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Ear to Ear
Holiday beat
Santa Monica Police Sergeant Hernandez (left) and Officer Williams seen wearing holiday caps at the Third Street Promenade during their holiday deployment beat on Friday, November 28, 2008. The SMDP officers will be wearing their hats during the special holiday deployment at the Third Street Promenade, Montana Avenue and Main Street through Jan 1, 2008.
Black Friday
Shoppers take advantage of big discounts during "Black Friday" at the Third Street Promenade on Friday, November 28, 2008. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving which marks the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season and is also known as the busiest retail shopping day of the year.
Thanksgiving Day
Volunteers serve dinner to guests during St. Monica's Catholic Church29th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the Needy on Wednesday, November 26, 2008. More than 800 guests enjoyed a free traditional Thanksgiving dinner at St. Monica's Church on Wednesday.
Helping hands
(top) Santa Monica Kiwanis President Patty Loggins and her boyfriend Pete Larssen, prepare turkey baskets during the Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Basket Distribution community service projecton Monday, November 24, 2008, at the Santa Monica Police Activities League. The 25 turkey baskets included a complete Thanksgivings dinner with all the trimmings; Turkey, stuffing, potatoes, yams, gravy, broth, and cranberries. The baskets were distributed to families around Santa Monica. (above) UCLA Circle Key club members volunteer to transport the turkeys baskets to people in the community.
Gingerbread Bus
Rueben Frausto, 33, a graphic installer for I MAGIC, decorates a Big Blue Bus on Monday, November 24, 2008, as part of the transit company's annual tradition that dates back to the early 1950s with the original candy cane bus. This year's holiday bus looks like it is made out of gingerbread. The bus will start running throughout Santa Monica this Friday and continue through Jan. 2. It will run on all BBB routes rotating daily. ‘This is the only bus that looks good enough to eat,’ said Dan Dawson, marketing manager for BBB. The bus is sponsored by KJazz 88.1 FM.
Paradise
Michael Hoffmann-Tores, 29, and his wife Teryn, 31, who are here on vacation from Germany, watch the sun set over Santa Monica Bay on Monday, November 17, 2008.
Seeing double
Finger painters, Orlando and his identical twin brother Enrique Guernandes, 30, create art at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, November 08, 2008.