Catherine Byrge(center),24,along with thousands of people came out in support of and against Proposition 8 ,in front of the State building in San Francisco,Calif., Thursday, March 5 2009.
A member of the Patriot Guard rides through the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, Calif., Saturday, May 23, 2009. Boy scouts , girl scouts, and cub scouts from around the Bay Area placed over 116,000 flags on graves for Memorial Day. (John Green/Staff)
Johnnie Richardson stands in front of a house on Jefferson Ave where a large tree fell, in Redwood City, Calif., photographed Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Richardson was sitting in the driveway of the home when the tree came down around 3 p.m. Tuesday, as high winds and rain pummled the Bay Area.