2002 Images
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Slip-sliding away...Raiders drown the Chiefs 24-0 in a wet one. December, 2002 |
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In search of the rare Red Breasted Sap Sucker. December, 2002 |
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More Monday Night Football. And more unpublished photos. Frustrating ... November, 2002 |
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Monday Night Football in Denver. Jerry Rice catches an NFL record touchdown pass. I miss the photo. November, 2002 |
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The World Series is in town. Am I shooting some of the games? October 22, 2002 |
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SF closed a four block stretch of Montgomery Street to cars in what was billed as the first Car-Free Day...and it brought out some interesting people and modes of transportation. September, 2002 |
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Contra Costa County Animal Services Officer Cedric Williams-Caine spends a better part of his day scraping road kill off the streets - and yet he loves his job...except for the maggots. August, 2002 |
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My first Raider game of the season. As usual, the fans come out dressed like it's Halloween. August, 2002 |
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A fleet of tall sailing ships got more than they bargained for in the Golden Gate on Wednesday when a howling gale turned what was supposed to be a grand parade into a windy scramble. August, 2002 |
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Dangerously high above the Yosemite Valley floor, a crew on Half Dome tackles the exhausting task of rebuilding a trail. August, 2002 |
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A reunion was held on Alcatraz bringing together inmates, guards and their families who once lived on the Rock more than 40 years ago. August, 2002 |
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Eddie Andreini of Half Moon Bay takes me and his Stearman biplane up for a spin over the Santa Cruz Mountains. I somehow managed to not throw up. July, 2002 |
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Meet ultra endurance cyclist Ish Maak who plans to race his bike across the US in 10 days. That's nearly 3,000 miles and over 100,000 feet of climbing. June, 2002 |
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It was a tight squeeze, but the 220 foot cranes passed safely under the Bay Bridge this morning. The CHP took no chances and had the bridge closed to traffic for a few minutes as the cranes passed below the span. May, 2002 |
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Using a tracking antenna, researcher Liz Smith tracks the movement of electronically tagged desert tortoises in the Mojave Desert Preserve southwest of Las Vegas. April, 2002 |
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1906 SF quake survivors gather to remember the day they'll never forget. This morning there were only six. April, 2002 |
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San Francisco marked the six month anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy with a prayer service at St. Thomas More Church. March, 2002 |
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Deena Burnett's husband was one of the heroes on board Flight 93 on 9-11. The company he worked for honored his bravery by constructing a flagpole outside the Pleasanton office. Deena was on hand to raise the flag for the first time. March, 2002 |
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Was paid to bike around SF for an Outdoor section story. Sometimes I have a tough job! February, 2002 |
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To be homeless in SF is tough. To be a senior citizen and homeless is even tougher. February, 2002 |
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Photographed ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak during a rare one on one interview at the Fairmont Hotel in SF. Was shocked at the lack of security. February, 2002 |
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Seventeen year old Gladys Bartolome of the Philippines arrived in the US with no language skills. She is deaf but is now learning to communicate through sign language. February, 2002 |
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Slow day today so I went out to see if I could come up with something for Valentine's Day or what I've been known in the past to call it, "Hallmark Day". February, 2002 |
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There was a bomb scare at the SF Federal Building. Someone found a mysterious looking package so the bomb squad was called in. February, 2002 |
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The SF Zoo is in the final stages of restoring the wooden animals at their historic carousel. Part of a $2 million restoration project. February, 2002 |
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Continuing with my project on steeplejack Jim Phelan, I spent the morning perched on a hill overlooking the UC Berkeley campus as Phelan rapelled down the face of the Campanile. January, 2002 |
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I know those falls are out there somewhere... January, 2002 |
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Jim Phelan is a steeplejack who climbs up anything for a living. Today he scaled a flagpole in downtown SF. January, 2002 |
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Mayors Willie and Jerry Brown meet. I wait two hours for this 20 second boring moment... January, 2002 |
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Meet Philip Marineau, CEO of Levi Strauss Company in SF. For the first time, I'm better dressed than the CEO... January, 2002 |
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Green Bay QB Brett Favre celebrates the Packer win over the 49ers exposing his belly to the 28 degree temperature. January, 2002 |
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Raider fans were in shock when they lost to the lowly NY Jets with less than a minute to go. January, 2002 |
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Not a very compelling image but the story behind it is the reason I include this photo. Please click image to read more. January, 2002 |
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