
West Ranch track athletes Ashley Welker, Jennifer Owen, Bailey Miller and Kylie Long are the nation's fastest distance medley relay team.. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
photography by LA Daily News Photographer Hans Gutknecht

West Ranch track athletes Ashley Welker, Jennifer Owen, Bailey Miller and Kylie Long are the nation's fastest distance medley relay team.. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)


Boston Terrier Sir Roger enjoys the warm weather with dog walker Felix Bacon in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, March 24, 2010. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

'Hearts' by Avery Babikan

Rambo the bulldog downtown Los Angeles

Harvard-Westlake High School reacts after defeating Bishop Montgomery High School during their CIF Girls Basketball Division Girls IV Regional Championship Game at Colony High School in Ontario, CA. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Harvard-Westlake's Nicole Nesbit and Montclair Prep's Chantel Dooley at the Winnetka Recreation Center gymnasium where they use to play basketball together. The pair used to be basketball travel teammates in junior high and helped captured the only Park and Rec basketball title in Winnetka's history back in 2006 . (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Maggy gets a bath

Cody Zafrani, 6-years-old, had brain surgery last year. His father Benny is running in the L.A. Marathon to raise money and awareness for pediatric brain tumor research. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Smoke from a fire at Pick Your Part self service auto salvage company Sun Valley is visible as Los Angeles City Firefighters attempt to extiguish the blaze Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Jay Stevason performs on a 14ft half pipe at Chatsworth High School March, 16, 2010. The ASA High School Tour visits schools in support of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The ASA High School Tour is an interactive action sports exhibition that will visit select high schools across the country to inform students about the dangers of smoking. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Maggy my American Bulldog

UCLA's Malcolm Lee and CAL's Jorge Gutierrez battle for a rebound in the second half during their Pac-10 Basketball Tournament semi finals match up at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Friday, March 12, 2010. CAL defeated UCLA 85-72 to advance to the finals. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photograper)

Kai Cofer, Van Nuys, leaves the stage after recording a video audition dressed as a cow. Progressive Insurance gave people the opportunity to audition to appear alongside Flo, Progressive’s spokesperson, in a national ad. Progressive set up at the Hollywood and Highland complex in Hollywood and recorded video auditions.

Instructor Randy Rock demonstrates his flying acrobatics at iFLY Hollywood at Universal City Walk. iFly uses a vertical wind tunnel that moves air up in a vertical column to lift a person in to the air. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Cesar Ruano, Kristin Lares and Victor Jalapan interview Chris Maronen, 23-years-old, for a job at Whole Foods. The grocery store chain held a job fair on Tuesday looking for new employees to staff their new store in Tazana. The company received 1600 online applications for 300 jobs and will conduct interviews for two days. The store hopes to open late in April with a staff composed of people hired at the job fair. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

El Camino Real players react after defeating Granada Hill in the CIF Los Angeles City Section Division II Championship Girls Basketball game at the Edward Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles March 5, 2010. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

City hall

Shallyne Sarkissian becomes emotional as she talks about the return of her children from foster care as Family Preservation Coordinator Jennifer Fentress Calderon holds her hand. The Department of Children and Family Services West San Fernando Valley Office will hosted an open house reception as part of the county’s weeklong Family Reunification Week. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Mail Carrier Robert Mejia walks his route in Burbank, CA Tuesday March 2, 2010. A proposal by Postmaster General John Potter would lead to the closure of several post offices and the eliminating Saturday mail delivery. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Big dog Sally in Burbank

Harvard-Westlake girls' soccer player Donilyn Hunter-Sallustio suffered a partially torn ACL in her left knee in December and was told by doctors to have surgery, thus ending her senior season. Hunter-Sallustio decided to postpone surgery until after the season (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)