San Jose State honors 1968 Olympic protestors with bronze statues on campus.
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Back on Home Ice
MercuryNewsPhoto.com coverage of the Sharks first home game of the season
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San Jose's new City Hall
The 108-foot dome and 18 story tower were dedicated Saturday. The super-sized housewarming included ceremony with a marching band.
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'A wonderful soul'
Jeannie, a four-year-old Labrador and golden retriever cross is so good at what she does that she was inducted into the California Animal Hall of Fame in June.
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Download Festival '05
Dai Sugano photographs Download Festival '05, alternative music event at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.
AUDIO SLIDE SHOW
Hurricanes' Roar
Storms batter Gulf Coast ; The battle for recovery.
Mercury News Photo.com Special Report
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Fashionable Fundraiser
Macy's Passport gala to raise fund for HIV/AIDS organizations includes fashion and theater at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
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Latino Voices
In Honor of Mexican Independence Day, We asked a cross-section of Latinos from Silicon Valley what their Latin heritage means to them.
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Historic Oath Madison Nguyen takes the oath of office and becomes San Jose's first Vietnamese-American City Council member.
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Guadalupe River Park
After 30 years in the planning, the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens is finally nearing completion with a grand opening on Saturday, Sept 10 with tours, music and activities.
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Where We Live
Pauline Lubens reports on Palo Alto: Home to high-tech CEO's Stanford Professors and top-notch public schools.
VIDEO
Break Dance
Breakdancing may have seen its peak in the 1980s but in back alleys, dance halls and community centers across the Valley, teens are keeping the turtle, headspin and flare alive.
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Start Your Engines
Inside look at San Jose's first ever Champ Car race: Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose.
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Yosemite's Summer
Judith Calson reports on Yosemite National Park where visitors are being treated to some rare and wonderful experiences in California nature.
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One Last Dance Eugene H. Louie documents the young actors at the Hope Musical Theater in Palo Alto.
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Where We Live
Joanne Ho-Young Lee photographs the City of Santa Clara where high-tech present blends with rich past.
eBay Live
Joanne Ho-Young Lee reports on some 10,000 eBay faithful in San Jose for the annual eBay user convention and trade show, eBay Live!
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10 Years in the Valley
Through boom and bust, Richard Koci Hernandez has documented a decade of change.
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On the Rails
Dai Sugano boarded an eastbound train, and found travelers looking for more than just a quick trip.
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Battle on the Border
Pauline Lubens reports on how the national debate over immigration played out recently on the border of Arizona and Mexico.
O'Connor Retires
Photos chronicle the career of the United States Supreme Court justice, the first woman to serve on the court, with audio of President George W. Bush.
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Slices of Life
As photographer for the Guide editions, Eugene H. Louie has an appreciation for community journalism.
GALLERY
Game Day
On and off the field, in and out of the locker room, Nhat V. Meyer gets inside the sport.
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Death Valley Flowers
Winter rains brought colorful life to a barren landscape and Judith Calson captured the blooming scene.