It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
On the roof
(top - left to right) Santa Monica Council Member, Kevin McKeown, Jack DeNicola, General Manager of The Lobster, and Laurel Rosen, President / CEO of the S.M. Chamber of Commerce discuss benifits of the restraunts new solar panels on Thursday, December 20, 2007. (above - left to right) Jack DeNicola, Samantha O'Neil, Government Affairs Director of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Council Member Kevin McKeown, Chamber CEO Laurel Rosen, Chairman of the Board Tom Larmore and Lynne Thomas, Marketing Manager of the Lobster, examine the 175 watt solar panels which are being installed atop the roof of the The Lobster restaurant on Thursday.




Santa Monica Pier




Sunrise




Fairy figurines
Joseph Behar displays some hand-crafted fairy figurines at his kiosk on the Third Street Promenade on Friday, Dec. 7, 2007.





Inner Core
Jen, 21, lights her crystal candles at her kiosk on the Third Street Promenade on Friday, Dec. 7, 2007




Roman Centurion




To protect and serve
1) The three Santa Monica Department's newest police officers swear-in at City Hall on Tuesday, December 18, 2007. (Left to Right) Nicholas Krueger, 34, Dustin Braschi, 31, and Justin LaTona, 35. 2) SMPD Chief Timothy J. Jackman explains the meaning of a police badge during the swearing-in ceremony. 3) The command staff pose with the three newest officers after the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday. (Left to Right) Captain Dan Salerno, Deputy Chief Phillip Sanchez, Chief Timothy J. Jackman, Officer Nicholas Krueger, 34, Officer Dustin Braschi, 31, Officer Justin LaTona, 35, Captain Al Venegas and Captain Wendell Shirley.




YMCA Holiday Cheer



