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FILE - This undated file booking photo provided by the San Francisco Police Department shows Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, a homeless undocumented immigrant who was acquitted of killing Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier in 2015. A hearing is scheduled Tuesday, May 8, 2018, to determine if Garcia-Zarate and his lawyers can argue to a jury that his federal gun charges represent double jeopardy and/or vindictive prosecution. A state court jury convicted him of illegal gun possession when it acquitted him of murdering Kate Steinle. (San Francisco Police Department via AP, File)

Judge skeptical that San Francisco gun charge is vindictive

By PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 17, 2018, file photo, San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix. Cueto was placed on the disabled list this week with inflammation in his right elbow after going 3-0 with a major league-leading 0.84 ERA in five starts. Cueto hopes to avoid season-ending Tommy John surgery. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Cueto to be sidelined 6-8 weeks, no Tommy John surgery

Associated Press

San Francisco Giants' Alen Hanson (19) slides passes Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers (25) to score on a Gregor Blanco ground ball in the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 6, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Giants hold on in the 9th to sweep Braves

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

In this photo taken Friday, April 13, 2018, San Francisco mayoral candidate and Board of Supervisors President London Breed poses at Alamo Square with &quot;The Painted Ladies&quot; in the background in San Francisco. San Francisco could make history by electing for mayor the first African-American woman, Asian-American woman or openly gay man in a contest that is also the first truly competitive mayoral race the city has seen in 15 years. Breed, 43, is a native San Franciscan and African-American who overcame a rough childhood to become president of the Board of Supervisors. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

San Francisco mayoral candidates battle for ‘soul’ of city

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Chris Stratton works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, May 4, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Bautista debuts, Acuna draws fans but Braves lose to Giants

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press

Vehicles from Mill Valley Police Department, Marin County Sheriff's Office and other first-responders form a perimeter near East Blithedale Avenue at Tower Drive on Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Mill Valley, Calif. Authorities say they are searching for a gunman who shot two people at a Northern California apartment complex. The Marin County Sheriff's Office said Thursday that the two victims were taken to hospitals and perimeter set up around the complex in Mill Valley, about 14 miles north of San Francisco. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal via AP)

The Latest: Shooter, 80, found dead in California apartment

Associated Press

San Francisco mayoral candidates battle for ‘soul’ of city

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

San Francisco Giants' Nick Hundley, right, is congratulated by third base coach Ron Wotus (23) after hitting a two-run home run off San Diego Padres' Clayton Richard in the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Hundley gets 4 hits, Giants beat Padres 9-4; Smith returns

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press

San Diego Padres' Eric Hosmer, left, hits a home run in front of San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey during the ninth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Hosmer’s home run in 9th lifts Padres past Giants 3-2

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press

In this Monday, April 30, 2018 photo, Sister Phylliss, left, hugs a patron while hosting Karaoke night at The SF Eagle, a historic gay bar, in San Francisco. San Francisco’s gay and leather community is set to get its own cultural district as part of a broader city effort to preserve neighborhoods at risk of disappearing under rising rents. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote on a resolution Tuesday that would create the Leather and LGBTQ District in part of the city’s South of Market neighborhood. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

San Francisco eyes cultural status for leather, gay district

By Janie Har - Associated Press

This Monday, April 30, 2018 photo shows the exterior view of The SF Eagle, a historic gay bar in San Francisco. San Francisco’s gay and leather community is set to get its own cultural district as part of a broader city effort to preserve neighborhoods at risk of disappearing under rising rents. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote on a resolution Tuesday that would create the Leather and LGBTQ District in part of the city’s South of Market neighborhood. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The Latest: San Francisco designates gay, leather district

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San Francisco Giants' Nick Hundley, right, celebrates after making the game-winning hit against the San Diego Padres in the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 30, 2018, in San Francisco. Hundley lined a two-run single off Padres closer Brad Hand with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Giants to a 6-5 win over San Diego. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Hundley’s pinch-hit single in 9th rallies Giants past Padres

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Thursday, April 26, 2018, a woman in a wheelchair passes a Pit Stop in San Francisco. The Pit Stop program provides public toilets, sinks, used needle receptacles and dog waste stations in San Francisco's most impacted neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Tolerant San Francisco fed up with dirty, smelly streets

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

49ers general manager John Lynch, left, introduces first-round pick Mike McGlinchey, center, with coach Kyle Shanahan, right, during an NFL football news conference, Friday, April 27, 2018, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe )

49ers fortify defense on final day of NFL draft

By CRAIG MASSEI - Associated Press

Correction: Obit-Larry Harvey story

By JOHN ROGERS and JANIE HAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2017, file photo, LSU running back Derrius Guice (5) runs through Mississippi defenders for a long gain in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss. No. 19 LSU could sure use a career-defining performance from record-setting Guice when the Tigers visit No. 1 Alabama this week/ (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) ** FILE **

Redskins draft RB Derrius Guice in second round after trading back

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, and former player Merton Hanks walk off the stage after announcing Washington's Dante Pettis as the San Francisco 49ers' pick during the second round of the NFL football draft Friday, April 27, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

49ers draft WR Dante Pettis out of Washington

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

A fan poses with a team jersey and Commissioner Roger Goodell after Notre Dame's Mike McGlinchey was selected by the San Francisco 49ers during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

49ers go for offense, grab OT Mike McGlinchey with 9th pick

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo speaks with manager Dave Martinez, seen in Rizzo's sunglasses, before the home opener baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park, Thursday, April 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Rizzo trying to keep Nats staff together

By David Driver - Special to The Washington Times

San Francisco Giants' Mac Williamson singles during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Williamson homers again, Giants top Nationals 4-3

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press