It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Southbound

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A helicopter flies south  above the Santa Monica Coast on Monday, January 8, 2007.
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To protect and serve

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Santa Monica Police Chief Timothy Jackman welcomes in the four new SMPD Officers on Monday, January 8, 2007 at City Hall. Taking their police oath are from left to right: Luis Armendariz, 24, Noell White, 32,  Joe Cortez, 23 and Dean Hodges, 31 swear in during ceremony at city hall on Monday.
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SMPD Command

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The Santa Monica Police Department Command Team poses for a portrait at City Hall on Monday, January 8, 2007. (left to right) Captain Mark Smiley, Deputy Chief Phillip Sanchez, Chief Timothy Jackman, Captain Wendell Shirley and Captain Jacqueline  Seabrooks. Photo was taken after the swearing-in ceremony at City Hall.

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Winter beach day

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Children play at the beach on Monday, January 8, 2007. Temperature hit 80 degrees today in Santa Monica.
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Flying colors

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A kite flies above the Venice Boardwalk on Sunday, January 8, 2007.

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The Century Plant

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ALL ABOUT THE AGAVE: Also known as a century plant, the indigenous flowering plants along Bay Street grows up-into the sky.

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Happy Birthday - SM Library

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(1,2) The Santa Monica Library located on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and Sixth Street celebrates its first year since being remodeled on Saturday, January 6, 2007. (3) Ron Lo, staff assistant, shelves books that have been reserved by patrons at the Santa Monica Library on Saturday during their first year celebration (4) Anne Hanson reads 'Peter Pan' to her five year-old daughter Helen Kafka at the Santa Monica Library on Saturday. Kafka (who is in kindergarten) checked out her first book (peter pan) with her brand-new library card that she just obtained that day.
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Mr. Clean

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Andrew Campos, 30, a bus driver for Metro, stops to clean his windows on Saturday, January 6, 2007.
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