hurting the rapid installation say CEOs all over the country. What is really happening? After reading “Dark Money,” about the takeover of our society of the Libertarian oil, gas […]
Where in the world can people of one country enter another country and benefit from free health care, education and even housing except in the United States? Furthermore, they demand and demonstrate for these rights and benefits. We, as legal citizens are expected to ante up our tax monies to support these illegal immigrants. I […]
I commend a recent letter writer for praising Trump for such a great economy. However, the author neglects important historical information about why the unemployment rate for African-Americans is the lowest under President Trump. (It dropped 1 percent.) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it dropped 8.7 percent between 2010 and 2017 under Obama. […]
In the midst of women empowerment, standing up for sexual assault victims and the #TimesUp movement, the Grammy Awards still remain loyal to the misogynistic societal views against women. In a category with four strong, fierce women singing about overcoming obstacles in their lives, a male singing about objectifying and hooking up with a woman […]
When customers purchase solar panels, most only learn later that their reduced PG&E electrical bills and savings are not what they appear in reality. Each month PG&E tacks on a Net Energy Metering (NEM) charge, but it does not come due until the anniversary date of the installation. In my case last October, my anniversary […]
In a statement, the USDA said it is working with local authorities and will determine further actions as more information becomes available.
At about 4:35 p.m. Monday, the CHP received a report about a bus with a shattered window on Interstate 280 about one mile south of Magdalena Avenue, near Los Altos Hills.
The crash was reported about 5:24 p.m. at Lundy Avenue and Chen Street.
The tickets printed by the House Sergeant at Arms for President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address Tuesday contain a glaring typo, which quickly drew groans across social media.
Warriors guard Andre Iguodala went to the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego on Sunday.
The Trump administration said Monday that it will resume accepting refugees from 11 nations whose applicants it designated "high-risk."
A woman sexually assaulted by a former Stanford University swimmer said Monday she will no longer participate in the school's plan to place a plaque near the on-campus fraternity house where the assault occurred.
The order to not review cockpit voice recordings from a Dec. 29 incident where a Horizon Air plane landed on a taxiway came from the FAA headquarters, but not a top official John Duncan, a source familiar with the investigation said Monday.