photography by LA Daily News Photographer Hans Gutknecht
Los Angeles Police Department officers investigate the scene of a fatal traffic collision on Parthenia Street where a motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a pickup truck Paramedics sent to the 18200 block of Parthenia Street shortly before 10 a.m. pronounced a 23-year-old man dead at the scene, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
Marcus Quintana waits for customers at the climbing wall at Ski Dazzle, The Los Angeles Ski Show & Snowboard Expo. (Hans Gutknecht)
Natasha Burton was a criminology major at San Jose State University when she and friends were struck by San Jose police batons on Mardi Gras night 2006. Court documents describe the incident: As they sought to return to campus, the group got caught in a phalanx of police charged with crowd control. An officer nudged his horse against one member of their group, who then approached a group of officers outside City Hall demanding to know how to file a complaint.The officers told her to keep walking, then told the others that she was not permitted to be cutting through the grounds of City Hall. Burton went after her. She contends she was pushed by an officer, heard another officer say she had assaulted a cop, and then felt the baton blows. She was tackled in the street, struck again, handcuffed and arrested. Burton said on her way to jail, the officers accused them of coming from Oakland.(Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
Beatrice Sommers takes a look at a pair of carved pumpkins. Taft High School students from Linda Tamshen's advanced art class visited Sunrise Assisted Living Facility in Woodland Hills bringing the residents pumpkins that they carved as part of class project. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
Outgoing Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton at the new LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles Tuesday, October 27, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
Geneen Estrada at Louis Stern Fine Arts in West Hollywood, CA. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
Does this really need any explanation?
Graduate Janice Trebajo peers around a door to look for family and friends before graduation ceremonies for 18 vocational nurses at the Los Angeles Jewish Home Grancell Village Campus in Reseda CA.
UCLA wide receiver Terrence Austin #4 can't hang on to a quarterback Kevin Prince #14 pass in the en zone in the second half during their Pac-10 Conference game at the Rose Bowl Saturday, October 17, 2009 in Pasadena CA. Cal beat UCLA 45-26.(Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Vicente Padilla #44 delivers against the Philadelphia Phillies during game two of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium Friday October 16, 2009 in Los Angeles CA. the Dodgers beat the Phillies 2-1. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
Los Angeles Dodgers's Rafael Furcal #15 dives for a Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins #11 base hit in the 7th inning during game one of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium Thursday October 15, 2009 in Los Angeles CA (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
Los Angeles Dodgers' workers prepare the field for practice at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday October 14, 2009 in Los Angeles CA. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
Happy birthday Gene!! "when in doubt choke them out" Maggy the Bulldog in honor of Gene LeBell
Los Angeles Dodgers' Mark Loretta #5 jumps into the arme of Matt Kemp #27 as Russell Martin #55 looks on after Loretta's walk off RBI single in the bottom of the 9th inning during their game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. The Dodgers beat the Cardinals 3-2 to take game two of the National League Division Series. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
Screen-used “Insecurity Guard” robot from A.I.: Artificial Intelligence that is part of Hollywood memorabilia that will be auctioned by Profiles in History in Calabasas, CA. For more info go to www.icollector.com. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
28-year-old Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel conducts the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday, October 3,2009 in Los Angeles CA. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin #55 tags out Colorado Rockies' Clint Barmes #12 at home plate in the 4th inning during their game at Dodger Stadium Friday, October 2, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)