Santa Monica P.O.N.Y. League's Opening Day Ceremony - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Baseball players run on to the field during Santa Monica P.O.N.Y. League's Opening Day Ceremony at Los Amigos Park on Saturday, March 3, 2012.

The Cat in the Hat, Kiwanian Dr. Janie Jones Harding, reads, “There’s a Wocket in my Pocket!” to Katelyn Kloss, 4, and her brother Kadin, 7, at the Santa Monica Public Library during  Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica's  fourth annual Seuss-tastic day on Saturday, March 3, 2012.

Ana Giron, from Spokes and Stuff, cleans a rental bike at the Santa Monica Boardwalk on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

Award-winning author Eric Weiner reads a passage from his book entitled, "The Geography of Bliss" at Santa Monica College on Thursday, March 1, 2012. Weiner is a veteran foreign correspondent for National Public Radio. His book explores the notion of happiness around the globe and across diverse cultures

Cirque du Soleil OVO Bug Dance - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Cirque du Soleil OVO characters’ perform the Bug Dance at the Santa Monica Pier during a Leap Year celebration of onWednesday, February 29, 2012.

Edison Language Academy's Jog-a-thon - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Fourth and fifth grade students run laps at Virginia Avenue Park during Edison Language Academy 's Jog-a-thon on Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Tamboura Babtiste plays, "Here, There and Everywhere" (by the Beatles) at the Santa Monica Boardwalk on Sunday, February 26, 2012.

Former State Senator Sheila Kuehl and Founding Director of PPI moderates a discussion about the possible demise of redevelopment projects in California’s cities and counties and the redirection of billions of tax dollars generated by past projects with two experts deeply involved in the current discussion Murray O. Kane, Senior Principal, Kane Ballmer & Barkman (center) and Clifford Graves, General Manager, Economic Development, City of Carson at Santa Monica College on Thursday, February 23, 2012.