In Focus: Staff photos from Aug. 24 - 30

Los Angeles County firefighter Ron Hughes drags a hose to protect a commercial building along Agoura Road as a brush fire burns in the hills between Calabasas and Agoura Hills. The blaze consumed about 60 acres of grassland just south of the 101 freeway.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Dylan Nolte of Costa Mesa and Rebecca Baker of London dance to the music on Day 1 of Sunset Junction, a large annual street fair on Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake.  (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

A member of the Yu Su Kyung Kah Yah Traditional Korean Dance Group performs in Lynwood. A Mexican folkloric troupe was also on the program as part of the bicultural celebration, which included 20 visiting Korean Mexicans.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A bamboo-covered bridge casts curvy shadows in the morning light at the Promenade Shops at Dos Lagos in Corona. The bridge spans the twin lakes there and connects with a walking path.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Pleas Uhlhorn, an 87-year-old retired Marine, attends a gathering to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Chiriaco Summit, a tiny Mojave Desert town that became a pivotal way station for Phoenix-bound travelers.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Angels left fielder Gary Matthews Jr. barely hangs on to a foul fly ball by Oakland’s Kurt Suzuki in the seventh inning Wednesday. The A’s went on to win the game 6 to 5, but were 19 1/2 games behind the American League West division-leading Angels.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Sapna Malani cuddles her dog, Tiger, at Sona Chaandi, a family-owned business on Pioneer Boulevard where she helps people coordinate traditional Indian wedding attire.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lisa Leslie, the first female Olympic basketball player to win four consecutive gold medals, and her daughter Lauren are handed a team practice ball at Inglewood’s Morningside High School. Leslie suggested her alma mater to Toyota Project Rebound and the NBA, which refurbished the gym floor.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Members of the Ortega Rangers 4-H Club warm up before the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo in San Juan Capistrano. The event is the richest two-day rodeo in the nation with a purse totaling over $200,000.  (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)