Don’t let free newspapers accumulate in your yard. The San Francisco Chronicle is publishing a weekend edition of their newspaper and delivering it to nearly every house in Berkeley and Oakland. From what I can see, few people want or read this newspaper. When you see unwanted newspapers on your porch or in your yard, pick them up immediately and put them in your trash can. Although they may not look like it, free newspapers are a safety hazard. Burglars look for newspapers piling up in people’s yards. It’s evidence that nobody is home. Check your porch and front yard regularly. Remove things that might give passers-by the impression that you are on vacation or that the house is vacant: advertising flyers, pizza door hangers, phone books, empty cans and bottles, as well as free newspapers and magazines. Its dangerous to give passers-by with the impression that nobody is home.