Box of Beats (@BoxofBeats ) performs at the Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. All the music heard was composed with only the sound of his own voice.

Matthew Monsen, 57, the traveling poet, recites his poems during the first day of Spring at the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, March 20, 2022.

Spring de Haviland, retired military veteran, celebrates the first day of Spring at the Santa Monica Pier during the 11th annual, "Spring into Kindness Campaign!" on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Spring Into Kindness" encourages everyone to support the www.onemillionactsofkindness.com and thekindnessbustour.com created by Bob Votruba and his Boston Terrier dog Bogart from Ohio. Creator Spring de Haviland honorably served thirty years in the military, and is still active with units' morale and welfare. Spring was active as a volunteer special events director for the International Random Acts of Kindness movement. Spring has been honored many times with proclamations for her long-time humanitarian and community service. And she has received a "Heroes Award" from the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. ‪

Santa Monica Firefighters respond to a fire at the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, March 20, 2022. The Santa Monica Pier Safety Task Force were the first to respond to the fire. Santa Monica Police Officer Madrid was able to put out the fire with an extinguisher before Santa Monica Firefighters arrived. The multi-department task force consists of Santa Monica Police Officers, Santa Monica Code Enforcement Officers, Santa Monica Fire Department personnel, Santa Monica Harbor Patrol Officers, Public Works and a private security guards. The newly formed task force has been instrumental in helping to educate and enforce the City’s safety laws and ensuring safe sidewalk vending practices across the City.

Members of the Tigrayan Community closed down both directions of the Pacific Coast Highway and the California Incline during a protest march in Santa Monica on Saturday, March 19, 2022. The protest aims to bring awareness to the Tigray Genocide.

Alex Harding (@my.inspired.self) promotes his Manifest Station art activation at Ocean Front Walk on Friday, March 18, 2022. Alex is the founder of Inspired, an ap for daily Manifestation.

Takam Alain Giresse, Founder of the TakkMethod (@takkmethod), with Marcello Marveloso, works out at the Santa Monica Pier, Saturday, March 18, 2022. Takam teaches that discipline is the key to fitness, not foods, supplements, or gyms. Takam does not workout at a gym, he developed his physique without working out at a gym but with simple exercises done at home with exercise bands and with the use of his own bodyweight.