The Year in Pictures by Bee Photographers
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The 2008 Summer Olympics conclude with a colorful closing ceremony Saturday, August 24, 2008, in Beijing, China. -
One-month-old Mario Romo stretches as he wakes from a nap on Nov. 17, 2008. His mother, Laura Herrera of Sacramento goes to PLAN, the Parent Led Assistance Network, a parent guided program that assists impoverished families with children 0-8 years old. -
Amber Weiss, 31, and Sharon Papo, 29, of Berkeley walk down the stairs of San Francisco City Hall after they were married on the second day of legal gay marriages in California on June 17, 2008. -
Aubrey Tuttle, 4, of Roseville takes photos with her play camera at the 4th of July parade in Roseville Friday, July 4, 2008. -
Mayor elect Kevin Johnson embraces supporters following his speech at the election night party at Zocalo in midtown Sacramento on Nov. 4, 2008. -
Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo, center, is consoled by Rancho Cordova City Council member Ken Cooley, left, and campaign manager Dale Howard, right, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 before conceding defeat to Kevin Johnson on Election Day. -
The north fork of the Bishop Creek flows among fall colors Thursday, October 9, 2008 on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. -
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama shakes the hands of supporters as he arrives at his "meet the candidate" rally Monday Jan. 14, 2008 at the Carson City Community Center in Carson City NV. -
Artist Padmini Sirish performs Bharathanatyam, a traditional opening prayer to Lord Ganesha, Aug. 16, 2008 during the Indian Independence Day celebration at Folsom High School. -
Armando Lara, left, and Antonio Ceballos embrace during a rally to support the right of same-sex couples to marry Nov. 22, 2008 at the Capitol. -
A pilot flying a powered parachute passes through a flock of tree swallows Oct. 22, 2008 over a cornfield west of Tracy. The swarm is so large that scientists are able to see it using Doppler radar. Thousands of the five-inch birds will roost for a short time before they fly south to Central America. -
Clean-up crews tackle a twisted mess of bee hives Sunday, March 16, 2008 on Highway 99. Thousands of honey bees were let loose on the Sacramento highway when the big rig transporting them overturned on the Florin Road on ramp. -
Grant coach Mike Alberghini is doused with water by his players Dec. 5, 2008 after his team defeated Burbank 55-6 to capture the Sac Joaquin Division II Football Section Championship at Folsom High School. -
Shannon Cruce and her husband, Mark, hold one-day-old infants Madeline, left, and Gavin April 26, 2008 at Mercy Hospital in Folsom. When Shannon's sister, Crystal Ellis, seen resting in bed, discovered Shannon could not have children, she agreed to be a surrogate. -
Contestants take off at the start of the Run, Ride, and Tie race Sept. 6, 2008 in Cool. -
Father Dan Madigan plays with his Great Dane, Molly Malone, inside St. Joseph's Church Sept. 4, 2008 in Freeport. His dog is usually in the church during services. -
Monks from the Tibet Gyutoe Monastery in San Jose throw white flour in the air to bring purity and good luck Tuesday April 8, 2008 during a rally in San Francisco. Tibetan-Americans and Tibet supporters join in a peace rally at the United Nations Plaza the evening before the arrival of the Olympic Torch. -
Sacramento Metro firefighters work on a structure Sept. 1, 2008 on Wise Rd. in Lincoln. -
Bill Grant, left, a Kevin Johnson supporter, pours water an a Heather Fargo supporter in front of The California Museum on May 7, 2008 in downtown Sacramento. -
Sacramento Monarchs Chelsea Newton battles for the ball with Houston Comets Michell Snow Saturday, August 30, 2008 during the first half of the WNBA game with the Houston Comets at Arco Arena. -
Matt Coulam, left, is weighed by PE teacher Cici Robinson during physical fitness testing Tuesday April 22, 2008 at El Camino High School in Sacramento on. Ninth grade students took a series of athletic tests that are mandated by law. If they pass five of six of them they do not have to take PE for a certain amount of time. -
Eve Deutsch, a homeless woman, washes her hair at a faucet at Loaves & Fishes. Every several months she says she is rousted by the police to move to another location. -
Anita Jain wrote the first-person book "Marrying Anita: A Quest for Love in the New India," about her attempts to find a husband in India, after living the NYC singles lifestyle. -
Percussionist Stan Lunetta retired after 55 years at the Music Circus. Lunetta played roughly 3,534 performances over the past 54 seasons. -
Iraq war veteran Chris Sederquist was a sniper for the Army. His squad was killed in Iraq after he returned home from the war. He says he's always been an angry individual but came back 10 times angrier. Sederquist is a Sierra College student and is hoping to return to Iraq soon. -
The Point Cabrillo Lighthouse is viewed from the bedroom window of the 'Lighthouse Room' Aug. 5, 2008 at the Lighthouse Inn at the Point Cabrillo Light Station in Mendocino. Point Cabrillo light station was named California's newest state historic park. -
The Tour of California peloton races through downtown Sacramento Feb. 1, 2008 during the second stage of the race. -
Olympic swimmers Micheal Phelps, center, and Garrett Weber-Gale, left, celebrate their gold medal in the men's 4 x 100M freestyle relay at the XXIX Olympiad Games in Beijing, China.
