Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: What is this spider? Immature Black Widow?, 1 by ben1832

ben1832 wrote:
This guy (or gal) is sitting on our porch. There are a couple more, smaller, nearby. Can anyone help identify it. I certainly do not want to kill anything, but if it's a black widow, it (and its relatives nearby) will be destroyed. Anything else is ok. I live in Central California and there are mature black widow around, so anything is possible. We have a 3- and a 5-year-old, and a chihuahua, so I want to be very careful. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Bob