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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. Vote no on state Propositions 33 and 34. Neither will help ease state's housing crisis.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/California_Rent_Control_Initiative_07392.jpg?w=442)
Vote no on state Propositions 33 and 34. Neither will help ease state's housing crisis.
![Proposition 3 would update the state Constitution to match the mores of the 21st century Proposition 3 would update the state Constitution to match the mores of the 21st century](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SJM-L-EDIT-PROP3-0811-1.jpg?w=129)
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
![Under General Manager Carolyn Gonot, South Bay transit authority has repeatedly misled residents and even Board of Directors Under General Manager Carolyn Gonot, South Bay transit authority has repeatedly misled residents and even Board of Directors](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/SJM-L-VTAGRADS-1230-7.jpg?w=132)
Editorial: VTA needs new leader after San Jose BART extension debacles
Under General Manager Carolyn Gonot, South Bay transit authority has repeatedly misled residents and even...
![State bills aim for meetings solely by teleconference, another step down the slippery slope toward secrecy State bills aim for meetings solely by teleconference, another step down the slippery slope toward secrecy](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/EBT-L-MARTDEV-0819-1.jpg?w=140)
Editorial: Stop eroding California’s Brown Act transparency law for local government
State bills aim for meetings solely by teleconference, another step down the slippery slope toward...
![The hush-money verdict was a small victory for our system. Not because of the outcome, but because we reached an outcome. The hush-money verdict was a small victory for our system. Not because of the outcome, but because we reached an outcome.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Trump_Hush_Money_68174.jpg?w=140)
Editorial: Justice delayed — the other three Trump criminal cases also matter
The hush-money verdict was a small victory for our system. Not because of the outcome,...
![Legislation President Biden signed Thursday will implement long-overdue and much-needed airport safety measures Legislation President Biden signed Thursday will implement long-overdue and much-needed airport safety measures](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sjm-l-sfo-1025-01.jpg?w=140)
Editorial: About 1,000 passengers could have died at SFO. Finally, Congress has acted
Legislation President Biden signed Thursday will implement long-overdue and much-needed airport safety measures
![District 4 candidate and chief of staff for Councilmember Terry Taplin can best address the city’s progressive goals. District 4 candidate and chief of staff for Councilmember Terry Taplin can best address the city’s progressive goals.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EBT-L-RUBENSTORY-1.jpg?w=123)
Editorial: In Berkeley, elect Hernández Story for vacant council seat
District 4 candidate and chief of staff for Councilmember Terry Taplin can best address the...
![State says it's open to using cheaper technologies as well to reach all Californians. Will officials follow through? State says it's open to using cheaper technologies as well to reach all Californians. Will officials follow through?](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/20100315__broadband1-1.jpg?w=131)
Editorial: California’s love affair with fiber threatens efforts to bridge digital divide
State says it's open to using cheaper technologies as well to reach all Californians. Will...
![The rise of artificial intelligence may be inevitable but originators of the content should be entitled to compensation. The rise of artificial intelligence may be inevitable but originators of the content should be entitled to compensation.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sjm-atGPT_104393400.jpg?w=132)
Editorial: We sued OpenAI to stop its exploitation of our work
The rise of artificial intelligence may be inevitable but originators of the content should be...
![No, this isn’t Russia. This is right here in the Bay Area. And it is appalling. No, this isn’t Russia. This is right here in the Bay Area. And it is appalling.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/EBT-L-DUBMASTER-2.jpg?w=132)
Editorial: Dublin women’s prison closure rife with abuse and court secrecy
No, this isn’t Russia. This is right here in the Bay Area. And it is...