Spending priorities | Taxing consumers | Health care. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for May 25, 2025.

Four out of five of California’s most-destructive wildfires, and nine of the 10 largest, have occurred since 2017.

It continued last year with the delayed rollout of a new federal financial-aid form. Many expected 2025 to mark a return to ...

Fremont is proud to be known as the Foundry of Silicon Valley, and it is making huge strides to cement that reputation. Join ...

The county joins other San Francisco Bay Area jurisdictions in approving the "smoke-sniffing" devices to shore up the ...

Despite San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s claim his policy to arrest homeless people for refusing shelter is meant to connect them ...

Santa Clara County approved nearly $29 million for five affordable housing projects in San Jose, creating 612 units and ...

As House Republicans consider making deep cuts to Medicaid, Santa Clara County wants to transition to a “single plan” model ...

Northern California’s Santa Clara County has approved $28.7 million in funding for affordable housing in San Jose, reports ...

Billy Joel cited balance and vision problems from Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus as reason for concert cancellations.

A Georgia woman has been kept on life support for more than 90 days — a decision her family says was made without their ...

As more travelers hit the road this summer, tensions between EV drivers and gas vehicle owners are rising, fueling a wave of ...