photography by LA Daily News Photographer Hans Gutknecht
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa shakes hands with students at Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Thursday, April 30, 2009. . Villaraigosa came to the school to talk about safety after student Abraham Oved, 16-years-old, wrote a letter to the mayor about the recent attack on a student at the Tarzana, CA campus. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Francis Burciaga waits for customers at the Gutierrez Farms stand at the at the Sherman Oaks farmers market. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Utah Jazz's Deron Williams #8 slides out of bounds in to actor Jack Nicholson in the second half during game 5 of their first round playoff series at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Monday, April 27, 2009. The Lakers defeated the Jazz 107-96. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Consul General of Israel Jacob Dayan speaks during Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Los Angeles Holocaust Monument in Pan Pacific Park Sunday, April 26, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Hart High School's Destiny Rodino pitches during their softball game against Valencia High School at Hart High School in Newhall, CA Thursday, April 23, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom , who announced that he will run for governor, visits Marmol Radziner and Associates in Los Angeles. Marmol Radziner and Associates specializes in prefabricated steel-frame eviromentaly freindly homes. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
The under construction Los Angeles Police Department headquarters at the corner of 1st Street and Spring Street in Los Angeles. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Head Chef Fredy Ruiz works at Bokado restaurant in Studio City. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Flowers bloom at O'Melveny Park in Granada Hills, CA. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Utah Jazz's Carlos Boozer #5 hangs on the rim after a dunk as Los Angeles Lakers' Trevor Ariza #3 looks on in the first half during game one of their first round playoff series at the Staples Center Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Los Angeles. The Lakers defeated the Jazz 113-100 to take a one game to none lead in the series. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Jo Perry's dog Lucy relaxes on the couch in her Studio City home Thursday, April 16, 2009. Perry found Lucy while she was registering voters for Obama and adopted the mix-breed dog. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Trinity Hager, 22-months, holds the hand of her father Stephan Hager during the Parent Tot swimming class at the North Valley Family YMCA in Porter Ranch Thursday, April 16, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
College of the Canyons swim team member Chris Szpila who has cerebral palsy. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
The ACLU calls for the county to close Men’s Central Jail, describing it as “a nightmarish facility in downtown L.A. where brutally overcrowded conditions help cause or contribute to serious mental illness in thousands of inmates.” The facility was built in 1963, and houses about 5,000 inmates. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
San Francisco Giants center fielder Aaron Rowand #33 makes a diving catch on a fly ball during their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Monday, April 13, 2009. The Dodgers defeated the Giants 11-1. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
A B-2 bomber does a fly over during opening day ceremonies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Monday, April 13, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Los Angeles Lakers' Lamar Odom #7 during their NBA game against the Memphis Grizzlies at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Sunday, April 12, 2009. The Lakers defeated the Grizzlies 92-75. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Royal High School's Ali Mosier #1 tags Thousand Oaks High School's Paris Shipp #4 but is called for obstruction and Shipp is ruled safe at second on a steal during their softball game Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Rancho Simi Park in Simi Valley, CA. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgeon Dr. Mohammad Gharavi at Providence Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, CA. Dr. Ghsrsvi scored the highest in a recently released state report on heart bypass surgery. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
A pair of geese relax under cloudy skies at Lake Balboa in Anthony C. Beilenson Park Wednesday, April 8, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Maggy my American Bulldog
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant #24 drives to the hoop as Los Angeles Clippers' Al Thornton #12 defends in the second half during their NBA match up at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA Sunday March 5, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Thousand Oaks High School's Jenna Bandy #2 tags out Simi Valley High School 's Taylor Cartwright #8 as she attempts to steal second base during their softball game at Rancho Santa Susana Park in Simi Valley, CA. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
Valencia High School vs Warren Township High School from Gurnee, IL, volleyball match at Valencia High School in Valencia, CA. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)