Santa Monica Police Department Sergeant Phillbo Rubish (Traffic Service Division) checks-out the all electric parking enforcement vehicle prototype named "Firefly" on Monday, April 18, 2011. The Firefly is built by the Good Earth Energy Conservation Inc. (GEEC)

Beachgoers shower at the Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. 

Santa Monica Councilmember Terry O'Day, with his wife Tiffany and daughters Teagan, 6, and Taryn, 4, eat a traditional Irish breakfast at Finn McCool's during St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2011.

Tsunami Advisory - Images by Fabian Lewkowicz

Following the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami striking Northern Japan, the NOAA’s National Weather Service West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center has issued a Tsunami Advisory for the coastal areas of Los Angeles County. A Tsunami Advisory indicates that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or waves dangerous to persons in or very near the water is expected. Significant, widespread inundation is not expected for areas under an advisory. Currents may be hazardous to swimmers, boats, and coastal structures and may continue for several hours after the initial wave arrival.

Current intelligence indicates a 3-foot surge may impact the coastline of Los Angeles County. The impact of this event has the potential of lasting 10-12 hours beginning at 8:00am PST. Mariners are advised to use caution and monitor the National Weather Service Tsunami Warning website along with the news for updates. Persons in the Tsunami advisory coastal areas should move out of the water and stay off the beach. Those in harbors and marinas should follow Coast Guard and Harbor Master recommendations.  At this time evacuation of the Los Angeles County coastline is not expected.

Santa Monica emergency response officials are working closely with the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management and Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguards to monitor the situation.  Santa Monica Police will continue to patrol the beach area and the Santa Monica Pier throughout the morning.  

Host of “America's Got Talent” Nick Cannon films at the end of the Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Cannon was being filmed from a helicopter above the pier. 

Santa Monica College student, Heidi Jones, 24, hangs a t-shirts during Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance's Clothesline Project in honor of  National Domestic Violence Awareness Week on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. The Clothesline Project is a visual display that bears witness to the violence against women and children. The Clothesline Project comprises T-shirts designed by survivors of abuse and those who have lost loved ones to it. The shirts are hung on a clothesline display to: honor survivors and memorialize victims; help with the healing process for survivors and people who have lost a loved one to violence and educate, document, and raise society's awareness of about the crimes of violence against women and children

Morgan Jarow, 9, takes a practice swing at Los Amigos Park  during Santa Monica P.O.N.Y. League's Opening Day Ceremony on Saturday, March 5, 2011
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PONY Baseball is designed to "Protect Our Nation's Youth" by providing experiences in youth baseball that will help young boys and girls grow into healthier and happier adults. Players are taught the importance of teamwork, discipline, sportsmanship, and responsibility. SMPL has provided generations of children the chance to learn the skills of baseball.

PONY baseball play is governed by the Official Rules of Major League Baseball and PONY Baseball rules and regulations. It also includes pick-offs, lead-offs, steals, dropped 3rd strike rule, and longer basepaths.