DAANSEKOU performs during the City of Santa Monica’s Celebrating Black Excellence Community Mixer at the Third Street Promenade on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. DaanSekou seeks to preserve and share the beauty of traditional West African Music and Dance as well as the Music and Dance of the African Diaspora through education, performance and fraternity.

The turf has been installed at the Santa Monica Civic Center Multipurpose Sports Field, Friday, February 21, 2020. ! Slated to open in summer of 2020, the community sports field will serve Santa Monicans of all ages with space to play soccer, rugby, and lacrosse. This project is a part of multiple investments to the Santa Monica Civic Center. More information about projects, construction, and impacts in the area is available at santamonica.gov/civiccenter.

Trump supporters march on the #SantaMonicaPier during Presidents' Day, Monday, February 17, 2020. The Presidents' Day celebration was presented by Congress candidate Errol Webber @errolwebber4ca

Violist Daniel Morris serenades couples on the Pacific Park Ferris wheel during Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14, 2020.