SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Dozens gathered at Manny’s in San Francisco Wednesday eager to watch President Joe Biden’s historic address to the nation.

The highly anticipated event saw the President explain his decision to no longer run for reelection in November, as well as what his plans were for the rest of his time in office.

“This is the first time since 1968 that a sitting president has chosen not to run for reelection. A huge moment in American politics,” said Manny’s owner, Manny Yekutiel.

During the speech, Biden highlighted his most valued accomplishments over the last four years, and highlighted the need to continue to unite the country.

His message resonating with viewers like Lily Lamboy, who says she became emotional watching the President speak.

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“I actually think I walled off a lot of my feelings and emotions around politics because I felt so hopeless over the last few weeks,” Lamboy said.

Biden also taking time to note the importance of passing on leadership to the next generation, namely Vice President Kamala Harris.

Harris remains the presumptive Democratic nominee to take on former President Donald Trump in this year’s election.

“To have someone who’s going to be better able to get out on the campaign trail, who’s going to be better able to speak to the issues, how they affect working class people, people of color,” said Carolyn Wysinger.

Wysinger says she also was impressed by Biden’s speech.

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She says, as a Black woman, seeing herself represented in the Vice President has been inspiring.

“There was just so much excitement around Kamala that everyone wanted to be a part of it. And I’m hearing so many different stories about women who are running in down ballot situations and their fundraising has spiked, their visibility has spiked,” Wysinger said.

And while Biden’s term won’t end until January, for many here – Wednesday’s address felt like saying goodbye.

“That’s all we can hope for is that we serve our country, we do our absolute best. And when we’re in our 80s we get to have some time with our families to enjoy our lives,” said Lamboy.

Democratic delegates will formally choose their candidate for the election at their convention next month.

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan has revealed he offered Bill Belichick a coaching role at the 49ers but was “politely” turned down.

Belichick is the most successful coach in Super Bowl history with six titles but has been out of work since leaving the New England Patriots in January after 24 trophy-laden years.

He interviewed for the head coach position at the Atlanta Falcons but was overlooked in favour of Raheem Morris.

Shanahan was eager to tap into the 72-year-old’s vast experience and offered him a place on the staff – “whatever he wanted to do” – an offer that is thought to have included the role of defensive co-ordinator that was eventually filled by Nick Sorensen.

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But Shanahan rebuffed his advances and, as it stands, will start the 2024 season as an analyst for Inside the NFL.

Shanahan told The TK Show podcast: “I did, I threw it out to him. 

“He loves football so much that you never know what he … I can’t believe that he’s not a head coach of a team right now. I know what I would do if I was an owner so that shocks me and the last thing you want to do is insult someone like Bill Belichick. 

“But I know he just loves ball in its simplest form, so I threw it all out to him, whatever he wanted to do.

“I was like, ‘would you be interested?’ And he was very nice and appreciative, but he politely turned me down.”

Shanahan admits Belichick’s arrival could have caused problems down the line

Shanahan is convinced Belichick will be back on the sideline soon, however, and failed to suppress his admiration for a man who has 302 career NFL wins to his name.

“I’m sure he’s going to be back in the league next year, and I could be going against him,” Shanahan said. 

“He could be in the NFC West. It would have sucked if he came here, and then he was going against us, so that’s the stuff you have to be careful about. But he’s the best, and I just like talking to him.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and drove in three runs, rookie Landon Knack pitched five solid innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games by beating the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Tyler Fitzgerald became the first Giants rookie to homer in five consecutive games with a solo shot in the second inning. Fitzgerald had three hits and drove in both runs.

Gavin Lux — named the NL Player of the Week on Monday — had a two-run double in the first inning. Lux is 7 for 16 with five RBIs since the All-Star break.

“I’m trying to be more aggressive, get a good pitch to hit. Overall, as the year goes on get more at-bats, feel more comfortable and roll from there,” Lux said.

Ohtani ended the night of San Francisco starter Jordan Hicks (4-7) in the fourth inning with a double off the right-field fence in front of the Giants’ bullpen to drive in Jason Heyward and Cavan Biggio, extending Los Angeles’ lead to 4-1.

Ohtani then added an RBI base hit up the middle in the eighth inning.

Fitzgerald’s homer was the only mistake by Knack (2-2), who picked up his first victory since April 23. The right-hander allowed one run on two hits with six strikeouts and two walks.

Dodgers’ rookie pitchers have started 45 games this season and are 17-8 with a 3.00 ERA. Los Angeles is 27-18 when they have a rookie starter on the mound.

“It’s the guys you come up with this entire way, to be able to see them come up here and have some success too and be able to contribute here, it’s fun,” Knack said. “It’s cool to see the young guys step up and do their thing here. It’s been a great experience.”

Fitzgerald drove a slider from Knack into the Dodgers’ left-field bullpen to get the Giants within 2-1.

The longest homer streak by a Giants rookie prior to Fitzgerald’s was four games by Jack Clark in 1977.

Fitzgerald is the first San Francisco player to homer in at least five straight since Barry Bonds had a seven-game streak in 2004.

“It’s cool and all, but it would have been definitely cooler if we would have won,” Fitzgerald said. “At the end of the year I’ll look back on this and smile about it, but we lost the game. Really, not a whole lot good came from it.”

The Giants had their first three runners reach base in the ninth inning, including an RBI single by Fitzgerald. San Francisco had the bases loaded with two out, but Evan Phillips got LaMonte Wade Jr. to ground out for his 15th save.

Hicks had seven strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings but also walked five. The right-hander allowed four runs and three hits.

While the Dodgers have been rolling coming out of the break, the Giants have dropped four of five.

“We talked about kind of the cavalry coming, but we need to do it now,” manager Bob Melvin said. “We’re going to have to to wear this one a little bit today and come out and win a game tomorrow, because the more we dig a hole for ourselves, the tougher it’s going to be for us.”

ROSTER MOVE

The Giants claimed OF Derek Hill off waivers from the Texas Rangers. Hill was a former first-round pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2014 draft. He batted .256 with three home runs and five RBIs in 16 games with the Rangers this season.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Dodgers: RHP Walker Buehler (right hip inflammation) threw a bullpen session before the game, but the next steps remain to be determined.

UP NEXT

Giants: LHP Robbie Ray will make his season debut. Ray signed with San Francisco during the offseason after having Tommy John surgery on his left elbow last year. His last game in the majors was on March 31, 2023.

Dodgers: RHP Tyler Glasnow (8-5, 3.47 ERA) will be activated off the injured list. He has missed the last two weeks due to lower back tightness.

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