Second-grader Husai Garcia, 8, gyrates and keeps five hula-hoops up during the Unity Resource Fair at Virginia Avenue Park on Sunday, April 22, 2007.

Black Belt Clarence Johnson, a volunteer at Virginia Ave Park, demonstrates martial arts techniques during the Unity Resource Fair at Virginia Avenue Park on Sunday, April 22, 2007.

Anthony Santiago, 13, (left) and Manny Bravo, 14, from the Virginia Avenue Park Teen Center, wash a BMW on Saturday at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in order to raise money for their upcoming camping trip to Lake Arrowhead planned for over the Easter break.

1) Eric Gabster, board member of 'Friend of Sunset Park,' talks with Chief Timothy Jackman at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at Ocean Park Blvd. on Saturday, March 17, over a cup of coffee during the Chiefs  'Meet and Greet.' Gabster commended the chief for his recent arrests of suspected  gang members, for adding a crossgaurd to Ocean Park Blvd. and 17th Street and for the departments rapid responds to emails and phone calls from the public.  2) Chief Timothy Jackman gives a sticker to second-grader Cyara Pinkos,  8. 3) Chief Timothy Jackman and his two sons, Ryan, 14, (left) and Andrew, 18, visit with shoppers at Virginia Avenue Park's Farmers Market on Saturday. 4)  Chief Timothy Jackman helps Candido Vivanco, owner of Candy's Gourmet Sausage, Inc, grills up some carne-asada  at the Virginia Avenue Park Farmers Market during his 'meet and greet' on Saturday.  Vivanco cutts all his own meat, which is prime in  quality and all nartural. 'Candy's' butcher shop is inside of  Alans Market on 339 Washington Blvd. He has  been there for more than 20 years.

Panpan Wang, a photography mentor  from Venice Arts goes over a composition assignment at Virginia Avenue Park with (left to right) Ezra Dibble, 11, Matt Selbo, 11 and Gabi Bon Dorant on Saturday, March 17, 2007. Venice Arts is an innovative arts center that brings talented artists together with low-income young people to nurture their creativity, imagination, and talent. Their programs focus on those whose access to the arts, as artists or audience, has been limited. Venice Arts' mentor-artists guide young people through experiences with the arts, exposing them to the tools, ideas, and environments that help them express their creativity, build positive interethnic relationships, and improve their academic performance and job readiness.