Pictures of the Week, July 10 - July 16
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Bruce Anderson, left, and Bob Stofan of the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office search for DUI offenders wanted on warrants. They've found people hiding in showers, under beds and in closets, and say many were surprised to be tracked down. -
With his cap and flag, George Lopez displays his support for America and incarcerated journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee during Thursday evening's vigil at the Capitol. -
Lisa Ling, right, prays for her sister Laura and colleague Euna Lee on Thursday evening at the west steps of the Capitol in Sacramento. Sharron Price, left, was among more than 300 people who sang and prayed for the journalists' release by the North Koreans. -
Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness listens to the supervisors' discussion of the cuts planned for his department Tuesday. The board decided to reduce the cuts so that only 132 sworn deputies will be laid off, instead of 202, starting Aug. 1. But that means $10 million will have to be cut from other places in the county's budget. -
Alexa Garcia, left, helps move camping clothes under a tree with other attending Camp Quest outside Nevada City. Camp Quest It is one of five summer camps in the country for the children of atheists and other nonbelievers. Garcia, a 13-year-old from Albany, has attended the camp twice. She likes the camp philosophy but also the activities. "I don't consider myself anything right now. I just like the camp," she said. -
Newlyweds Jennifer Keen and Paul Sousa are settling into her Sacramento apartment after their June 28 wedding in Discovery Park was featured in the New York Times. The recovering addicts met at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in February 2008. -
Under police supervision, Kenneth Dodge leaves a vacant lot near Loaves & Fishes, dubbed "Safe Ground," where about 100 homeless people had pitched their tents for three days. The only person arrested Monday was homeless advocate David Moss. -
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass talk to reporters Tuesday before budget talks with Republican leaders and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger resumed at the state Capitol. -
Donte Greene has his hands full entering his second season with the Kings. The 6-foot-10 forward shot only 32.6 percent as a rookie, and his maturity was questioned. -
Tyreke Evans draws the focus of reporters at UNLV's Cox Pavilion, where he also excelled on defense. -
Keith Harper of Elk Grove, left, inspects a wood-carved, long-billed curlew that took a blue ribbon Sunday at the Pacific Flyway Decoy Associations annual Wildfowl Art Festival at the Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento. -
Gray Hills, left, Richard Troon, center, and Bill Peters judge a wood-carved blue gill. The Pacific Flyway Decoy Association was established in 1971 by a handful of carvers who sought to promote and preserve the North American tradition of hand-carved wood decoys. The Wildfowl Art Festival was created to serve that purpose. The 39th annual festival took place Saturday and Sunday. -
Sophia Sprinkle, 3, carries her toy horse through the fountain at the Bertha Henschel Park wading pool Tuesday as triple-digit temperatures made a comeback after weeks of unseasonably cool weather. -
International Tennis Hall of Famer Michael Chang runs through a gantlet of children as he is introduced before his match against Newport Beach on Friday night. Chang had a tougher time with the Breakers' Ramon Delgado. -
Michael Chang, making his World Team Tennis debut Friday night for the Capitals, couldn't match Ramon Delgado's strong serve in a narrow singles loss at Allstate Stadium at the Galleria at Roseville. -
Summer is bliss at the Anderson Springs recreation center near "The Geysers," where AltaRock is testing new technology that worries some homeowners. Founded in 1873 as a hot springs resort, the little community sits on the shoulder of the worldÕs largest tapped geothermal site. -
Lori Voorhies is a recovering alcoholic who got out of prison about two months ago. After she saw the bus driver slump over Saturday night, Voorhies guided the bus to a stop, put on the hazard lights and held the hand of dying driver Gloria Gilchrist. "I said a prayer for her," Voorhies said. -
Ron McClure of Roseville is already in the foreclosure process. He had a prime, fixed-rate loan; then the housing market collapsed, and with it the income from his small home-building business. -
The statewide government shutdown was the first of three Furlough Fridays the governor has imposed each month to save $1.3 billion in wage costs between now and June 30, 2010. For the state worker, the days off amount to a 14.2 percent pay cut. Eddie Hard and Emily Alejandrino, both state workers, spent Friday moving out of their home -- and worrying about their new mortgage. -
Carol Alford leans down to pick up her 2-year-old daughter Martinana Smith after they finish cleaning their room at St. John's Shelter. Alford, 39, who lived on the streets for years, hasn't signed up for her own Habitat for Humanity residence. "It feels good to help somebody else in my situation," Alford said. Alford is one of several women who has volunteered to help build a Habitat for Humanity house in Sacramento. -
Ronita Iulio, left, and her daughter Nicole, 16, head back to St. John's Shelter, where they live, from a Habitat for Humanity home site Wednesday. The shelter's volunteers included four shelter residents and two program graduates.
