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San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence doubles to score Gregor Blanco during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in San Francisco, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo)

Giants pound Braves 10-4 to win series

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A sail boat makes its way under the Golden Gate Bridge on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in San Francisco. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration team has found the shipwreck of the City of Chester vessel in the area. The ship sunk in the San Francisco Bay in 1888 after a collision with a larger ship. The first images of the newly discovered wreckage were were released Wednesday by federal ocean scientists. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

SOWELL: The height of utopianism

By Thomas Sowell

A statue of Christopher Columbus stands beneath Coit Tower Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in San Francisco. San Francisco's landmark Coit Tower reopened to the public Wednesday after a six-month, $1.7 million upgrade that included restoration of its famed murals. (AP Photo)

San Francisco’s landmark Coit Tower reopens

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, file photo, Google co-founder Sergey Brin wears Google Glass in San Francisco. Google is once again selling its Internet-connected eyewear to anyone in the U.S. as the company fine tunes a device that has sparked intrigue and disdain for its potential to change the way people interact with technology. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google resumes Glass sales in the US

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Minor throws against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo)

Minor silences Giants’ bats as Braves win 5-0

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San Francisco Giants second baseman Brandon Hicks, top, turns a double play over Atlanta Braves' Jason Heyward (22) on a ground ball from Justin Upton during the first inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 12, 2014, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Braves stumble against Giants, Lincecum in loss

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San Francisco Giants' Tyler Colvin, right, shakes hands with third base coach Tim Flannery, left, after Colvin's solo home run against the Atlanta Braves during the second inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 12, 2014, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Tim Lincecum strikes out 11 as Giants beat Braves

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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner, right, and Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig, left, exchange words as Puig runs down the third base line after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 9, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

Giants LHP Bumgarner stifles Dodgers in 3-1 win

By JOE RESNICK - Associated Press

49ers draft South Carolina WR Ellington

By CRAIG MASSEI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2013, file photo, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson (13) pushes off Atlanta Falcons cornerback Robert McClain (27) during the first half of an NFL football game in Toronto. The Bills traded Johnson to the San Francisco 49ers on Friday, May 9, 2014, in a deal made before the start of the second round of the NFL draft. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert, File)

49ers cap busy Day 2 of draft with five trades

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, Northern Illinois safety Jimmie Ward (15) intercepts a pass intended for Toledo wide receiver Alonzo Russell (9) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Toledo, Ohio. Ward was selected in the first round, 30th overall, by the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL draft on Thursday, May 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File)

49ers select defensive back Ward with 30th pick

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

A woman looks at a no trespassing sign and an eviction notice dated May 6, 2014 on the door of Marcus Book Stores on Fillmore Street in San Francisco on Thursday, May 8, 2014. One of the oldest black-owned bookstores in the nation, it has been evicted from its longtime home in the historic neighborhood. The co-owners of Marcus Book Stores in the city's Fillmore District said in an open letter May 2014 that the property owner changed the locks to the door after they fell behind on rent payments. The store has been shuttered since Tuesday. (AP Photo/San Francisco Examiner, Mike Koozmin)

Longtime California black-owned bookstore closes

By TERRY COLLINS - Associated Press

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Josh Beckett pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)

Beckett solid in Dodgers’ 10-inning loss to Giants

By JOE RESNICK - Associated Press

San Francisco Giants’ Brandon Belt drops his bat after hitting a RBI-single during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)

Sanchez’s sac fly in 10th helps Giants top Dodgers

By JOE RESNICK - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Pirates' Gerrit Cole (45) throws against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Cole, Pirates beat Giants 4-3 to take 2 of 3

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San Francisco Giants' Hector Sanchez drives in teammate Buster Posey with a single off Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Tony Watson during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, May 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Giants top Pirates 11-10 on throwing error in 13th

By JOHN PERROTTO - Associated Press

Giants fall to Pirates on overturned call in 9th

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

San Francisco Giants' Brandon Belt (9) scores on a sacrifice fly to center by Giants' Ehire Adrianza as Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Charlie Morton, right, walks back to the mound during the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, May 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Call overturned, Marte safe, Pirates nip SF in 9th

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

San Francisco leader proposes city kill switch law

By TERRY COLLINS - Associated Press

Correction: Posthumous Lawyer Application story

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