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Our Bay Area endorsements for Tuesday’s primary election ballot
Mercury News and East Bay Times editorial board recommendations for Contra Costa, Alameda and Santa Clara counties
Editorial: No, California inmates should not be entitled to refuse to do chores in prison
Proposition 6, cloaked in language about slavery, is really about prisoners' ability to refuse to...
Editorial: California’s Prop. 4 favors politics over sound policy. Vote no.
Hodgepodge of environmental programs lacks priorities or analysis of how to deliver biggest bang for...
Editorial: Prop. 36’s smart response to crime, addiction, homelessness
Measure provides much-needed adjustment to well-intentioned criminal justice reform measure state voters passed in 2014.
Editorial: Prop. 2 fails to fix broken California school bond program. Vote no.
Funding for construction favors local districts that already have access to money over those that...
Editorial: California Medi-Cal measure locks in special-interest funding
Proposition 35 winners would include doctors, hospitals and emergency ambulance providers bankrolling the initiative
Editorial: California voters should OK modest minimum-wage increase
Proposition 32 would raise lowest pay by 2026 to $18 an hour, about $1 more...
Editorial: California voters should protect same-sex marriage from U.S. Supreme Court assault
Proposition 3 would update the state Constitution to match the mores of the 21st century
Editorial: California voters should reject rent control and ‘Revenge of the Landlords’
Vote no on state Propositions 33 and 34. Neither will help ease state's housing crisis.