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Iraq War veteran known as Abel Gutierrez
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Local law enforcement clean up illegal pot growing sites on public land in Los Gatos, Calif.
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iPad in the Classroom
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The violence that’s plagued Oakland’s streets claimed another 110 lives in 2011. Never before, have any of the victims been so young. Three were under the age of 6.
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Tan oak tree removal at Mount Madonna County Park
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California gay marriage ban invalidated by federal appeals court.
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Caught in a budget meltdown, the state is forcing schools to abandon one of the most popular education reforms — smaller class sizes.
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Arturo Vasquez revisits his destroyed home in San Bruno a month after the massive pipeline blast.
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Photographers with the San Jose Mercury News share some of their favorite images from the San Francisco Giants postseason run to their World Series Championship.
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As the nation debates illegal immigration in the abstract, a Bay Area family lives the raw anguish of deportation and the intense fight to stay together. This is their story.
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Bessie Kawachi Chin, 87, fulfills her dream of a college degree after Japanese-American internment prevented her from finishing her studies nearly 70 years ago. (more…)

A look at California Penal Code 148 and its use by the San Jose Police Department.
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The 2009 recession by the Mercury News staff. (more…)

The California Institution for Men in Chino is at almost 200% capacity. (more…)

Los Lupenos in San Jose celebrates their 40th anniversary.
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Shontale Taylor leaves the foster care system to begin a new life. (more…)