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Davidson, Barbara ¿¿ ¿ 130328.ME.1106.localgovt¿¿Artist, Man One, stands beside a mural destroyed by someone who mysteriously painted over it and later the space was tagged by grafitti artists. Part of the original mural, to the right, is still shown. Man One arranged for 200 artists to paint murals along the Arroyo Seco ¿¿ near where it meets the LA River. When county Supervisor Gloria Molina found out, she flipped. She sees no difference between artistic murals and tagging. The question remains who painted over the murals?  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA¿ March 18, 2012: Rouse Rapturedux is performed by the Mass Cello Choir during the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on March 18, 2012. (Mariah Tauger / For the Times)  (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

Skalij, Wally ¿¿ ¿ USC Trojan mascot, Traveler, takes the field before game against UCLA on 12/3/2005.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Hartog, Richard ¿¿ ¿ Graffiti artist Tony Castellanos climbs high as he and other artists paint out graffiti and vandalism during Paintout 2007 at the Venice beach public Art Park in Venice June 03, 2007.  (Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times)

Hively, Ken ¿¿ ¿ Actor Jon Hamm looking composed and suave at the Sunset Tower in Los Angeles. October 5, 2007 (LOS ANGELES TIMES PHOTO BY KEN HIVELY) 7 26, 2 00  (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

Shepler, Lori ¿¿ ¿ SANTA ANA, CA May 15, 2008. Teachers and students protest at the Plaza of the Flags in front of the Santa Ana Civic Center. They are protesting the budget cuts in education.  (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)

Baylen, Liz ¿¿ ¿ ¿¿Los Angeles, CA ¿¿ June 9, 2008¿¿Saving money, Ashley Brooke Moore (bottom left) quit her gym and now attends this free weekly yoga class at Runyon Canyon Park in Los Angeles on June 11, 2008. ( Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times )  (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)

Davidson, Barbara ¿¿ ¿ LosAngeles:November 15,2008: Yes on Prop8 supporter, Chat R. Warner, of the Bible Believers Los Angeles Chapter, yells at supporters of same¿ sex marriage during a rally in downtown LA, November 15, 08 as part of a nationwide protest against Proposition 8, which denies gay couples the right to wed in California. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

[“Cole, Carolyn ¿¿ B58865746Z.1 ENVELOPE STORY DECEMBER 2, 2011. DO NOT USE PRIOR TO PUBLICATION. “, “*”, “*”, “*”, “*”, “*”, “*”, “*”, “* NEW YORK, NEW YORK¿¿NOV. 16, 2010¿¿Actor Kevin Spacey plays a Washington D.C. lobbyist who ends up in jail in the new movie \”Casino Jack.\” (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)”]  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

KERNVILLE, CALIF. - AUG. 3, 2012. A warden with the California Department of Fish and Game hacks down marijuanan plants found growing in a deep ravine in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Kernville. A raid that included a dozen armed wardens netted 431 pot plants that officials believed was being grown by foreign nationals for foreign drug cartels. Marijuana cultivation on public lands has exploded in California and every year law enforcement authorities seize millions of plants grown illegally in the wilderness.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 3, 2013: Joseph Umali Fernandez, 35, of Los Angeles works on his nine foot tall self portrait in clay at Urs Fischer exhibit at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles, CA April 3, 2013. The exhibit will be shown at both the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and MOCA Grand Avenue. (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times)  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 15, 2013: Casey Benjamin fuses jazz with hip hop with the Robert Glasper Experiment during the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl on June 15, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

The UCLA Bruins football team prepares to take the field in a game earlier this year (2010).  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Skalij, Wally ¿¿ ¿ Lakers Kobe Bryant pleads his case after a foul against the Suns in game 3 of the NBA playoffs at the Staples Center Thursday.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Sunset photography can be made better by using a low camera angle and waiting for the sun to set. The colors continue to grow after the sun sets...wait...be patient.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)