The Mercury News - 2021-08-25

• Apartment constructi­on hits five-year high in Bay Area
• Harris joining campaign for Newsom
• Protests disrupt council meeting
• Many older Americans still not vaccinated
• Charlie Watts, drummer for the Rolling Stones, dead at 80.
• Waymo brings selfdrivin­g taxis to San Francisco.
• Family of San Quentin guard files suit.
• It’s easy: Obey laws and don’t worry about fines
• UK court rules against Sex Pistols singer
• Pelosi reaches deal with moderates
• Afghanista­n debacle damages U.S. trustworth­iness globally
• Elder’s critics may be helping him succeed in recall election
• Americans saying, ‘You can take this job and shove it’
• Conservati­ve urges GOP to stop fighting mandates
• Caldor Fire grows slowly near Lake Tahoe
• Runner likely suffered from heat stroke prior to his death
• New Guadalupe River mural more than an artistic statement
• The Daily Commuter
• Helpful Expertise®
• City officials agree to police reforms following investigat­ion
• Couple pleads guilty in forced labor case involving Guatemalan family
• Girlfriend takes back seat to ex
• SLIDE CARRIES ON
• Giants keep streak dating back to 1883 alive with win
• Hoffpauir, who died accidental­ly, diagnosed with ‘startling’ CTE level
• Defensive line appears to be 49ers’ big strength
• Brennan has team’s attention on the opener
• Branch, Vermeil are named football Hall of Fame finalists
• D-backs’ Smith suspended for foreign substance
• High school football preview: West Catholic Athletic League
• Cal, cryptocurr­ency exchange sign deal to name football stadium
• For now the Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC alliance is about delaying playoff expansion
• Today’s crossword
• SEC to demand all China firms declare more about risks
• Constructi­on starts on S.J. project
• Las Vegas county joins battle over room taxes
• FDA move triggers vaccine mandates
• Considerin­g new components for Technics turntable

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