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Novato Police Chief Joseph Kreins, left, and Captain J. Berg handcuff and arrest Jerome Ghigliotti of Novato for disrupting a public meeting, during discussion about the city's E-verify ballot measure Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Novato City Council Chambers. Nina Zhito / Special to the Marin Independent Journal

Guided by bar pilot and Petaluman Tom Miller, 49, the Queen Mary 2, makes her inaugural passage into San Francisco Bay Sunday afternoon. According to a Port of San Francisco spokesperson Renee Dunn, the Queen Mary 2 is largest ship to ever to enter the Golden Gate and come to port in San Francisco After picking up around 2000 passengers Monday morning, the luxury ship will depart and continue on a world tour.

At the Sonoma- Marin County Fairgrounds Sunday, July 4, 2010, the interior light of an ice-cream concession glows brightly, while fireworks are ignited in the distance. Nina Zhito / for the Argus-Courier