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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Chris Stratton (34) throws against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Stratton pitches 2-hitter, Giants top Rockies to end skid

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

This March 2, 2018, file photo shows a statue that depicts a Native American at the feet of a Spanish cowboy and Catholic missionary in San Francisco. A San Francisco board has decided to remove the 19th-century statue that activists say is racist and demeaning to indigenous people. The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, on the “Early Days” statue. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

San Francisco statue that some call racist is removed

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Former Vice President Al Gore addresses the Global Action Climate Summit Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in San Francisco. California Gov. Jerry Brown's international climate summit wraps up Friday with a call to action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing renewable energy and other Earth-friendly initiatives ahead of the next United Nations climate meeting in 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

The Latest: Gov. Brown says California will launch satellite

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Lions-49ers Capsule

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$Members of the group 1000 Grandmothers protest outside the Moscone Center in San Francisco where the Global Climate Action Summit is being held, on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. The group, which says it is made up of elder women activists working to address the climate crisis, chanted &quot;Listen to your Grandma, no more fracking!&quot; (AP Photo/Juliet Williams)$

Global summit rebukes Trump, cheers on work to aid climate

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo waves after speaking during the opening plenary of the Global Action Climate Summit Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in San Francisco. The mayor of Paris and other top officials who were instrumental in securing the 2015 U.N. climate accord opened the California summit by talking about the importance of continuing the path to clean energy, despite President Donald Trump's withdrawal of the United States from the pact. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

The Latest: 2 protesters detained at climate meeting

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Gov. Jerry Brown, signs a copy of the environmental measure SB100 as the bill's author, state Sen. Kevin de Leon, right, holds a copy of the bill, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. SB100 sets a goal of phasing out all fossil fuels from the state's electricity sector by 2045. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California aims to get all electricity from clean sources by 2045

By Jonathan J. Cooper - Associated Press

State Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, second from right, displays his environmental measure SB100 after is was signed into law by Calif., Gov. Jerry Brown front center, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Brown, surrounded by lawmakers and activists including Assembly members Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, of San Diego, second from left, Ken Cooley, of Rancho Cordova, third from left and billionaire activist Tom Steyer, right, signed SB100 which sets a goal of phasing out all fossil fuels from the state's electricity sector by 2045. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The Latest: Brown sees new California energy policy as model

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4 injured after bus crashes into building in San Francisco

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FILE - In this May 11, 2017, file photo, Dutch innovator Boyan Slat poses for a portrait next to a pile of plastic garbage prior to a press conference in Utrecht, Netherlands. Engineers will deploy a trash collection device to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world's largest garbage patch in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. The 2,000-foot (600-meter) long floating boom will be towed Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, from San Francisco to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an island of trash twice the size of Texas. The system was created by The Ocean Cleanup, an organization founded by Slat. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Massive boom hopes to corral Pacific Ocean’s plastic trash

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018 file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) throws before an NFL preseason football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis. When Jimmy Garoppolo got thrown into the lineup as San Francisco's quarterback just weeks after joining the 49ers, simply getting a play off in time was an accomplishment. Garoppolo overcame that limited knowledge of coach Kyle Shanahan's offense to put together an impressive 5-0 finish to the season as one of the NFL's most productive quarterbacks down the stretch.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Garoppolo poised to build off late-season success for 49ers

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler throws to Los Angeles Dodgers' Joc Pederson during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John McCoy)

Wheeler hit by liner, still pitches Mets past Dodgers 7-3

By DOUG PADILLA - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers' Austin Barnes,left, is congratulated by Justin Turner for his two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John McCoy)

Freese, Barnes homer as Dodgers rally to beat Mets 11-4

By DOUG PADILLA - Associated Press

This Aug. 22, 2018, photo provided by MinnPost shows the 333 Hennepin apartment tower under construction in northeast Minneapolis. New construction is pushing the city skyward, inexorably changing neighborhoods that, just a few years ago, were smaller, quieter and roomier. The building boom is needed to accommodate steady growth in population in the area. (Greta Kaul/MinnPost via AP)

Minneapolis looks to build out of its housing crisis

By GRETA KAUL and JESSICA LEE of MinnPost. - Associated Press

San Francisco Giants' Austin Slater (53) breaks his bat grounding out to short against the New York Mets during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

Suarez outduels Wheeler as Giants defeat punchless Mets 7-0

By ROB GLOSTER - Associated Press

The Latest: 2 men try to push young man off light rail

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FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2018, file photo, San Francisco Giants' Andrew McCutchen hits a three-run home run as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal and home plate umpire Stu Scheurwater watch during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles. The playoff-contending New York Yankees are close to completing a trade for San Francisco Giants outfielder Andrew McCutchen. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday night, Aug. 30, 2018, the Yankees would send infielder Abiatal Avelino and another minor leaguer to San Francisco for McCutchen. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal wasn't finalized. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Donaldson, McCutchen, Madson move; busy Brewers make 3 deals

By BEN WALKER - Associated Press

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers gestures from the sideline during the first half of the team's NFL preseason football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Aguayo’s kick leads Chargers past 49ers 23-21

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

Parents and children gather after being released following a reported shooting at Balboa High School Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 in San Francisco. Police said they arrested three people Thursday after responding to a report of a gunshot inside the high school. A gun was recovered on school grounds, but police spokeswoman Grace Gatapandan declined to say if it had been fired. Police haven't released the names of the suspects. (Kevin N. Hume/The San Francisco Examiner via AP)

The Latest: 4 students arrested for gun shot at high school

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Correction: Asian-Americans-Affirmative Action story

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press