Santa Monica Police Officer Hassan, and her four-legged partner K9 Jack, a 3-year-old Labrador, patrols at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, February 3, 2022. K9 Jack can detect body-worn explosives and concealed firearms in a mass pedestrian area from around 50 yards away.

Santa Monica Pier painter Joey Alvarez refurbishes the compass rose on Monday, January 31, 2022. The compas rose was originally painted in 2018 by Santa Monica High School student Mimi Gaudet.

Santa Monica Police Department Homeless Liaison (HLP) Officers meet with the West Coast Care homeless outreach team at Santa Monica Beach on Monday, January 31, 2022.. The Santa Monica Police Department recognizes that members of the homeless community are often in need of special protection and services. SMPD is committed to addressing homeless issues through the utilization of a nationally recognized homeless engagement model. The major components of the Homeless Liaison Program (HLP) model include; Relationship Building, Networking, Outreach, Education and Enforcement. West Coast Care provides homeless with the life-coaching, resources and information they need to breakthrough barriers and to get them off the streets by linking them to family, friends and services in their places of origin. Since 2006, WCC has touched the lives of more than 12,000 homeless.

Live from Venice Beach Skate Dance Plaza, Sunday, January 30, 2022.

Street vendors protest at Santa Monica City Hall on Friday, January 28, 2022. The street vendors were protesting the alleged criminalization of street vendors by the Santa Monica Police Department. They want spaces allocated to sell legally and safely, a stop to the confiscation of street vendors' property, and to stop the alleged racial profiling and harassment by law enforcement. The protest was organized by the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.

Lowriders parked at Santa Monica Beach on Sunday, January 23, 2022.