Craig Denton, a sergeant with the San Mateo County Sheriff's office, holds a rose in honor of a slain police officer, in Redwood City Calif., Tuesday, May 4, 2010. San Mateo County and the State of California honored fallen officers in a memorial ceremony service Tuesday at the old County courthouse . (John Green/Staff)
A salt pond at the Cargill Salt Company, on Thursday, June 26, 2010. The company is planning to shut down all operations next year.
An inmate in the Choices program works on an art project at the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City, Calif., on Friday, Oct 7, 2010. Choices is a program for incarcerated men and women that addresses problems with substance abuse, poverty, low self-esteem and poor health. The Choices program is sponsored by the San Mateo County Health Services Agency and the San Mateo County Sheriff.