Players from the AFL workout at #SantaMonica Muscle Beach on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. The players are here for 2 weeks for training camp. The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s.

Bunny Frost Music performs on the Santa Monica Pier on Monday, January 22, 2018.

The 33rd Annual Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, at SGI-USA World Peace Ikeda Auditorium, Monday, January 15, 2018. SMC and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition Celebration hosted the #MLKDay celebration with keynote speaker Dr. Tommie C. Smith, the acclaimed gold medalist in the 200-meter sprint at the Games of the XIX Olympiad in Mexico City. The free event – one of the largest and most diverse celebrations of its kind in Southern California – was co-sponsored by the City of Santa Monica Government, SGI-USA(Official), Santa Monica College, SMC Associates, the RAND Corporation, CityTV Santa Monica, Santa Monica Public Library, the Human Relations Council Santa Monica Bay Area, and a variety of other organizations, individuals, and corporate contributors. This year’s celebration marks the event’s 33rd anniversary and embraces the theme “Never Lose Hope: Unity Wins.” The multi-ethnic, interfaith program included inspirational readings, speakers, music, and Education Awards.

Singer-songwriter Pat Brosnan performs at the #SantaMonicaPier on Sunday, January 14, 2018. Pat Brosnan Music

Awesome Pedicab ride through venice by Christopher Wolert on Saturday, December 30, 2017.

Members of Chabad in Simcha Monica celebrate the last night of Hanukkah at the Third Street Promenade on Tuesday, December 19, 2017.

Members of Chabad in Simcha Monica sit by the menorah at Palisades Park on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Tonight is the last night of Hanukkah.