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Harvard-Westlake High School's Nicole Hung #20 is fouled by Alemany High School's Angelica Sahagun #23 during the West Coast Holiday Invitational girls basketball tournament championship game at Harvard Westlake High School in Studio City, CA Thursday December 31, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Hart High School's Kelsey Steck #23 heads the ball as Canyons High School's Nichole Guerro #3 defends during the Hart Soccer Tournament girls final at Hart High School in Newhall, CA Wednesday December 30, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James #23 reacts in the sfirst half during their game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Friday, December 25, 2009. The Cavaliers beat the Lakers 102-87. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles performs during the 50th annual Los Angeles County Christmas Celebration at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles Thursday, December 24, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Calabasas High School's Jordan Coleman #4 steals the ball away from Simi Valley High School's CJ Faulwell #32 during their basketball game at Calabasas High School Friday, December 18, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

People crowd the Metro Red Line station in North Hollywood. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Brent Buelna puts the finishing touches on his home decorations on Wakefield Court in Saugus CA. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Birds swarm Steve Hessong as he prepares to feed them. For the past 41/2 years Hessong drives from his home in La Canada almost morning to Lake Balboa in at Anthony C. Beilenson Park to fish, feed the birds and a squirrel named Scotty. They call him “The Birdman of Balboa” and dishes out 10-pounds of duck pellets and chicken scratch each visit. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Alemany High School's Akeem Gonzales bows his head after Mira Costa High School defeated his team to win the CIF-SS Western Division football final at College of Canyons in Santa Clarita. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Taft High School's Criss Rodriguez during her City Section girls' tennis individual finals match against Granada Hills High School's Alexandra Tallas Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at the Balboa Sports Complex in Encino . (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Los Angeles City Council candidate and Assemblyman Paul Krekorian holds his son Andrew as he votes at Grant High School in Van Nuys Tuesday, December 18, 2009. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Valencia High School football players show their emotions after loosing to Moorpark High School in their CIF semi-final playoff football game at Valencia in Santa Clarita. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Alemany High School' Malcolm Marable #2 hurdles Dominguez High School's Aaron Williams #2 on a big gain in the 4th quarter during their CIF playoff football game at Alemany in Mission Hills. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Alondra Mariscal, 5-years-old, suffers from leukemia. She and her family are assisted by a non profit organization called Padres Contra El Cancer, or Parents Against Cancer. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)