The Santa Monica Police Mobile Command Center was deployed for “Coffee with a Cop" at Pete's Coffee at Montana Avenue on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Prevention Coordinators, Neighborhood Resource Officers, Command Staff and Police Officers met with members of the community over a Cup of Jo. The majority of law enforcement contacts with the public occur during emergencies or emotional situations. Those situations are not always the most effective time to build relationships. Coffee with a Cop aims to break down barriers and allow for relaxed interaction. Coffee with a Cop events are designed to provide an opportunity for the community to ask questions, voice concerns, and get to know their Police Department. The relaxed nature of this event is intended to allow Police Department to get to know the community, and for community members to get to know the officers who serve Santa Monica. The goal is to strengthen the relationship between the Santa Monica Police Department and the community. Coffee with a Cop events are now held in all 50 states and is one of the most successful community oriented policing programs across the country. The program has also expanded to outside the Unites States to Canada, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Latin America. The key to Coffee with a Cop’s growing success is that it opens the door for interactions outside of the crisis situations that typically bring law enforcement officers and community members together.

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