San Francisco resident Crispin Hollings proposed marriage to Luis Casillas on the steps of City Hall. A crowd gathered to watch the Supreme Court announce decisions on Prop. 8 and DOMA. Casillas accepted and the two will be married in October. (Deborah Svoboda / KQED)
Larry Pascua from San Francisco waves a flag in front of the iconic Castro Theater to celebrate the Supreme Court rulings on Prop. 8 and DOMA. (Darlene Bouchard / KQED)
With the Cliff House in the background, visitors to Ocean Beach gather around a fire built from wooden pallets. Golden Gate National Recreation Area staff responsible for the beach are considering banning beach fires after many abuses of the rules. Currently, fires are only allowed in designated fire pits and treated or painted wood cannot be burned. (Tom Prete / Ocean Beach Bulletin)
BART workers voted this week to strike if union representatives and BART management can't come to an agreement over pay, safety and pension and health care contributions. The strike would start Monday, July 1 and could snarl the commute around the Bay as people try to find alternative routes to work. (Deborah Svoboda / KQED)
On Monday Berkeley's Chez Panisse re-opened to the public after an early-morning fire in March shut the landmark restaurant down for nearly four months. Owner Alice Waters and her team turned a crisis into an opportunity to do a little re-inventing and the results are a beautifully refreshed space. (Amanda Marsalis / Berkeleyside)
