Opinion

'Rising hospital persist in part because hospitals block the transparency that drives competition and consumer choice.'

Speaker Johnson is 'sowing unwarranted and corrosive doubts about election integrity to mollify Trump and thwart a free and fair election in November.'

Also: Consider savings | Display Pride | Pick Porter | Trump's autocracy. East Bay Times reader letters to the editor for Jan. 18, 2026.

Also: People's candidate | Journalist's release | Playing by rules. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for Jan. 18, 2026.

Since 2019-20, revenues have increased 60% but spending jumped 72%, from $203 billion to $349 billion.

Rep. Jim Costa: 'We can’t risk giving our biggest adversary tools so critical for powering advanced AI models that will determine the global balance of power.'

Voters are 'judging the current president on his policy, his implementation and his rhetoric — and find him lacking on two out of three.'

Also: ICE illegality | Redirecting FBI | Vet rule | Lack of assimilation. East Bay Times reader letters to the editor for Feb. 17, 2026.

Also: Expand 'top two' | Lack of restraint | Update Second Amendment | Leaving darkness. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for Feb. 17, 2026.