Pictures of the Week 10/30 - 11/05
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Assemblywoman Ana Caballero, D-Salinas, is introduced by Assembly Republican leader Sam Blakeslkee, R-San Luis Obispo during Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, press conference on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2009, to announce the passage of water bills by the Senate and Assembly in Sacramneto, Calif. -
Spencer Hawes urges the announced sellout crowd at Arco Arena to rally around the Kings during their comeback victory. Hawes came off the bench to contribute 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. -
Sean Bigley of Rocklin isnŐt scared of bamboo and believes you shouldnŐt be, either. His love of bamboo led him to open a nursery, where he sells many varieties of the plant. -
Sacramento State freshman runningback Sam McCowan will likely start this weeks Big Sky Conference game with Northern Arizona. The Hornet have several more experienced runners who are injured. Photographed Wednesday October 28, 2009. -
Niki Norwood shops for more decorations for her Placerville Brewery Co. at the Snowline Hospice Thrift Store in Placerville last week. Local leaders say such stores don't produce much sales tax money. -
William Strange, husband of Jennifer Strange, talks to the media last week after a jury awarded his family $16.57 million as a result of JenniferŐs death following a radio station contest. -
Cailin Jope says Rio Americano girls water polo coach Rafael Ruano "pushes us to perform our best in both practice and the games." -
Bill Hunt of Harold leads mountain-biking classmates through a course during training provided by Total Body Fitness and instructor Dan Foster at Folsom LakeŐs Granite Beach. At right, Hunt catches a bit of air while trying out his new skills; above, novice rider Mila Olson of Placerville gets encouragement from Foster. -
Doris Lockness, 99, began flying two years after Amelia Earhart's plane vanished in 1937. She became one of the country's most accomplished female fliers. -
Homeless Colin Reid tears up at Friendship Park on Oct. 29, 2009 while talking about the unsolved murder of his son, Colin Reid, Jr., last Halloween. The governor's office recently offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the murderer. -
Lincoln quarterback Alex Stewart is sacked by Placer's Art Gayduchik during Friday's Pioneer Valley League showdown. -
Inspector General David Shaw points to a chart of Phillip GarridoŐs movements tracked by a GPS device. Tracking was spotty, Shaw said. -
Molly Mulligan Mounteer wore a witches hat in the memory of her grandmother Jean Runyon who used to wear a witch's costume on her rooftop and perform a witch's cackle on Halloween at the Celebration of the life of Jean Runyon at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. Photo taken Saturday October 31, 2009. -
Sacramento StateŐs Ryan Shinar and two teammates flatten a Northern Arizona ballcarrier. Shinar lost his helmet on the play, but the Hornets didnŐt lose their heads, and went on to a Big Sky Conference upset win over the Lumberjacks. -
Angelina Macedo, left, and her 16-year-old daughter were working at the counter of La Flor de Guerrero, the family store on Fruitridge Road, on Oct. 19 when a robber took out a gun and demanded money. Macedo's husband, Manuel Pineda, ran out of the back and hurled two knives at the man, who fled, according to a police report. -
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, left, bumps fists Tuesday with Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, before a water bill was passed with MaldonadoŐs help. Meanwhile, Steinberg was criticized by Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District officials, who said he had reneged on promises to spare them new equipment charges. -
Molly Hawks and Michael Fagnoni, with their daughter Lucy Fagnoni, say meatloaf appeals to families. "We all grew up with meatloaf," Hawks says. -
Volunteer Vicki Cook takes a break from window cleaning to give treats to puppies at play in the room they share at the new Sacramento County Animal Care Facility on Bradshaw Road near Highway 50. The state-of-the-art center that formally opened Thursday has an animal control command post, a shelter, an adoption center and a vet hospital as well as 2 acres for a public dog park. -
Cmdr. Todd Lightle, assistant operations officer for the Coast Guard unit at McClellan Airport, talks to the news media on Friday. A massive air and sea search was under way to find the seven crew members of a McClellan-based C-130 Hercules search plane and two crew members of a Marine Corps helicopter that collided Thursday night. -
The tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain, a replica of a typical European merchant trader from the 1800s, sails under the Tower Bridge on Monday afternoon as it arrives in Old Sacramento. The ship is scheduled to be in Sacramento for the next six weeks during its California tour, which is titled "Hands-on History for Youth." The ship will host home-school and K-12 students for living history education programs. It also will offer public walk-on tours and sailing trips. -
Jeff Louie, left, co-founder of Capsity Offices is filmed by Bill Olen for a promotional piece. Louie and business partner Ricardo Robles rent out office space by the hour at two Sacramento sites to a variety of entrepreneurs trying to keep down their costs. -
Nancy Garrido sits with her lawyer, Gilbert Maines, at left, while Phillip Garrido is next to his lawyer, Susan Gelman, during a hearing in an El Dorado County courtroom in Placerville on Thursday. The Garridos are charged with kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard, then 11, in 1991 and hiding her in their Antioch-area backyard for 18 years. Phillip Garrido is being held in lieu of $30 million bail. The Garridos face life in prison if convicted in the Dugard case. -
Jim Dimino, left, his grandson Ryan Dimino, center, and son Mike Dimino photographed Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Del Campo High School. Under the guidance of his father, the Cougars' head coach, Ryan leads the state in total offense as a quarterback and is headed to UC Davis on scholarship. Jim is the family's football patriarch and a legendary local prep figure.
