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Big Bear News is a free, ad-free local news site for Big Bear Valley, operated by SAUERAPPLE LLC, doing business as Big Bear News ("we," "us"). You're welcome to read it, link to it, and share it. By using the site you agree to these terms; if you don't, please don't use it.

We work hard to be accurate — every claim is written from a cited public source and reviewed before it publishes (see our AI policy). Even so, the site is provided "as is," without warranties of any kind. It is general information, not legal, financial, medical, or safety advice. In an emergency, call 911 and follow official guidance — never rely on this site for life-safety decisions.

To the fullest extent allowed by law, SAUERAPPLE LLC and its members are not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of — or inability to use — the site or anything you read here. Your only remedy if you're unhappy with the site is to stop using it.

When we get something wrong, we fix it and publish the correction in the open at /corrections. If you spot an error, please tell us.

Stories link to the public sources they're drawn from. We don't control those sites and aren't responsible for their content or availability. A link is not an endorsement.

The writing and design here are ours. You may quote and link to stories with attribution; please don't republish them wholesale or present them as your own. Source documents we link to belong to their respective owners.

We respect copyright and write from public sources, attributing each claim to where it came from. If you own material you believe appears here in a way that infringes your copyright, email hello@bigbear.news with the page, a description of the work, and your contact information, and we'll review it promptly and remove anything we shouldn't have published.

How we handle your data — minimal, opt-in analytics that honor Global Privacy Control, a newsletter email used only to send the newsletter, and no sale of personal information — is set out in our privacy policy.

Big Bear News is operated by SAUERAPPLE LLC from California, United States. These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and any dispute will be handled by the state or federal courts located in San Bernardino County, California.

We may update these terms as the site evolves. Continued use after a change means you accept the updated terms. Material changes will be noted here.

Questions about these terms? Email hello@bigbear.news.