Volunteers work at the Ishihara Park Communal Learning Garden in Santa Monica on Monday, September 20, 2021. The Ishihara Park Learning Garden is a communal spot to learn and acquire gardening skills. Seasoned as well as new gardeners of all ages are welcome. Free drop in activity, no reservation needed. Ishihara Park Learning Garden Work Days are Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Volunteers pick up trash at Santa Monica Beach during Heal the Bay's Coastal Clean Up Day on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Coastal Cleanup Day is an annual event where volunteers come together to pick up trash and debris from Southland beaches. In 2020, Heal the Bay volunteers collected more than 40,101 pieces of trash from neighborhoods, parks, trails and beaches. Coastal Cleanup Day is part of Coastal Cleanup Month, which takes place the whole month of. September

L.A. Leggers (@laleggers) run on Ocean Front Walk in Venice on Saturday, September 18, 2021.

Los Angeles County sanitation workers, with the help of Park Rangers, remove trash from homeless encampments at Venice Beach on Monday, September 13, 2021.

Runners race along Barnard Way during the Santa Monica Classic 5k & 10k on Sunday, September 12, 2021. 

Highlights from the Santa Monica Pier Classic “End of Summer” Car Show on Saturday, September 11, 2021. The classic car show was presented by the Pico Youth and Family Center to support Latino/Hispanic heritage month. The car show featured live performances by The Midnight Cruzzers, Santa Monica Folklorico Danvers and DJ Chel.

#NEVERFORGET: The Santa Monica Police and Fire Departments commemorated the 20th Anniversary of September 11 with a solemn remembrance ceremony at Fire Station #1, Saturday, September 11, 2021. Today marks the twentieth year since the September 11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., and Shanksville, PA. 2,977 perished that day. Of those killed, 343 were FDNY Firefighters, 60 Police Officers and 8 private EMT/Paramedics totaling 411 emergency personnel. Also included in the civilian deaths were 5 people with connections to Santa Monica. In the past nineteen years, that number has grown significantly from Ground Zero exposures and related diseases contracted from the months of working “The Pile.” ‪#‎WeWillNeverForget

Women compete in the Vintage Swimsuit class during the Muscle Beach Championships on Monday Sept. 6, 2021. The Muscle Beach Bodybuilding Championships is produced by Joe Wheatley Productions (@joewheatleyproductions,  @musclebeachvenice) #musclebeach #coneyislandofthepacific #venicebeach #greatestoutdoorbodybuildingshowsonearth