It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
Juliette and the Licks
Juliette and the Licks performs at the Santa Monica Pier during the Green Apple Festival on Sunday, April 20, 2008. Juliette and the Licks is an American rock band led by Academy Award-nominated actress Juliette Lewis.
Taj Mahal
Duane "Dog" Chapman
Duane "Dog" Chapman, and his son Duane Jr., pose for a portrait after eating lunch at 'Ivy at the Shore' in Santa Monica on Saturday, April 19, 2008. Dog is returning to Hawaii after rounding up 15 fugitives in Colorado. Dog the Bounty Hunter is a reality television show which chronicles Duane "Dog" Chapman's operations at his job, Da Kine Bail Bonds in Honolulu, Hawaii.
FlyBar
Full bloom
Roses in full bloom, absorb sunshine in front of City Hall On Thursday, April 17, 2008. The rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub.There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 metres tall, occasionally reaching as high as 20 metres by climbing over other plants. Rose hips are sometimes eaten, mainly for their vitamin C content. They are usually pressed and filtered to make rose hip syrup. They can also be used to make herbal tea, jam, jelly and marmalade. Rose hips are also used to produce an oil used in skin products. Rose shrubs are often used by homeowners and landscape architects for home security purposes. The sharp thorns of many rose species deter unauthorized persons from entering private properties, and may prevent break-ins if planted under windows and near drainpipes.
Santa Monica's finest
1) Santa Monica Police Officer Jacob Holloway is presented with the American Legion Officer of the Year Award at City Hall on Thursday, April 17, 2008. 2) Santa Monica Police Chief Timothy J. Jackman presents SMPD Officer's Thomas Mastin and his partner Hector Tavera with the Elks Lodge Officer of the Year Award. 3) SMPD Lieutenant Clint Muir is presented with the Rotary Club Officer of the Year Award. 4) Santa Monica Department's newest police officer, Mario Castro, 36, swears-in on Thursday at City Hall. 5) Margie pins the SMPD badge onto her son Mario Castro during the swearing in ceremony. 6) SMPD Officer Brent Crafton (not shown) reads the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics out-load during the swearing in ceremony on Thursday...
Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
"As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve the community; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the constitutional rights of all to liberty, equality and justice."
Crash. Bang. Boom.
Human Pyramid
(top) Eddie Saleh holds a "Gut Lover" on top of a human tabletop pyramid at Santa Monica's Muscle Beach on Sunday, April 13, 2008.