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Left-hander Blake Snell has exercised his right to opt out of his contract with the San Francisco Giants to become a free agent for the second straight offseason. The two-time Cy Young Award winner agreed in March to a $62…

SAN FRANCISCO — Unauthorized street vendors have flourished in San Francisco’s Chinatown, selling everything from produce to live seafood, including baby sharks, leaving some local businesses frustrated. The chairman of the Chinatown Merchant’s Association says that’s not fair to law-abiding…