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Mercury News Letters to the Editor for May 12, 2024
Saturday: Wine sale fundraiser planned for shuttered Fremont gastropub
Supporters of Ambrose Butchery, a Fremont gastropub, are seeking funds to help the business owners avoid debt after the lease was not renewed and the business closed.
SF Giants trade away two pitchers with strong Bay Area ties in separate deals
Rodolfo Nolasco, a minor-league outfielder, will be joining the Giants in exchange.
Newsom eyes $1 billion in cuts to affordable housing programs
To balance $27 billion shortfall, the state could chop funds for homelessness housing and office conversions.
New public health center to come to Gilroy, expanding services to southern Santa Clara County
A new public health center is coming to Gilroy next year, offering a slate of free services, including wellness classes and assistance applying for insurance, to a historically underserved region of Santa Clara County.
Grand jury transcripts offer details on infamous Los Gatos teen parties allegedly organized by parent
Shannon O'Connor was indicted last fall on charges she endangered teens by hosting liquor-fueled parties where she goaded them into sex.
Storms continue to wallop parts of Florida, Mississippi
Other parts of the South were cleaning up from storm damage inflicted earlier in the week. In the rural farming community of Vidalia, Georgia, and surrounding Toombs County, officials said a tornado left a path of destruction along roughly 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) Thursday afternoon.
49ers’ Nick Sorensen demands ‘speed, violence, finish’ as new defensive coordinator
Nick Sorensen spoke to reporters at Friday's rookie minicamp for the first time since his promotion as 49ers defensive coordinator.
‘Good man’ or ‘danger to the community’? Dueling views presented for Pasadena radiologist in Devil’s Slide crash
Dharmesh Patel is seeking admission into a program that would see all of his criminal charges dismissed if he successfully completes two years of mental health treatment.
49ers add Terrell Owens’ son, plus other undrafted prospects at quarterback, running back
After selecting eight players in the NFL Draft, the 49ers filled out their roster with a small crop of undrafted players.