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View in browser       Morning Fix Thursday, August 8, 2019         Top Stories   Oysters in peril as warming climate alters the water in their habitats   By Peter Fimrite     California oysters are hurting because of climate change, which alters the water in their habitats to such an extent that it's difficult for them to grow their shells.     Tosca Cafe to reopen with new owners Nancy Oakes, Anna Weinberg and Ken Fulk   By Justin Phillips     Under the new regime, Tosca's name will remain the same and its menu, crafted by Oakes, will continue to highlight Italian fare.     Feds launch initiative to crack down on drug dealing in SF's Tenderloin   By Evan Sernoffsky     San Francisco's newly appointed U.S. Attorney announces a sweeping initiative to arrest and prosecute dope peddlers in the notoriously drug-plagued Tenderloin.     As bail changes in California, a new two-track plan is being proposed   By Bob Egelko     A federal judge in the San Francisco bail case is considering two options, one that would grant monitored release for some defendants unless they are dangerous.     Read more at SFChronicle.com         Bay Area News   Camp Fire claims 86th life; burned man's lungs fail after 9-month struggle   By Nanette Asimov     Camp Fire claims 86th victim, Paul Ernest, 72.  His son confirmed that his father died Monday at a rehabilitation center in West Sacramento.     Bus service to return to Transbay transit center after 10 months   By Michael Cabanatuan     AC Transit will put the transit back into the Transbay transit center when it rolls buses across the third-floor bus deck for the first time in 10 months.     Homelessness advocates lose their own home as market forces hit them   By Steve Rubenstein     The San Francisco Coalition for Homelessness has lost its home just as surely as the folks living in tents on the Turk Street sidewalk outside the coalition's front door.     BART suffers major delays after injured man removed from tracks in San Francisco   By Pete Grieve     A medical emergency on BART briefly shut down San Francisco's Montgomery station Wednesday morning, resulting in widespread delays, officials said.     San Francisco fentanyl overdose deaths soared in 2018 with 89 dead   By Lauren Hernández     Eighty-nine people died from fentanyl overdose in San Francisco in 2018, making the synthetic painkiller the leading cause of opioid overdose deaths in the city.     SF police respond to social media threats against Amazon subsidiary Twitch   By Steve Rubenstein     Police are investigating threats made against the San Francisco Financial District headquarters of the video gaming platform Twitch.     Man suspected in fatal shooting by Livermore Walmart arrested in Elk Grove   By Pete Grieve     Elk Grove police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man earlier in the day in a Walmart parking lot in Livermore, authorities said.     Read more Local stories         Politics   Newsom puts $331 million from settlement into legal aid for housing   By Alexei Koseff     Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to deposit the state's share of a 2012 nationwide bank settlement into a legal assistance fund for renters and homeowners.     Dems now outnumber Republicans in traditional GOP stronghold of Orange County   By John Wildermuth     In more continuing bad news for California Republicans, Democrats are now the leading party in Orange County, the storied home of the "Reagan Revolution."     Just one contender left in SF sheriff's race   By Dominic Fracassa and Trisha Thadani     Lt. Ron Terry, just one of two candidates running to replace Sheriff Vicki Hennessy, has pulled the plug on his campaign. Barring a write-in candidate, Chief Deputy Paul Miyamoto will run unopposed.     Sen. Kamala Harris airing first TV ad of 2020 campaign in Iowa   By Tal Kopan     California Sen. Kamala Harris is launching the first TV ad of her 2020 presidential campaign for the Democratic nomination, starting in the crucial first caucus state of Iowa.     Scandal-plagued Rep. Duncan Hunter faces another GOP challenger in Carl DeMaio   By John Wildermuth     The former San Diego councilman and current conservative talk show host, has become the fifth Republican to challenge scandal-plagued GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter.     Read more Politics stories Click here to sign up for the Political Punch newsletter.         Sporting Green   Lifeless Giants lose Steven Duggar to shoulder injury, get swept by Nationals   By Henry Schulman     The San Francisco Giants, already learning that they will not get Alex Dickerson back soon, lost right fielder Steven Duggar to an injury as they fell again to the Nationals     How to watch Thursday's Giants vs. Phillies game, airing only on YouTube   By Jon Schultz     Madison Bumgarner is set to square off against Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, but you won't be able to watch it on any of the usual TV channels.     Giants' Alex Dickerson to miss more time with oblique strain; Duggar injures shoulder   By Henry Schulman     Outfielder Alex Dickerson, the player the Giants need most to reinvigorate their offense, will take longer than expected to return from a strained right oblique.     Former Giants infielder Ernie Bowman dies   By John Shea     Bowman played 165 games from 1960 to 1963 for the Giants, his only major-league team. He hit .190 with one homer and 10 RBIs in 205 at-bats, and played two games in the 1962 World Series.     Giants fans can cheer former manager Roger Craig at 1989 reunion   By Henry Schulman     Giants fans who attend Sunday's 30-year reunion of the 1989 World Series team will get to cheer the leader of that band. Manager Roger Craig, the Humm Baby, will attend.     Cubs return the favor, pound A's; Matt Chapman's slump deepens   By Susan Slusser     On Tuesday, the A's thumped the Cubs, so of course Wednesday, Oakland was on the other end of the equation. Chapman is  in a 2-for-47 slump.     Semien, Bassitt, Phegley show A's came out ahead in 2014 Chicago deals   By Susan Slusser     The rise of shortstop Marcus Semien, starter Chris Bassitt and catcher Josh Phegley is highlighted this week with the Oakland A's playing in Chicago.     49ers new safety Tarvarius Moore embracing latest position switch   By Eric Branch     Jimmie Ward's extensive injury history means the 49ers' backup free safety could play plenty this season. At the moment, that player is Tarvarius Moore.     49ers' practice report: Garoppolo has TD-TD-TD-TD stretch   By Eric Branch     Garoppolo threw four consecutive TD passes — two to TE George Kittle and two to WR Trent Taylor — during a red-zone period in which all the scores came from in close.     Report: 49ers pass-rusher Nick Bosa has sprained ankle   By Eric Branch     Nick Bosa is getting an MRI on his right ankle after he was injured in practice for the second time in his brief NFL career Wednesday.     Raiders receiver Antonio Brown might have suffered 'extreme' frostbite   By Matt Kawahara     Oakland Raiders receiver Antonio Brown has missed most of training camp with an undisclosed foot ailment, which several outlets report occurred in a cryotherapy session.     HBO's 'Hard Knocks' series knocks softly on Raiders' door   By Scott Ostler     Coaches dread being chosen for HBO's "Hard Knocks," and the more sad-sack the team is, the harder it is to avoid that fate.     The ratings are in. Raiders make for popular 'Hard Knocks' viewing   By Matt Kawahara     The premiere of "Hard Knocks" featuring the Oakland Raiders drew the second-largest viewership for a debut episode in the show's 14 seasons, according to HBO.     Raiders' offense has flashes — and lulls — in practice with Rams   By Matt Kawahara     Quarterback Derek Carr and the Raiders offense nearly ended Wednesday's joint practice with the Rams with a flourish.     Kevin Durant: Warriors not to blame for Achilles injury   By Ron Kroichick     Durant spoke publicly for the first time since he joined the Nets, saying he doesn't blame the Warriors for the way they handled his calf injury during the playoffs.     List of highest-paid female athletes shows why equity fight must continue   By Ann Killion     Parents, let your daughters grow up to be tennis players. That's the lesson of the recently released Forbes list of the most highly paid female athletes.     Read more Sporting Green stories         Biz+Tech   Juul-backed ballot measure may repeal SF's flavored e-cigarette ban   By Catherine Ho     A top Juul executive says the company "never intended" to overturn S.F.'s ban on flavored tobacco sales — but a city committee says the language isn't clear.     Outside Lands gets green light for pot sales on festival grounds   By Melia Russell     Outside Lands, San Francisco's largest summer music festival, has won approval from the city to allow marijuana sales and have a designated smoking area.     The IRS just made its tax-withholding calculator actually useful   By Kathleen Pender     Employees should find it easier to get the right amount withheld from paychecks, thanks to a highly improved online estimator the IRS just released.     Read more Biz+Tech stories         Opinion Central   Editorial: A gun control measure that's not about guns   Chronicle Editorial Board     Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the whole country to try California's restrictions on ammunition. It's not a bad idea.     Editorial: California makes it easier to built homeless shelters   Chronicle Editorial Board     A new law will make it harder for cities to avoid building Navigation Centers for homeless people. That's good for San Francisco — and all of California.     Open Forum: Food stamp cuts could force more schoolchildren to go hungry   By Monica Mattes     A Trump administration proposal could affect more than half a million students' eligibility for subsidized breakfasts and lunches.     Open Forum: Anti-Trump tax return law is a disingenuous election reform   By Jim Sutton     California's politicians have a long history of seeking partisan advantage through measures billed as promoting fairness and transparency.     Read more Opinion Central stories         Food & Culture   Is there such a thing as a timeless wine?   By Esther Mobley     As I dove deeper into my research, I discovered that the lush, heady 2004 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons tell the story of the year 2004's luxurious fever dream.     Feline fans lap up Silicon Valley's first cat convention, kitten yoga and all   By Ryan Kost     The first-ever Silicat Valley Cat Convention and Festival, a two-day celebration of cat culture, featured famous internet felines, a kitten lounge, cat yoga and more.     Cherry Lake is a testament to the glory of Northern California lakes   By Tom Stienstra     Lakes across the Sierra, Cascade and Shasta-Siskiyou ranges can provide the vacation answer where you can camp, boat, swim, fish and hike.     Read more Food & Culture stories         Datebook   Hollywood destroys San Francisco ... over and over     Our interactive SF Disaster Movies Project chronicles the myriad ways aliens, monsters and natural disasters have laid waste to The City.     Ferlinghetti photos of Normandy landing on D-Day surface at Harvey Milk Photo Center   By Sam Whiting     As the armada of allied ships formed for the D-Day landing, Lawrence Ferlinghetti was off the coast of Normandy, one hand on the controls and the other on a Navy-issue camera.     Review: ‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’ a sloppy wet kiss of a dog movie   By G. Allen Johnson     Who can resist cute dog stories, even if it is the centerpiece of a sappy film and the dog has Kevin Costner's voice? Don't allow a curmudgeon like me to rain on your parade.     Review: McCarthy, Moss and Haddish are terrific mobsters in ‘The Kitchen’   By Mick LaSalle     There's a lot to be said for "The Kitchen," about three Irish mafia wives who take over the mob in Hell's Kitchen. It has three great roles tailored to three vivid actresses.     Review: In 'Tel Aviv on Fire' creativity trumps ethnic conflict   By David Lewis     "Tel Aviv on Fire" is a delightfully satiric take on the Israeli-Palestinian quagmire. It's a well-acted movie with both a funny bone and a sense of humanity.     Read more Datebook stories         Chronicle Vault   Chronicle Covers: When San Francisco nearly lost the Giants   By Tim O'Rourke     The Chronicle's front page from Aug. 8, 1992, covers Giants management's agreement to sell the beloved franchise after 34 years in the city.     A day that lives in infamy: Wine comes to Candlestick Park in 1977   By Peter Hartlaub     The moment the city truly became a cliché in the nation's eyes can be pinpointed to the minute: 12:55 p.m. on April 15, 1977, the day wine sales began at Candlestick Park.     Read more Chronicle Vault stories         Podcasts   Fifth & Mission: Swag: It's fun! It's free! It works! It's a nightmare!     It's a constant in the tech industry and has been for ages. The data says swag is an effective marketing tool, and the goodies are nice. But there's a cost for the environment. 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