In Focus: Staff photos from May 18 - May 24

Kathryn Holub is overcome with emotion as members of the Samoan community of Long Beach gather to denounce police actions that resulted in the death of Rocketi Su’e. Holub was the girlfriend of Su’e, who was shot dead by police.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

San Antonio’s Manu Ginobili makes a diving effort for a loose ball in the final seconds as Robert Horry holds back the Lakers’ Lamar Odom. Laker Sasha Vujacic (not pictured) retrieved the ball to seal the win over the Spurs in game one of the Western Conference Finals at Staples Center.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

The new $1.5-million Ferris wheel going up at the Santa Monica Pier will be be outfitted with 160,000 energy-efficient LED lights, providing 75 percent greater energy savings than the previously used incandescent bulbs. The public unveiling for the new seaside attraction is scheduled for May 28.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Debbie Leavitt receives a scalp massage with a pair of hair brushes at Steam salon in West Hollywood, where treatments focus on conditioning and cleaning the scalp.  (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

Beachgoers splash in a natural swimming pool at Crystal Cove State Beach in Orange County. The water there received an A grade during all testing periods from Heal the Bay, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit that compiles the report card of California beaches.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A fisherman who was swept into the ocean with two others Sunday near Point Fermin and saved by a surfer is airlifted to a hospital. He was in stable condition. The other two men, who managed to swim to shore, were treated at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Daniela Jimenez and son Justin Leon, 2, cool off in a fountain at the Cerritos Civic Center, where temperatures neared 100 degrees early in the week.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Meeno Peluce and Ilse Ackermann with daughters India, 7, and Mette, 3, relax in a tree house made of branches from their garden in Lincoln Heights.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)