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SF Dispatch 8/22/25

From billionaire funded to independent news - here's the latest headlines for today.

City Hall

How Muni cuts are changing ridership habits
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SF's new planning director is an avid YIMBY, and doesn't appear to live in the city
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S.F.’s neighborhood libraries are recovering post-pandemic. Why can't the Main Library keep up?
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Lurie’s Task Force Recommends Axing SF Sheriff Oversight Board
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Waymo and rideshare cars will soon be rolling down Market Street again
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SF Rec and Parks Officially Requests Removal of Embarcadero’s Vaillancourt Fountain
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S.F. officials take first formal step to remove controversial fountain from Embarcadero Plaza
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Politics

California Approves Redistricting Plan — Now It’s Up to Voters
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Newsom signs redistricting bills; special election Nov. 4
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Newsom rejects GOP warnings, sends new congressional maps to voters
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Marshawn Lynch makes surprise cameo at California Assembly as lawmakers debate redistricting
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California lawmakers send redistricting plan to voters in special election
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California Lawmakers Pass Redistricting Plan. Now It Heads to Voters
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Gavin Newsom strikes a nerve — and seizes the spotlight — as he treads on Trump's turf
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Newsom’s trolls: Meet the soldiers leading the governor’s anti-MAGA meme war
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California Supreme Court clears way for Newsom’s redistricting plan
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‘When they go low … we go lower?’ North Bay official rails against California redistricting maps
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Gavin Newsom and Kid Rock trade insults in escalating online feud
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San Mateo County Sheriff Corpus defends herself in unprecedented removal hearing
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5 Things to Know About Newsom’s Plan to Redraw California’s Election Maps
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These Things Are Getting More Expensive Due To Trump’s Tariffs
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Texas House approves new maps for Congress requested by President Trump
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Political Notebook: Gay Minneapolis mayoral candidate Davis stumps in Bay Area
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Military officers shifted to prosecute local D.C. crimes amid Trump takeover
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Republicans Sue to Block Newsom’s Gerrymandering, Point to Legislative Gamesmanship
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How ‘fair’ are Newsom’s proposed California congressional districts? We take a closer look
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Criminal Justice

Richard Tillman Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Arson in San José Post Office Fire
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Alameda DA Drops Charges Against 8 Involved in Maurice Monk Case
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Jury convicts man of hate crime in 2023 San Francisco synagogue shooting
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Jury Selection Begins for Retrial of Former FCI Dublin Officer Known as ‘Dirty Dick’
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Two Recent In Custody Deaths Increase Scrutiny Over San Diego Jails
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Criminal probe sparked by mysterious bruises on babies at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
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Man Convicted of Hate Crime for 2023 Shooting Incident at SF Synagogue
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S.F. man convicted of hate crimes in Richmond District synagogue shooting
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Public Safety

19-year-old woman killed in S.F. Bayview double shooting identified
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After Smash-and-Grab Bank Robberies, Oakland Business Leaders Call for More Police
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Securing our village: A call to action for safer schools, streets and screens
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Former Ally Testifies About Evidence of San Mateo County Sheriff's Romantic Relationship That She Denies
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San Rafael Apartment Building Fire Injures 8, Displaces 50 Residents
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Life in the nation’s capital feels like a postcard from our fascist future
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Cars will soon return to section of San Francisco’s Market Street
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$200,000 reward offered in unsolved killing of San Francisco cyclist
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16 People Named in Alleged $400,000 Santa Clara County TJ Maxx Theft Ring
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Person injured after leaping from window in dramatic S.F. Outer Sunset house fire
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Fire at San Francisco Sunset District home spreads to adjacent homes; 3 injured, cat dies
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Two-Alarm Fire In Sunset District Leaves One Injured, One Cat Dead, Three Homes Damaged
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3 Rescued From Outer Sunset House Fire, Including Person Who Jumped to Escape Flames
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Gay man upset by SFPD response to alleged homophobic attack
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‘He’s coming at you!’ S.F. police chase man with scissors from Tenderloin to SoMa
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Cat dies, person jumps to safety in San Francisco Sunset fire
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Immigration

ICE protester charged with federal misdemeanors in S.F.
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Immigration Activist Says Her Jail Conditions Were ‘Barbaric’ After Arrest in SF
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These 11 S.F. organizations support day laborers. Here’s what they offer
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Livermore Father Deported By ICE Gets Some Help From Congressman Eric Swalwell, Awaits Hearing In October
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Anti-ICE protester speaks out after arrest in San Francisco
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Family navigating life after Livermore man was 'wrongfully deported'
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ICE tactics escalate at S.F. courthouse as protesters clash with officers
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The Trump administration was barred from profiling Latinos. California says the practice continues
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ICE agents pepper spray protesters, arrest one in downtown S.F.
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I reported from an ICE action on Sansome and all I got was a face full of pepper spray
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Federal Officers Detain Protester After Clash Outside San Francisco ICE Office
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Protesters, ICE agents clash outside San Francisco immigration court
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Labor

Muni Drivers Up In Arms Over New Policy That Restricts Their Bathroom Breaks
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Breaking News: SF Homeless Outreach Workers Unionize (and Think You Should Too)
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Popular, Immensely Important San Francisco News Site Unionizes Newsroom
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Kaiser to Lay Off Nearly 25% of Outpatient Nurses in San Rafael
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Your Muni driver needs the bathroom. They’ll have to ask their boss first
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Business

Furnished Pebble Beach home is Monterey County’s biggest sale of the year, at $18.1M
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People Like Sam Altman and Eric Schmidt Are Calling Out the AI Bubble, Just as Meta Pauses AI Hiring
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Elon Musk Getting Sued Over His Sham $1 Million Trump Election ‘Sweepstakes’
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Regalito El Mil Amores: New venture in a familiar space
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Auction of S.F.’s biggest mall delayed for seventh time as struggling property’s limbo continues
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The last sign of life in a dying mall: The Panda Express is hopping
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New Restaurant Wok Up Opens On Lakeside Village’s Ocean Avenue
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After closing in S.F.’s biggest mall, Madewell opens second shop in the Marina
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Marc Andreessen just sold his $27M Atherton mansion
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Shady Restaurateur Who Briefly Took Over Castro Restaurant Space Arrested In TX Over Alleged Wedding Fraud Scheme
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Bed Bath & Beyond’s Trumper CEO Says the Company Will Refuse to Reopen Any Stores in California
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Bed Bath & Beyond boss takes a shot at California, refusing to reopen stores in the state
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Merchant News: Inner Sunset Business Updates
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Lyft Being Sued In Axe-Murder Case In Which Driver Chauffeured Murderer to the Crime Scene
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Airline passengers sue 2 US carriers over ‘windowless' window seat fees
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China Live Loses Lawsuit Over Millions In Unpaid Back Rent, Likely to Declare Bankruptcy
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Housing

Could Social Housing Solve Everything?
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S.F. Housing Authority director steps down as ‘challenges remain’ with long-troubled organization
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This Bill Would Extend Renter Protections to Homes Rebuilt After a Disaster. Some Say It Falls Short
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Eight Injured In Early Morning Fire at Apartment Complex In San Rafael
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Dilapidated Bayview building to become S.F. homeless housing for young adults
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Real Estate: John Lee
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Developer behind S.F. housing megaproject has big plans for a Peninsula strip mall
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SF set to open its first abstinence-based homeless shelter
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Environment

East Bay braces for severe heat wave as residents in Marin, S.F. welcome warmer weather
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Bay Area Cities Swelter as Temperatures Near Triple Digits
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Is Extinction Permanent? Resurrecting California’s Xerces Blue Butterfly
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Healthy Otters Lead to a Happy Ecosystem in Monterey County’s Elkhorn Slough
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‘Ocean Beach: Fog, Fauna, and Flora’ Explores SF’s Coastline
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Heat Wave Brings Dangerously Hot Conditions, Increased Fire Risk
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Human Rights

The Trump Administration Tried to Subpoena Medical Records of Children Seeking Gender-Affirming Care
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Yosemite Biologist Fired After Hanging Transgender Pride Flag From El Capitan
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“We Always Knew He Was Different”: The Gay Life of the World to Come
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Former UC Berkeley professor sues, says she was denied job because she is Israeli
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Mapping Indigenous genocide onto SF's streets
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Transmissions: Potty panics affect us all
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Black Real Estate Investor Sues Marin County, Alleging Racism Through Red Tape
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Health

If you want a Covid vaccination, better get it now
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The missing 120 beds at Laguna Honda
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Hepatitis B Deaths in SF Decline but Case Rates Still High, New Report Shows
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Scientists say this drug is stronger than morphine. It’s on sale over the counter. 
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Education

🟧 Exclusive Chancellor Q&A // Robo-Wok Restaurant Opens
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This is the only California university facing a huge bill under new Trump-era endowment tax
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Q&A: Chancellor Kimberlee Messina On City College’s Future
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San Francisco Unified School District Faces Payroll Crisis
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¿Qué es el kínder de transición o “TK” en las escuelas de California?
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Opinion

Commentary: Mayor Shortchanging Public Transit
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Sure, cut S.F. commissions. But not my commission.
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Letter to the Editor: Privatizing Public Spaces
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Letter to the Editor: Engardio Broke His Promises
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Editorial: Kaiser’s gender care decision is wrong
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Guest Opinion: My short film helped me heal
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Arts and Events

Metallica Set to Headline This Year's Dreamforce Concert, With Benson Boone Performing Too
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Comedy troupe Killing My Lobster suspends operations after 25 years
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Senior gardening group in San Francisco sowing seeds, growing food and building bonds
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Win a Pair of Tickets to see RUPTURE: DIASPORADICA!
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That ‘Diplo’s Run Club’ Footrace Is Returning to SF in October
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The Sonder Project Celebrates 10 Years w/ Mamajowali Live at The Freight in Berkeley
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My Weekend with Bikers, Clowns, and High-love at the Donner Party Picnic
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BIG WEEK: Ruth Asawa, Hungry Ghost Fest, Magik*Magik, Gumbo Social Seafood Boil…
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Valencia St. is in a state of flux, but this reborn hangout is as cool as ever.
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Tiled Steps’ anniversary a reminder of how ‘community came together’
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TikTok is being overrun by Sean Parker’s royal hamsters
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The 16 best events in SF this week, from a rooftop dance-off to a Taser knife fight
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New LGBTQ club opening in advance of Oakland Pride
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Some pig
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Party Radar: The city is supporting an underground-led techno event. That’s something.
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Win a pair of tickets to see Budos Band and A Deeplove
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How one Noe Valley kid turned a detour from S.F. State into a defining arts role
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Samin Nosrat has a new cookbook — and a whole new level of fame
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Sports

Kawakami: All the money issues and wrong assumptions that might mess up the 49ers' season
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Landen Roupp's scary knee injury leaves a depleted Giants rotation in shambles
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Why the 49ers traded for speedy WR Skyy Moore from the Chiefs
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They grew up going to Giants games. Now they’ll play pro women’s soccer at Oracle Park
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Kawakami: The 49ers' roster jigsaw puzzle — all these injuries, all these decisions
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Miscellaneous

BART restores service after major delay on S.F. lines to East Bay
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Matt Buchanan to join S.F. Chronicle as Food & Wine Editor
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Black Bear Commandeers Tahoe Ice Cream Shop, Woofs Down Strawberry Ice Cream
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Going Camping in Super Hot Weather? How to Keep Your Campsite Comfortable (and Safe)
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