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Every Wednesday for the past 16 weeks Phillip Sims, an inmate at San Quentin State Prison, learned how make pasta from scratch, seafood gumbo, and even one of his favorites banana pudding. Those are a few of the dishes Sims along with his classmates learned to make as part of the Quentin Cooks program. Other than the food, the student chefs learned the skills to maybe one day work in a commercial kitchen. The four hour class is something that Sims and his fellow classmates look forward to every week. When asked what those four hours were like, Sims replied "it’s like freedom". 📷🎥 @randyvazquezmedia @mercnews @ebtimes #BayArea #photojournalism #canon
What a guy! CLUTCHture comes through for the #Sharks to send it to overtime. Karlsson would finish the job in overtime @mercnews @ebtimes
Since I have unofficially become the default South Santa Clara County shooter, I have had a few assignments in Gilroy in recent weeks. A few weeks ago I shot at B&T Farms in Gilroy for a water story. @mercnews @ebtimes #photojournalism #Canon
The @uswnt were able to pull out the 3-0 victory over a gritty South Africa team on Mother’s Day during their friendly at Levi’s Stadium. #USWNT #Futbol
Aguas! 🙆🏽‍♂️ @mercnews @ebtimes #Canon
Part of the “The Price We Pay” project, we spoke to Eric Nytko, a tech-sector worker who’s been saving for years to buy a home in San Francisco. Despite him making good money he still feels the effects of the ballooning Bay Area housing market. In SF where the median home is $1.4 million, placing a 20% down on that kind of home would be $280,000. ✏️ Katy Murphy @mercnews @ebtimes #BayArea #sanfrancisco #Canon #primelens