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Bank of the West Classic tounament.

Heart breaker for Serena Williams and her fans after she quit due to what seemed like a knee injury. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) moves to the final round occurring tomorrow.

Bank of the West Tennis

To day I had the chance to shoot at the Bank of the West Tennis Tournament held at Stanford University for the newspaper I work for (Daily News Group). The first match was between Japan's Ai Sugiyama and Slovakia's Dominika Cubulkova. Great match all the way to the end. The second match of the night was between Serena Williams and Parry Schnyder.

KRR Protest

A representative of the private equity firm Kohlberg, Kravis, and Roberts & Co. in Menlo Park listens to Kristy Sermersheim, president of SEIU Local 521, during a rally held in Menlo Park on Thursday. The rally was one of about 100 demonstrations in 25 countries on Thursday in protest against tax breaks and business practices undermining the economic well-being of workers, according to the SEIU.





Ellen Fleming, of San Francisco, chants along with others during a rally organized by Local 521 on Thursday in front of the private equity firm Kohlberg, Kravis, and Roberts & Co. in Menlo Park.

A pit-mixed dog named Jewel, stares at the camera on Wednesday in San Mateo. The Peninsula Humane Society is holding its first ever adopt-a-thon on Saturday. The Humane Society will start the adopt-a-thon at 11 a.m. and end at midnight.




Raffi Dakessian, of Burlingame, interacts with Jewel, a pit-mix puppy on Wednesday in San Mateo. He said he plans to adopt Jewel. The Peninsula Humane Society is holding its first ever adopt-a-thon on Saturday. The Humane Society will start the adopt-a-thon at 11 a.m. and end at midnight.

Wine is poured in a glass during the 29th annual Los Altos Arts and Wine Festival on Saturday. The event also takes place today from 10am to 6pm in downtown Los Altos.

Tarp Attack

Belmont firefighters investigate on Friday a scene where a tarp flew off a roof hitting a power line connected to a street lamp, which caused it to fall over and land onto an SUV. No one was hurt. Southbound traffic on El Camino Real was closed briefly, and traffic was and rerouted through O’Neill Avenue in Belmont.

4th of July

The 4th of July celebration took place in Redwood City over the weekend where thousands of people enjoyed a parade.

Chili Cook-off

Left, Google chef Raymond Nottie and Palo Alto library volunteer Craig Thom serve chili to guest on Friday in Palo Alto. The city of Palo Alto held its annual summer festival and chili cook-off on the Fourth of July at Mitchell Park.





Doug Karlson, of Palo Alto, sings, dances, and waves the American flag to music from the Top Gun soundtrack in order attract guest to try their "Top Gun" chili on Friday in Palo Alto. The city of Palo Alto held its annual summer festival and chili cook-off on the Fourth of July at Mitchell Park.

Veteran Volunteer

World War II veteran Bruno DelCastello, of Burlingame, was recently honored for his 6,102 hours of volunteering at the Veterans Affairs hospital in San Francisco since he started in January 1987. The veteran is fighting prostate cancer and plans to keep volunteering as long as he can.

Former Giants baseball superstar J.T. Snow coaches his son's Hillsborough team during a little league baseball game held on July 2, 2008.

Fatal Accident

A firefighter attends to an injured woman involved in a fatal two-vehicle crash on Thursday in Palo Alto. One person died, and four others were injured and rushed to the emergency room for further examination.