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The Sharks’ free agency signings were big — for multiple reasons
San Jose Sharks solidify lineup by signing Tyler Toffoli and Alexander Wennberg to multiyear contracts
![The 15-year-old boy vanished while retrieving a ball from the water Sunday afternoon in Firebaugh. The 15-year-old boy vanished while retrieving a ball from the water Sunday afternoon in Firebaugh.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-BOYDROWN-0703.jpg?w=117)
Body possibly belonging to San Jose teen pulled from San Joaquin River
The 15-year-old boy vanished while retrieving a ball from the water Sunday afternoon in Firebaugh.
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East Oakland shooting leaves one dead, another injured
The homicide was the city’s second of the day and the 49th overall of the...
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Klay Thompson’s defection to Dallas adds to storied Bay Area pipeline
Klay Thompson is the latest Bay Area sports legend to defect for a Dallas-based team.
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State Farm seeks ‘massive’ insurance rate hike for California homeowners
The insurance giant is asking regulators to raise rates for the second time in months.
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Newsom touts rival shoplifting and drugs ballot initiative to weaken Prop 47
Both proposals would reverse provisions of 2014's Prop 47, which reduced most drug possession and...
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East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for July 2, 2024
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High-speed rail reaches major milestone for route between Bay Area and Los Angeles
The last segment of the Bay Area to L.A. route received environmental clearance.
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Mercury News Letters to the Editor for July 2, 2024
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Warriors fans on social media react to Klay Thompson reportedly leaving for Mavericks
With Klay Thompson reportedly leaving the Warriors to sign with the Dallas Mavericks, here is...