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  • sfLaw

    Mountain lion saunters through San Francisco’s posh Pacific Heights neighborhood before capture

    By Olga R. Rodriguez, Haven Daley, and others
  • Brandon DawsonSuccess

    Northern California EV engineer has a hobby growing massive pumpkins and his 2,300-plus-pound gourd just won the big prize

    By Haven Daley, Olga R. Rodriguez, and others
  • Homeowner Kelly O’Hare stands on her balcony overlooking South Lake Tahoe, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, where voters will decide whether to approve Measure N, which will mandate a tax to homeowners who leave their homes vacant for more than half the year. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)Lifestyle

    Lake Tahoe voters may hit vacation homes with a $3,000 tax as 44% of housing units are vacant most of the time

    By Haven Daley, Janie Har, and others
  • Heavy traffic flows northbound on Interstate-75 as people evacuate the Tampa Bay area ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival late Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Ocala, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Environment

    Tampa Bay residents flee as Hurricane Milton and its possible 15-foot storm surge take aim at Florida coast

    By Terry Spencer, Haven Daley, and others
  • Residents board up a sea shell store ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall in the middle of this week in Treasure Island, Florida on October 7, 2024. Florida's governor has declared a state of emergency on Saturday as forecasters warned that Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall later this week.Environment

    Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 5 storm, prompting evacuation orders

    By Mike Schneider, Haven Daley, and others
  • Rows of grapes seen through a train window in Nappa ValleyLifestyle

    Napa Valley winemakers are teaching Ukrainian workers a special method to grow grapes on land riddled with mines

    By Haven Daley, Olga R. Rodriguez, and others
  • Ukrainian winemaker Georgiy Molchanov, left, asks a question to Ivo Jeramaz, right, during a tour of a Grgich Hills Estate’s vineyard Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in American Canyon, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Environment

    California winemakers and an international nonprofit are bringing over Ukrainian peers to help them with regenerative agriculture—and demining

    By Haven Daley, Olga R. Rodriguez, and others
  • A person eating tinned fishLifestyle

    A pandemic trend that stuck has restaurants serving customers tinned fish straight out of the can—just like they do in Europe

    By Julie Watson, Haven Daley, and others
  • San FranciscoSuccess

    ‘Birthplace of the waterbed. And the summer of love’: San Francisco is launching a $4 million ad campaign to convince people it’s not failing

    By Janie Har, Haven Daley, and others
  • Twitter 'X'Tech

    San Francisco is investigating the giant ‘X’ installed on the building formerly known as Twitter’s headquarters

    By Janie Har, Haven Daley, and others
  • Lake Tahoe touristLifestyle

    Lake Tahoe’s $5 billion economy reels at being put on Fodor’s stay-away ‘No List’ because of its ‘people problem’

    By Scott Sonner, Haven Daley, and others
  • Teresa ChangeSuccess

    Restaurants are recycling ‘ugly’ food that has been getting thrown away for years: ‘Instead of calling this food waste, we need to call it wasted food’

    By Haven Daley and The Associated Press
  • Marshmallow Peeps candy is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., on March 24, 2023. A California lawmaker wants to ban certain types of chemical additives in food dyes used in popular candies like Skittles and Peeps. They are already banned in the European Union based on public health concerns. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)Lifestyle

    California is trying to ban a chemical that gives Peeps their bright color because it has been linked to cancer

    By Haven Daley, Adam Beam, and others
  • Half Moon Bay shootingSuccess

    The Half Moon Bay mass shootings were a case of ‘workplace violence,’ officials say

    By Olga R. Rodriguez, Haven Daley, and others
  • NAPLES, CAMPANIA, ITALY – 2021/03/23: An obviously worn-out mouth and nose protection mask lies thrown away on the street, in Naples city. (Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images)Environment

    Discarded masks, gloves and other PPE gear are ‘everywhere’ in the ocean, watchdogs lament

    By Haven Daley and The Associated Press