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It's Tarantula Mating Season in the Bay Area: Here's Where to See Some Fuzzy Friends
A few places where you might be able to spot tarantulas are Del Valle, Sunol Regional Wilderness, Mount Diablo, Henry Coe State Park, Black Diamond Mines in Antioch, Ed R. Levin Park, and the Stanford Dish Loop trail.

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It's Tarantula Mating Season in the Bay Area: Here's Where to See Some Fuzzy Friends
A spider's fangs are seen.
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Housing Affordability

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At a San Francisco Shelter for Unhoused Families, Cooking Helps Heal Trauma

Buena Vista Horace Mann, a Spanish immersion school in San Francisco’s Mission District, turns into a homeless shelter at night for families with children enrolled in the school district.

Berkeley Moves to Expand Homeless Encampment Sweeps in More Aggressive Approach

The Berkeley City Council voted to allow sweeps even when shelter isn’t available, which came the same day as a lawsuit against the city over several large encampments.

Inside a Community For Farmworkers and Low-Income Families Near Half Moon Bay

Moonridge is an affordable housing community of 160 homes for low-income residents and farmworkers just outside of Half Moon Bay. It was built more than 20 years ago.

California Eyes a Push Toward Electric Heat Pumps Instead of Gas-Powered Heaters

State energy policymakers are set to vote on an updated building code designed to make electrifying buildings more attractive to reduce fossil fuel emissions.

Immigration

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One Unaccompanied Minor's Journey to the US Sparks Hope in California's Pilot Program

An unaccompanied minor shares his struggle to adjust to life in the U.S. He now champions California’s pilot program that helps immigrant youth but is scrambling for funding after budget cuts.

Newsom Vetoes Controversial Bill to Help Undocumented Immigrants Buy Homes

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a controversial bill on Friday that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to access one of the state’s first-generation homeownership loan programs.

West Marin Worker Housing Often Substandard and Faulty, New Report Finds

Researchers found that housing conditions on ranches, where most respondents lived, were especially dire, with issues like non-functioning toilets, mold, holes in walls and leaky ceilings.

California Wage Theft Victims Miss Out on Millions in Collected Funds

Nearly 200,000 wage theft victims have left millions unclaimed over the past three years, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

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More Top Stories

A spider's fangs are seen.

It's Tarantula Mating Season in the Bay Area: Here's Where to See Some Fuzzy Friends

A few places where you might be able to spot tarantulas are Del Valle, Sunol Regional Wilderness, Mount Diablo, Henry Coe State Park, Black Diamond Mines in Antioch, Ed R. Levin Park, and the Stanford Dish Loop trail.

Gas Stoves May Soon Come With a Tobacco-Style Health Warning Label in California

The legislation comes after a series of lawsuits was filed against stove manufacturers, claiming they should have warned customers about potential health risks.

How a California County Got PFAS Out of Its Drinking Water

The Yorba Linda treatment plant in Orange County is an example of how drinking water can be cleared of harmful chemicals called PFAs that the EPA estimates contaminates thousands of water systems.

Newsom’s Support for Harsher Theft Penalties Raises Questions From Criminal Justice Advocates

Critics of the newly signed “smash and grab” law say the sentencing guidelines are “identical” to Proposition 36, which Newsom has opposed.

Mayor Breed Taps New SF Human Rights Director as Misspending Scrutiny Intensifies

San Francisco’s city attorney is investigating more than $1.5 million in spending by Human Rights Commission head Sheryl Davis, who resigned on Friday.

Ethics Questions Swirl as SF Mayor's Race Heats Up

San Francisco Police Shoot Reportedly Armed Man at Powell BART Station

San Francisco police officers spotted the armed man in a car, the chief said and shot him after a dramatic pursuit into the Powell Street station.

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