Take a look at the photos of the week by our staff photographers.

Take a look at the best photos from the week of May 19th.

Hundreds of teachers, parents and students in San Mateo County recently joined a 40-mile picket line along El Camino Real to protest proposed state budget cuts to education.

Take a look at the best prep sports photos from the weeek of May 19th.

Pirates, painters and the Ambiguously Gay Duo. All in the same place. Only at Bay to Breakers. Watch video from Sunday’s 97th annual run in San Francisco.

Yuri Kochiyama of Oakland recounts the night of Malcolm X’s assasination in 1965, when she cradled his head as he lay dying of multiple gunshot wounds in New York. Watch video and read the story.

Take a look at the photos of the week by our staff photographers.

The California State Supreme Court voted 4-3 to end the ban on gay marriage. View the slideshow, see the video and read the story.

Couples celebrate in San Francisco as the State Supreme Court overturned the gay marriage ban by a vote of 4-3. Watch the video and read the story.

A troubled San Leandro motel has been transformed into Casa Verde, a new affordable housing complex. Watch video and read the story.