In the predawn hours of June 3, 2005, Michael Givens' life came crashing down. Late that spring day his only son, Jermaine Anthony Givens, took an AK 47 assault rifle and murdered Michael Cole Sr. and seriously wounded Harold Wilson Jr. Watch how Mr. Givens overcame this tragedy.

Athletics fans watch their team warm up for the season, during spring training in Arizona.

A sellout crowd of 47,000 turned out at McAfee Coliseum to cheer their teams on Wednesday.

Watch Justin Cruff demonstrate Parkour, the art of jumping on and over stuff, in Castro Valley.

Veteran tugboat Captain Jan Tiura pilots a 4,400-horsepower tug around the Bay, bringing container ships in and out of the Port of Oakland.

Watch the action as the Bishop O'Dowd boys, Berkeley girls, and the McClymonds boys play in Sacramento.

Frontrunning 2008 Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani pressed the flesh, took questions and — yes — even kissed a baby at a restaurant here Friday, underscoring how even Democratic strongholds won't be ignored by the GOP in this primary race.

Cabello Elementary School fifth graders spotted humpbacks and gray whales on a recent whale-watching trip from Pillar Point Harbor.

Thousands turn out to see Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at Oakland City Hall, on March 17, 2007.

San Francisco Bay is protected from any number of pollutants. But one item flows virtually unchecked: Trash. Save The Bay is collecting photos from the public to convince regulators to take action. See the images in an interactive map of the Bay Area.