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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2016 file photo, Vice President Joe Biden speaks with Nobel Laureate Dr. Paul Modrich, left, as Dr. A. Eugene Washington, Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University, right listens in a laboratory at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, N.C. Biden’s defining venture since leaving the Obama White House is the Biden Cancer Initiative, a nonprofit aimed at speeding a cancer cure in memory of his son. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

Biden anti-cancer groups could pose influence concerns

By STEPHEN BRAUN - Associated Press

In this Monday, June 17, 2019, photo, Joshua Ni, 24, and Fritz Ramirez, 23, vape from electronic cigarettes in San Francisco. San Francisco supervisors are considering whether to move the city toward becoming the first in the United States to ban all sales of electronic cigarettes in an effort to crack down on youth vaping. The plan would ban the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes, as well as prohibit e-cigarette manufacturing on city property. (AP Photo/Samantha Maldonado)

San Francisco moves closer to nation’s 1st e-cigarette ban

By SAMANTHA MALDONADO - Associated Press

In this Monday, June 17, 2019, photo, Jacky Chan, 23, takes a vaping break from his job at a smoke shop in San Francisco. San Francisco supervisors are considering whether to move the city toward becoming the first in the United States to ban all sales of electronic cigarettes in an effort to crack down on youth vaping. The plan would ban the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes, as well as prohibit e-cigarette manufacturing on city property. (AP Photo/Samantha Maldonado)

The Latest: San Francisco closer to ban on e-cigarette sales

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San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Will Smith, front right, celebrates with assistant hitting coach Rick Schu after the Giants defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 in a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, June 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Giants homer 3 times in 5-3 victory over Brewers

By GIDEON RUBIN - Associated Press

San Francisco losing its chief medical examiner

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San Francisco Giants' Evan Longoria follows through on an RBI single during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Giants hold on in 9th to beat Padres 4-2

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FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, file photo, writer Jimmie Fails, left, and director Joe Talbot pose for a portrait to promote the film &quot;The Last Black Man in San Francisco,&quot; at the Salesforce Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. The film opens nationwide Friday, June 14 and is already one of the most acclaimed of the year. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)

The newcomers behind ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’

By LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

A partial rainbow is shown over the skyline in San Francisco, Friday, March 2, 2018. In Northern California, a blizzard warning was in effect for parts of the Sierra Nevada, and dozens of collisions were reported on San Francisco Bay Area highways. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

White men sue San Francisco for race, sex bias

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 file photo, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon is shown at a news conference in San Francisco, On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Gascon is announcing what appears to be a first of its kind program using artificial intelligence to lessen bias in the criminal justice system. Starting next month, prosecutors will decide whether to charge a suspect based on &quot;color blind&quot; police reports in which names, race and other identifying details have been removed. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

San Francisco prosecutors turn to AI to reduce racial bias

By JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press

FILE - This July 17, 2015 file photo shows the entrance to the Bohemian Grove encampment in Monte Rio, Calif. A retreat for members of the elite Bohemian Club is facing renewed scrutiny for excluding women. This comes after the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors raised questions about whether sheriff's deputies should provide security for an event that discriminates by gender. Female supervisors say they were inspired by the #MeToo movement and in threats to women's rights nationally. (Kent Porter/Press Democrat via AP, File)

California county questions security deal for men-only club

By SAMANTHA MALDONADO - Associated Press

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray throws against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Sunday, June 9, 2019. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP)

Kelly, Marte HR as Diamondbacks finish sweep, beat Jays 8-2

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler throws against a San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, June 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Buehler, Muncy lead Dodgers to 1-0 shutout of Giants

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FILE - This Sept. 29, 1966, file photo shows part of the Fillmore District in San Francisco. Actor Jimmie Fails draws from his own story in his portrayal of a young black man navigating a shifting racial landscape in &quot;The Last Black Man in San Francisco.&quot; His tale is a familiar one in affluent U.S. cities. (AP Photo/Robert H. Houston, File)

Film captures the loss of black San Franciscans

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz delivers against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, June 7, 2019, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

Giants beat Kershaw, Dodgers 2-1 to end home skid

By GIDEON RUBIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2016, file photo, San Francisco police officers wait while homeless people collect their belongings in San Francisco. San Francisco supervisors consider legislation Tuesday, June 4, 2019, allowing the city to force mentally ill drug addicts into housing and treatment for up to a year. Mayor London Breed says it's inhumane to let addicts languish on the streets, but homeless advocates say the measure is extreme and a violation of civil rights. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

San Francisco to force treatment on mentally ill drug users

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

In this Sept. 18, 2018 file photo, Sacramento Police block protesters outside the Sacramento Convention Center, where a law enforcement conference is being held in Sacramento, Calif. Organizers of a pride parade in the California state capital have banned uniformed police officers from participating in this weekend's march and other festivities. The Sacramento LGBT Community Center says it asked city officers not to participate in uniform to honor "community members who have been harmed by police violence." The center says in its statement posted on social media that police officers can partake in civilian clothes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Sacramento gay pride parade bans uniformed police officers

By Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

This photo provided by A24 shows Jimmie Fails who stars as himself in &quot;The Last Black Man In San Francisco&quot;, an A24 release. (Adam Newport-Berra / A24 via AP)

Review: ‘Last Black Man in San Francisco’ a soulful lament

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 26, 2018, file photo, a man lies on the sidewalk beside a recyclable trash bin in San Francisco. San Francisco supervisors consider legislation Tuesday, June 4, 2019, allowing the city to force mentally ill drug addicts into housing and treatment for up to a year. Mayor London Breed says it's inhumane to let addicts languish on the streets, but homeless advocates say the measure is extreme and a violation of civil rights. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

The Latest: Disability rights group blasts treatment pilot

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In this photo taken Thursday, May 23, 2019, construction is done on a home in a housing development in Elk Grove, Calif. Proposals to cap rent increase, set new rules for evictions and cut red tape to build more housing have all faced tough political fights among lawmakers in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California has housing crisis, Legislature has no fix yet

By ANDREW OXFORD - Associated Press

Fans watch a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Miami. Major League Baseball's average attendance of 26,854 is 1.4% below the 27,242 through the similar point last season, which wound below 30,000 for the first time since 2003. Baltimore, Cincinnati, Minnesota and Tampa Bay set stadium lows this year. Kansas City had its smallest home crowd since 2011, and Toronto and San Francisco since 2010. Miami and the Rays drew 12,653 Wednesday night _ combined. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

MLB attendance down another 1.4%, 4th straight drop

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press