Marcal Corlyn, 19, culinary student form the Art Institute of California- Los Angeles, serves pizza during the eighth Annual Taste of Santa Monica on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at the Santa Monica Pier. Taste of Santa Monica  featured 50 of West LA's finest restaurants.

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1) Santa Monica Council Member Kevin McKeown admires a cake made in the image of a Big Blue Bus at the Third Street Promenade on Monday, April 14, 2008, during Big Blue Bus' 80th Anniversary Celebration. The cake was created by the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles. 2) Chritophe Bernard, Culinary Director of the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles, transports the cake onstage and presents it to Stephanie Negriff, Big Blue Bus General Manager, during the celebration. 3) Guest look at historic photos of BBB during the free celebration on the Promenade. 4) (left to right) Santa Monica Council Members Kevin McKeown and Robert Holbrook speaks with motor coach operators Tim Giroux and Kenneth Johnson (both who worked for BBB for more than 30 years) during the celebration.  5) Michelle Estrellado,  Director of Public Relations & Marketing from the Art Institute of California-Los Angeles, hands out birthday cake to the guests. 6) A close-up look at the Big Blue Bus cake. The Big Blue Bus operates a fleet of over 200 energy efficient vehicles transporting more than 80,000 passengers daily across a nearly 52-square mile service area. Nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment to a cleaner environment, the entire fleet operates on alternative fuels, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), which helps cut emissions by over 80 percent. Serving Santa Monica and the Los Angeles area since 1928, the Big Blue Bus has an 86 percent on-time performance record, and has won numerous awards for its customer service, safety and efficiency. BBB is one of the oldest bus systems in California; fleet has traveled over 778 million miles since 1928. Transit agency began with six rented buses and 5 cent fares.

(1) Big Blue Bus General Manager Stephanie Negriff, introduces students from The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles who created four environmental exhibits  during a dedication ceremony at the Big Blue Bus Transit Store on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. (2) Laura Moyer (interior design student), Sara Paras (interior design student), Amanda Rios (graphic design student) Stephanie Negriff (Big Blue Bus General Manager) and Daniela Gill (graphic design student) pose in front of the artwork during the dedication ceremony on Wednesday. (3) Exhibit One: Periodic Table of "How To Be Green" (Educational theme to show that most objects we use on a daily basis can either be recycled or reused) (4) Exhibit Two: Toy Cars vs. Big Blue Bus (Public transportation saves more than 855 million gallons of gasoline each year. Each toy car represents one million gallons of gasoline) (5) Exhibit Three: Vintage Big Blue (Each blue thumbtack represents one million gallons of gasoline saved by public transit) (6) Exhibit Four: How To Be Green - Elements of Recycling (All object used in art piece were collected at local recycling centers. Artwork was painted in yellow and blue because when combined makes green)