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USC wide receiver Damian Williams #18 celebrates with teammates after his 48 yard touchdown with 52 seconds left of their during their 28-7 victory over UCLA game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday, November 28, 2009 (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Oaks Christian High School football players take the field before their CIF playoff football game against Harvard Westlake High School at Harvard Westlake in Studio City Friday, November 27, 2009 (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Comedian Jon Lovitz and Santa Claus light a 40' Christmas tree Friday at Universal City Walk in Universal City.

Hector Aguilar, dressed as Tommy Trojan, rides Traveler VII during a visit to McKinley Elementary School in Burbank. The school was having "Rivalry Day" to conclude college month in an effort to teach the students the importance of going to college. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Victoria Chapus' daughter Harvard-Westlake High School cross country runner Camille Chapus will be competing with her team for the state title on Saturday in Fresno. Victoria was one of the area's all-time great distance runners when she competed at Chaminade and Alemany in the late 1970s and early '80s, winning Southern Section and state titles. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily news)

University of Southern California students John Griswold, 21-years-old, and Madison Ainley, 22-years-old, stand watch over USC's Tommy Trojan statue that has been covered in bubble wrap and tape and is under around-the-clock guard to prevent any vandalism before Trojans take on the UCLA Bruins in this Saturday's 79th football showdown between the cross town rivals. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Bob Van Gorder says godbye to Rita Raddatz as husband Richard looks on at the Van Nuys FlyAway Tuesday, November 24, 2009. The Raddatzs were heading to LAX to fly to Des Moines Iowa. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Granada Hills High School's react to an ace serve during their City Section Division I Championship volleyball match against San Pedro High School at the Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles, CA Friday, November 21, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Yellowfin Tuna at Raphael restaurant in Studio City. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

A Scott Spencer Ogre sculptor stands watch as Aggie Christakis and Shannon Keller sit at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects at the CTN Animation Expo at the Burbank Convention Center Friday, November 20, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Dr. Efraim Zuroff, chief investigator of Nazi war criminals for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, in front of a portarait of Simon Wiesenthal at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, CA Thursday, November 19, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

DWP Utilities Specialist Jame Hodges uses a fire hydrant to bleed water from a broken 8-inch water main in the 19600 blk of Hart Street in Winnetka CA Tuesday, November 17, 2009 (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Michelle Cooper sits outside of a grocery store in the 16800 block of San Fernando Mission Blvd in Granada Hills, CA. Cooper and her two teenage daughters became homeless after the Sayre fire ripped through Sylmar. She and her 15-year-old now sleep in a trailer in the back yard of a Granada Hills home. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck #12 escapes the tackle of USC defensive tackle DaJohn Harris #98 during their Pac 10 Conference game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles,CA Saturday, November 14, 2009. Stanford beat USC 55-21. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Owner of Bela's VW Repairs Bela Szekely, center, with mechanics Cong Le, right, and An Do at Szekely's Burbank repair shop. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Pierce College Environmental Tech Team students Daniel Mehta, Amy Nemeth, Chelsea Young, Brendan Oster, Dillon Nefcyand Jordan Woods. Recently the Woodland Hills school became the only community college in the nation and one of four universities in California to get one of 43 coveted EPA People, Prosperity and Planet grants to tackle global environmental challenges.

The Youth Speaks Community Garden at Roger Jessup Park in Pacoima, CA. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Yarali Villalba, 12-years-old, dances as Bob Cowsill, of The Cowsills and Randell Kirsch, of the Beach Boys entertain students and faculty at Lowman Special Education Center Thursday, November 12, 2009 in North Hollywood, CA. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

WWII veteran Peter Howanstein salutes during Forest Lawn’s 50th Annual Veterans Day program Wednesday, November 11th at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills. Howanstein who fought against the Nazis under General George S. Patton was awarded the purple heart from the general in 1944. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Korean War Veteran George Herczak outside his North Hollywood home. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Washington's Jermaine Kearse #15 is lifed in to the air as UCLA's Alterraun Verner #1 tackles him in the first half during their Pac 10 Conference game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA Saturday, November 7, 2009. UCLA beat Washington 24-23. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Marlene Ramirez, 18-years-old, holds a photograph of her son Andrew Garcia in her North Hollywood apartment. Andrew was 4-months-old when he was killed and two others wounded in what police say was a gang-related shooting in Van Nuys. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Valencia High School's quarterback Alex Bishop and runningback Steven Manfro. (Hans Gutkencht/LA Daily News)

Hunter Hughes, 2-years-old, looks at locomotives at the Travel Town Museum in Griffith Park. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Lifestyle guru Susie Coelho demonstrates how-to create a low cost but elegant Thanksgiving, California style in the backyard of her Gelndale, CA home. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)