{"id":8702505,"date":"2022-12-31T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/?p=8702505&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=8702505"},"modified":"2023-01-01T08:17:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T16:17:09","slug":"2022-the-year-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2022\/12\/31\/2022-the-year-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"2022: The Year in Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid triumph and tragedy, private moments of grief and public spectacles of joy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\">Mercury News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\">East Bay Times<\/a>\u2019 photojournalists captured the resilience of the human spirit across the Bay Area this year.<\/p>\n<p>The powerful and poignant images recorded our losses \u2013 from wildfires and shootings to COVID and abortion rights \u2013 and our gains, in sports arenas, playing fields and parades. There were deaths and funerals and festivals that documented the sorrow of the year and also the elation.<\/p>\n<p>The astonishing and the sublime also were captured \u2013 sometimes in the same frame. Such was the retirement of a 100-year-old park ranger.<\/p>\n<p>The Bay Area\u2019s beauty is on full display \u2013 the sunsets, the salt ponds, the fog and snow. A stunning supermoon, the last of the year, rose behind the Golden Gate Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>We present 2022, through the eyes of Bay Area News Group photographers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Highs and Lows<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-1-1.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gabe Abatecola, of San Jose, watches the final minutes of the United States men's national team World Cup match against Iran in San Jose, on Nov. 29. (Dai Sugano\/Staff Photographer)\" width=\"5000\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-1-1.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-1-1.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-1-1.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-1-1.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-1-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-1-1.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gabe Abatecola, of San Jose, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/11\/29\/photos-bay-area-watches-as-u-s-a-mens-team-defeats-iran-1-0-in-world-cup-soccer-match\/\">watches the final minutes<\/a> of the United States men\u2019s national team World Cup match against Iran in San Jose on Nov. 29. (Dai Sugano\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-2-1.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Family members embrace as law enforcement officers escort the body of Alameda County Sheriff Deputy Aubrey Phillips though the grounds of Oakmont Memorial Park &amp; Mortuary on Feb. 15, in Lafayette. Phillips died after suffering a medical emergency while carrying out a traffic stop Saturday morning in the city of Dublin. (Aric Crabb\/Staff Photographer)\" width=\"5000\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-2-1.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-2-1.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-2-1.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-2-1.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-2-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-2-1.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Family members embrace as law enforcement officers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2022\/02\/15\/honor-guard-escorts-alameda-county-sheriffs-deputy-to-mortuary\/\">escort the body of Alameda County Sheriff Deputy Aubrey Phillips<\/a> through the grounds of Oakmont Memorial Park &amp; Mortuary in Lafayette on Feb. 15. Phillips died after suffering a medical emergency while carrying out a traffic stop Saturday morning in the city of Dublin. (Aric Crabb\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-3.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry (30) celebrate the final moments of their fourth quarter comeback victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals playoffs at Chase Center in San Francisco on May 20. (Karl Mondon\/Staff Photographer)\" width=\"3600\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-3.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-3.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-3.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-3.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-3.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-3.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Golden State Warriors\u2019 Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry (30) celebrate the final moments of their fourth-quarter comeback victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals playoffs at Chase Center in San Francisco on May 20. (Karl Mondon\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-4.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"St. Francis' Erin Curtis (6) hugs St. Francis' Whitney Wallace (5) as they celebrate their NorCal Open Division Girls Volleyball Championship 3-1 win against Archbishop Mitty at St. Francis High School in Mountain View on Nov. 15. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Staff Photographer)\" width=\"4501\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-4.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-4.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-4.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-4.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-4.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-4.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>St. Francis\u2019 Erin Curtis (6) hugs St. Francis\u2019 Whitney Wallace (5) as they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/11\/15\/still-perfect-st-francis-volleyball-wins-norcal-crown-by-beating-mitty-for-the-sixth-time-in-2022\/\">celebrate their NorCal Open Division Girls Volleyball Championship<\/a> 3-1 win against Archbishop Mitty at St. Francis High School in Mountain View on Nov. 15. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-article_inline lazyautosizes alignnone lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-5-1.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-5-1.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-5-1.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-5-1.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-5-1.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-5-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-5-1.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Natalia (no last name given) and her son Stefan, 8, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/02\/24\/absolutely-terrifying-bay-area-ukranians-and-supporters-denounce-russian-invasion-at-san-francisco-rally\/\">listen to speakers during a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine outside<\/a> in Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on Feb. 24. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-6.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-6.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-6.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-6.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-6.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-6.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-6.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fr. Petro Dyachok becomes emotional during an interview in St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Catholic Center in Santa Clara on March 10. His wife, Natalya, is currently staying in the city of Chortkiv in western Ukraine to help their daughter and her family. (Dai Sugano\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-7.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-7.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-7.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-7.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-7.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-7.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-7.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tina McWright <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/10\/30\/he-was-with-us-today-san-jose-state-celebrates-camdan-mcwrights-life-with-a-win\/\">holds up the helmet of her son Camdan McWright<\/a> during a moment of tribute for the San Jose State football player who was killed in a traffic accident last week, before the Spartan\u2019s game against Nevada in San Jose on Oct. 29. (Karl Mondon\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-8.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-8.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-8.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-8.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-8.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-8.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-8.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/12\/14\/antioch-honors-fast-food-worker-who-stood-up-for-autistic-teen\/\">comforts Bianca Palomera as she becomes emotional<\/a> while speaking at City Hall in Antioch on Dec. 13. Palomera, 19, an employee at The Habit in Antioch, defended an autistic child who was being bullied, and lost her right eye after being punched. (Jane Tyska\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-9.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-9.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-9.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-9.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-9.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-9.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-9.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/09\/03\/photos-community-loses-homes-and-pets-to-quick-moving-mill-fire-in-weed\/\">A moment of silence<\/a> is held during a community meeting in Montague on Sept. 4 as the sheriff of Siskiyou County confirms two people died in the Mill Fire. (Karl Mondon\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-10.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-10.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-10.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-10.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-10.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-10.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-10.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stacey Silva of Gilroy with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2021\/03\/17\/one-year-of-covid-grief-57000-californians-died-behind-glass-beyond-touch-and-before-goodbyes\/\">a blanket made in memory of her parents<\/a> at her home in Gilroy on May 10. Her father, Gary Young, died of COVID-19 in 2020. Her mother, Melody Young, died of cancer in 2019. (Dai Sugano\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Split-Second Action<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-21.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-21.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-21.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-21.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-21.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-21.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-21.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coco Gauff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/08\/04\/coco-gauff-shines-in-second-round-win-over-naomi-osaka-in-front-of-sold-out-san-jose-crowd\/\">returns the ball<\/a> against Naomi Osaka in the second set during the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic tennis tournament at San Jos\u00e9 State University on Aug. 4. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-22.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-22.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-22.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-22.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-22.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-22.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-22.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The California High cheerleaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/09\/09\/rashada-pittsburg-handle-pesky-california-but-a-huge-test-awaits\/\">perform a halftime routine<\/a> during the Grizzlies football game against Pittsburg High in San Ramon on Sept. 9. (Doug Duran\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-23.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-23.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-23.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-23.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-23.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-23.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-23.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Li Yu-Jhun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/05\/09\/photos-world-table-tennis-feeder-series-fremont-2022\/\">serves during the Women\u2019s Doubles final<\/a> for the World Table Tennis Feeder Series Fremont 2022 at Table Tennis America in Fremont on May 8. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-24.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-24.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-24.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-24.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-24.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-24.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-24.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sharks\u2019 Rudolfs Balcers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/03\/15\/sharks-welcome-back-joe-thornton-then-lose-to-florida-panthers-in-ot\/\">fights for the puck<\/a> against Florida Panthers\u2019 Jonathan Huberdeau at the SAP Center on March 15. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-25.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-25.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-25.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-25.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-25.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-25.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-25.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/>Warriors\u2019 Klay Thompson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/06\/14\/photos-golden-state-warriors-win-game-5-over-boston-celtics-by-10\/\">uses control of the ball<\/a> as he\u2019s double teamed by Celtics\u2019 Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at the Chase Center on June 13. (Jane Tyska\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-26.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-26.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-26.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-26.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-26.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-26.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-26.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>49ers\u2019 Samson Ebukam\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/10\/04\/photos-san-francisco-49ers-beat-rival-los-angeles-rams-24-9\/\">strips away the ball<\/a> from Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford at Levi\u2019s Stadium on Oct. 3. (Jane Tyska\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-27.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-27.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-27.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-27.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-27.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-27.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-27.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Warriors\u2019 Jordan Poole<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/05\/07\/warriors-take-2-1-series-lead-vs-grizzlies-after-dominant-game-3-win\/\"> goes up for a basket<\/a> against Grizzlies\u2019 Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) during Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center on May 7. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-28.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-28.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-28.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-28.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-28.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-28.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-28.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Angels\u2019 Andrew Velazquez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/05\/14\/rookie-luis-barrera-hits-walk-off-homer-first-career-blast-lifts-as-to-stunning-comeback-win\/\">leaps to catch a fly ball<\/a> hit by Oakland Athletics\u2019 Tony Kemp in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum on May 14. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Where we live<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-29.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-29.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-29.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-29.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-29.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-29.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-29.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A \u201cStarlight Ball\u201d featuring a limo ride and a red carpet walk brought Adam Shariff and Ally Brady together on the dance floor at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/04\/30\/photos-special-needs-guests-shine-at-the-starlight-ball\/\">the Blue Oaks Church-sponsored event<\/a> at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton on April 29. (Doug Duran\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-30.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-30.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-30.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-30.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-30.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-30.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-30.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lashanna Hornage, program manager for Santa Clara County Office of LGBTQ Affairs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/08\/28\/photos-silicon-valley-pride-parade-in-san-jose\/\">smiles under her rainbow umbrella<\/a> during Silicon Valley Pride Parade in San Jose on Aug. 28. (Shae Hammond\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-31.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-31.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-31.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-31.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-31.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-31.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-31.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Members of Lisa Performing Arts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/01\/24\/7-events-to-celebrate-lunar-new-year-in-the-bay-area\/\">take the stage for a performance<\/a> during a Lunar New Year celebration at Santana Row in San Jose on Feb. 4. (Anda Chu\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-32.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-32.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-32.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-32.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-32.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-32.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-32.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Noah Pelchin, center left, of San Francisco, and Alex Morris, of San Francisco,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/04\/05\/the-wild-saga-of-san-franciscos-weirdest-soapbox-derby-contest\/\"> lay in their derby car<\/a>, Bathtime, during SFMOMA\u2019s Soapbox Derby in San Francisco on April 10. (Shae Hammond\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-33.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-33.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-33.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-33.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-33.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-33.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-33.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/>Homeless artist Daniel McClenon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/10\/13\/gifted-but-troubled-artist-gets-help-from-stranger\/\">sleeps on a sidewalk<\/a> outside a Walgreens in San Francisco on May 13 with a portrait of Jimmy Hendrix he\u2019s been painting with pens on cardboard. His artwork was stolen a few days later. (Ray Chavez\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-34.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-34.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-34.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-34.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-34.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-34.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-34.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Betty Reid Soskin, the nation\u2019s oldest active park ranger at 100 years old, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/04\/16\/photos-betty-reid-soskin-oldest-u-s-park-ranger-honored-at-retirement-celebration\/\">celebrates her retirement<\/a> from the Rosie the Riveter\/WWII Home Front National Historic Park on April 16, in Richmond. (Karl Mondon\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-35.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-35.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-35.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-35.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-35.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-35.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-35.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/05\/22\/a-million-stories-just-as-heartbreaking-as-mine-how-humble-death-notices-captured-covids-historic-toll\/\">The obituary of Stephen Elliott<\/a>, who died of COVID-19 on Jan. 5, is held by his son, Ryan Elliott of Palo Alto, on May 4 in Palo Alto. (Dai Sugano\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-36.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-36.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-36.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-36.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-36.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-36.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-36.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/12\/16\/sv-chat-elise-joshi-gen-z-for-change-and-a-new-era-of-labor-activism\/\">Elise Joshi, a U.C. Berkeley student<\/a>, climate and labor organizer on campus Nov. 17. Joshi evolved a TikTok For Biden account shared by a group of creators into Gen-Z for Change, a 12-employee nonprofit\u00a0she executive directs, which leverages social media to promote civil discourse and political action among her peers. (Aric Crabb\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-37.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-37.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-37.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-37.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-37.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-37.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-37.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Luke and James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/09\/01\/as-extreme-temperatures-soar-san-jose-starts-sweeping-it-largest-homeless-encampment\/\">cool off with some water<\/a> at the homeless encampment near the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport at West Hedding Street in San Jose on Sept. 6. They declined to give their last names. (Shae Hammond\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Peter and Tina Nguyen of San Jose pose for a picture at Duc Vien Buddhist Temple in San Jose on Feb. 1, at the start of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/01\/29\/san-jose-vietnamese-americans-celebrate-lunar-new-year-at-tet-festival\/\">Lunar New Year<\/a>. (Dai Sugano\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38b.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38b.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38b.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38b.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38b.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38b.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-38b.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Natalie Vanessa, of San Leandro, works out at Marina Park in San Leandro on Feb. 7. Warm temperatures are expected to continue through the week according to the National Weather Service. (Jane Tyska\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-39.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-39.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-39.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-39.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-39.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-39.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-39.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dre Hernandez, of San Jose, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/09\/01\/san-jose-lowriders-celebrate-the-end-of-the-citys-cruising-ban\/\">poses in his 1979 Chevy Malibu<\/a> while San Jose car clubs celebrated the city\u2019s decades old ban on cruising being lifted at San Jose City Hall in San Jose on Aug. 31. (Shae Hammond\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-40.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-40.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-40.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-40.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-40.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-40.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-40.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Members of the Black Men of Labor Social Aid and Pleasure Club carry the casket of Ray \u201cBig Chief Hatchet\u201d Blazio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/07\/20\/photos-new-orleans-oldest-living-mardi-gras-indian-and-former-oakland-resident-ray-big-chief-hatchet-blazio-laid-to-rest\/\">during a jazz funeral in New Orleans<\/a> on July 14. Blazio, 82, the city\u2019s oldest-living Mardi Gras Indian chief, died on June 17. He lived in Oakland for 13 years after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina. (Jane Tyska\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-41.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-41.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-41.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-41.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-41.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-41.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-41.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>San Jose Taiko <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/07\/10\/photos-obon-festival-returns-to-san-joses-japantown\/\">performs during the Obon Festival<\/a> at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuinin San Jose on July 9. (Shae Hammond\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-42.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-42.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-42.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-42.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-42.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-42.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-42.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ava Solda, left, and Riley Velasco <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/04\/09\/san-jose-american-little-league-planning-a-home-run-70th-anniversary\/\">play on the bleachers<\/a> at Cory Field at San Jose American Little League in San Jose on April 7. (Shae Hammond\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-43.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-43.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-43.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-43.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-43.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-43.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-43.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Franz Robert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/04\/09\/san-jose-church-celebrates-centennial-of-silent-movie-organ\/\">performs on the Grace-Liberty Theater pipe organ<\/a> during a service at Grace Baptist Church on March 6 in San Jose. The church celebrated the 100th anniversary of the theater\u2019s pipe organ during the Sunday service, and planned 13 months of centennial programs. (Aric Crabb\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-44.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-44.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-44.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-44.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-44.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-44.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-44.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Los Gatos-Campbell Longhorns players watch as assistant coach Jeff Whipple hugs head coach Saul Kennedy during a team meeting after practice at Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos on Nov. 29. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-45.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-45.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-45.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-45.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-45.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-45.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-45.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>California School for the Deaf\u2019s Devan Vierra (6) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/11\/18\/built-on-brotherhood-fremont-prep-team-more-than-the-sum-of-its-wins-losses\/\">signs to his team<\/a> in the locker room before their game against Trinity Christian at the California School for the Deaf in Fremont on Sept. 1. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-46.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-46.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-46.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-46.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-46.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-46.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-46.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Campolindo\u2019s Sean Spillane <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/10\/28\/campolindo-holds-off-a-gritty-las-lomas-clinches-the-dal-foothill\/\">quietly prays in the end zone<\/a> as his team warms up before their game against Las Lomas at Campolindo High School in Moraga on Oct. 28. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Sea to Sky<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-11.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-11.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-11.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-11.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-11.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-11.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-11.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/01\/22\/photos-wildfire-rages-near-californias-famed-bixby-bridge-and-big-sur\/\">burns toward the Bixby Bridge<\/a> in Big Sur on Jan. 22. (Karl Mondon\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-12.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-12.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-12.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-12.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-12.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-12.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-12.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2022\/02\/22\/photos-exclusive-drone-views-of-san-francisco-bays-colorful-salt-ponds\/\">bright crimson waters of the Cargill Salt ponds<\/a> flow beside a railroad in Newark on Jan. 27. (Jane Tyska\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-13.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-13.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-13.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-13.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-13.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-13.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-13.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/07\/18\/11-most-iconic-bay-area-buildings-for-the-21st-century\/\">Transamerica Pyramid<\/a> reflects sunlight as it pokes through the thick fog blanketing San Francisco early Jan. 20. San Francisco\u2019s iconic pointy-headed skyscraper turned 50 this year. (Karl Mondon\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-14.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-14.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-14.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-14.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-14.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-14.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-14.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A visitor walks at sunset at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/09\/25\/don-edwards-refuge-marks-50-years-of-preserving-south-bay-wetlands\/\">Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge<\/a> on Jan. 25 in Fremont. The refuge marked its 50th anniversary this year. (Dai Sugano\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-15.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-15.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-15.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-15.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-15.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-15.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-15.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Skiers and snowboarders ride down the slopes from the KT-22 summit during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/12\/17\/new-gondola-creates-a-sierra-megaresort-delivering-joy-and-worry\/\">the grand opening of Palisades Tahoe gondola line<\/a> in Olympic Valley on Dec. 16. (Ray Chavez\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-16.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-16.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-16.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-16.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-16.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-16.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-16.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Steve Bruemmer, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/10\/09\/god-dont-bite-me-again-how-two-shark-attacks-changed-everything-at-lovers-point\/\">bitten by a great white shark<\/a> while swimming on June 22, near the site of the attack at Lovers Point in Pacific Grove on Oct. 5. (Doug Duran\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-17.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-17.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-17.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-17.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-17.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-17.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-17.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/07\/23\/oak-fire-photos-mariposa-county-wildfire-near-yosemite-burns-homes-threatens-2000-more\/\">A deer flees the Oak Fire<\/a> burning near Yosemite Park on Triangle Road in Mariposa on July 22. (Karl Mondon\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-18.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-18.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-18.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-18.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-18.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-18.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-18.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Houseboats are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/08\/02\/california-drought-water-conservation-increasing-statewide-bay-area-saving-more-than-southern-california\/\">docked in Shasta Lake<\/a> as California\u2019s largest reservoir falls to only 36% of capacity during the ongoing drought on Aug. 5. (Karl Mondon\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-19.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-19.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-19.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-19.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-19.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-19.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-19.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A firefighter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2022\/08\/04\/martinez-firefighters-battle-three-alarm-vegetation-fire\/\">battles a vegetation fire<\/a> near Pacheco Boulevard in Martinez on Aug. 4. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-20.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-20.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-20.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-20.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-20.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-20.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-20.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Sturgeon super moon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/08\/11\/photos-full-sturgeon-supermoon-rises-across-the-world\/\">rises behind the Golden Gate Bridge<\/a> and the San Francisco skyline as seen from Sausalito on August 11. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Community Conflict<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-47.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-47.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-47.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-47.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-47.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-47.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-47.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Robert Hernandez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/09\/25\/tiny-homes-and-homelessness-what-the-data-shows\/\">lifts a tarp while exiting his trailer at a homeless encampment<\/a> on the baseball fields off of Irene Street in San Jose on Sept. 19. (Shae Hammond\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-48.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-48.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-48.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-48.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-48.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-48.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-48.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Piles of belongings and debris, canopies, RVs, tents and vehicles making up part of Oakland\u2019s Wood Street homeless encampment linger on July 14, three days after a massive fire there displaced about one dozen residents. CalTrans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2022\/07\/18\/oakland-clears-part-of-its-most-notorious-homeless-camp-makes-way-for-new-shelter\/\">started clearing the city\u2019s largest encampment<\/a> in September after Oakland won a $4.7 million state grant to shelter its occupants. (Jane Tyska\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-49.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-49.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-49.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-49.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-49.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-49.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-49.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Abortion rights demonstrators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/06\/24\/roe-scores-gather-to-protest-overturn-of-historic-abortion-rights-case\/\">protest outside San Francisco City Hall<\/a> after the Supreme Court overturned the abortion rights case Roe v. Wade on June 24. (Ray Chavez\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EBT-L-PEOPLESPRK-0804-40.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EBT-L-PEOPLESPRK-0804-40.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EBT-L-PEOPLESPRK-0804-40.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EBT-L-PEOPLESPRK-0804-40.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EBT-L-PEOPLESPRK-0804-40.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EBT-L-PEOPLESPRK-0804-40.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EBT-L-PEOPLESPRK-0804-40.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Protesters Elisa Smith and Stormy Adams react as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2022\/08\/03\/uc-berkeley-clears-fences-off-peoples-park-ahead-of-housing-construction\/\">workers cut down trees in People\u2019s Park in Berkeley<\/a> on Aug. 3.\u00a0 UC Berkeley plans to begin constructing housing at the site for 1,100 university students and 125 homeless residents.\u00a0 (Aric Crabb\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-52.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-52.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-52.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-52.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-52.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-52.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-52.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Emerald Johnson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/06\/26\/losing-sophia-bay-area-social-workers-were-repeatedly-warned-about-girls-abuse-but-they-failed-to-stop-her-death\/\">aunt of Sophia Mason<\/a>, an 8-year-old girl from Hayward whose mother and mother\u2019s boyfriend stand accused of murdering her, with a photo of Mason, her drawings and school work at Johnson\u2019s home in Hayward on June 7. (Dai Sugano\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-53.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-53.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-53.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-53.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-53.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-53.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-53.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/02\/12\/who-are-the-oakland-school-district-hunger-strikers\/\">eighth day of his hunger strike<\/a>, Westlake Middle School teacher Maurice Andr\u00e9 San-Chez, is comforted after answering a reporter\u2019s questions on Feb. 8. San-Chez and another Westlake teacher struck to stop the Oakland Unified School District\u2019s plan to close or merge 16 schools. (Ray Chavez\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Crime and Consequences<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-54.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-54.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-54.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-54.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-54.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-54.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-54.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, center, and her family leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/11\/18\/in-photos-the-rise-and-fall-of-elizabeth-holmes\/\">the jury found her guilty<\/a> in San Jose on Jan. 3. (Dai Sugano\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-55.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-55.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-55.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-55.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-55.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-55.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-55.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Antoinette Walker cries on the shoulder of Frank Turner as Penelope Scott speaks to the media in Sacramento on April 4. Walker is the older sister of De\u2019Vazia Turner who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/04\/04\/latest-update-on-the-six-victims-of-the-sacramento-shooting\/\">shot and killed during a mass shooting<\/a> a day earlier. Six people died and 12 others were injured in the April 3 shooting. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-56.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-56.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-56.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-56.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-56.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-56.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-56.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officers from different agencies respond after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2022\/09\/29\/photos-school-shooting-in-east-oakland-wounds-six-adults-two-in-critical-condition\/\">multiple people were shot in a complex<\/a> of schools on Fountain Street in Oakland on Sept. 28. (Ray Chavez\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-57.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-57.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-57.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-57.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-57.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-57.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-57.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kathy Teng Dwyer, from Oakland, places a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/08\/22\/everybodys-so-angry-and-just-shocked-dozens-mourn-slain-oakland-chinatown-dentist\/\">candle during a vigil near where Lili Xu, 60,<\/a> was killed during an attempted robbery in Oakland on Aug. 22. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-58.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-58.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-58.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-58.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-58.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-58.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-58.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jenni Kumimoto carries her son Ben, 6, to their car after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/05\/25\/i-wont-tell-my-kids-theyre-safe-bay-area-schools-mourn-following-mass-shooting-at-elementary-school-in-uvalde-texas\/\">picking him up from kindergarten<\/a> at Los Alamitos Elementary School in San Jose on May 25. Jenni Kumimoto, 36, a kindergarten teacher at Graystone Elementary School, spoke with her 6-year-old son Ben about the Uvalde school shooting in Texas. (Aric Crabb\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-59.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-59.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-59.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-59.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-59.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-59.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-59.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/2022\/04\/18\/a-year-later-family-still-healing-from-horrific-dui-crash-that-tore-it-apart\/\">Family and friends release balloons<\/a> on the one-year anniversary of the deaths of 7-year-old Sela Mataele and her mother\u2019s partner Ramiro Castro, who were killed by a drunk driver in Pittsburg, at the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Antioch on April 12. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Beauty, Beholden<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-60.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-60.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-60.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-60.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-60.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-60.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-60.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A dog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/02\/28\/photos-immersed-in-nature-at-walnut-creek-shell-ridge-open-space\/\">runs through a field of wildflowers<\/a> during a warm early morning at Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek on March 23. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-61.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-61.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-61.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-61.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-61.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-61.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-61.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Members of the Huaxing Arts Group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/02\/20\/photos-chinese-new-year-parade-returns-to-san-francisco\/\">wait on their float,<\/a> \u201cThe Beauties of the Tang,\u201d for the start of the Chinese New Years Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19. (Karl Mondon\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-62.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-62.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-62.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-62.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-62.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-62.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-62.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Editor\u2019s Note: This frame was composed in-camera by combining two exposures captured moments apart. Giants pitcher Yunior Marte <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/07\/15\/with-dramatic-3-hr-ninth-inning-giants-earn-comeback-win-over-brewers\/\">pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> in the eighth inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park on July 15. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-63.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-63.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-63.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-63.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-63.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-63.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-63.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>People gather during the Holiday Tree lighting ceremony at Jack London Square in Oakland on Dec. 3. (Ray Chavez\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-64.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-64.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-64.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-64.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-64.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-64.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-64.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The full moon rises behind the Oakland hills and the Mormon Temple on Dec. 6. (Ray Chavez\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-article_inline lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-65.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-65.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-65.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 620w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-65.jpg?fit=780%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 780w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-65.jpg?fit=810%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 810w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-65.jpg?fit=1280%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1280w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mercurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SJM-L-2022YEAR-65.jpg?fit=1860%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1 1860w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Elise MacGregor Ferrell, of Santa Cruz, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/10\/12\/could-an-underwater-microphone-hold-the-key-to-protecting-whales\/\">plays the bagpipes during a memorial service<\/a> for Fran the whale at Moss Landing State Beach in Moss Landing on Oct. 3. Fran, the most photographed whale in California and well known by tourists and whale enthusiasts in Monterey Bay, washed ashore on a beach in Half Moon Bay in August, a victim of a ship strike. (Doug Duran\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Photographers<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/author\/anda-chu\">Anda Chu<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anda_chu\">@anda_chu<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/author\/aric-crabb\">Aric Crabb<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AricCrabb\">@AricCrabb<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/author\/dai-sugano\">Dai Sugano<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/daisugano\/\">@daisugano<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/author\/doug-duran\">Doug Duran<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/duran_doug\">@duran_doug<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/author\/jane-tyska\">Jane Tyska<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tyskagram\/\">@tyskagram<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/author\/jose-fajardo\">Jose Fajardo<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fuzyjoe\/\">@fuzyjoe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/author\/karl-mondon\">Karl Mondon<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karlmondon\">@karlmondon<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/author\/nhat-meyer\/\">Nhat V. 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