In Focus: Staff photos from Dec 21 - Dec 27
THAT’S NO SLIEGH:
Michael Pless, 58, aka the Surfing Santa, rides waves at the Seal Beach Pier as he’s done every December for years. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
CHURCH:
Worshipers hold candles at the close of the
THANKFUL:
Trainer Jorge Periban regularly whispers words of gratitude to racehorses under his watchful eye, such as Stormy Racer at Santa Anita. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
IN YOUR FACE:
Nick Berardino, right, general manager of the Orange County Employees Assn., confronts Mario Mainero, chief of staff for Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach, over the county’s layoff plans. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
SUFFERING IN SILENCE:
Destiny Himmel, 16, has long been self-conscious about her family’s situation, and kept their poverty a secret even from her pastor back home in
BATHED IN REFLECTION:
Hoffman finds he can relate to his character in “Last Chance Harvey,” in which he stars with