Animal Crackers

Animals always have--and probably always will--share the cities with us. Jockeys Alex Solis, left, and Corey Nakatani walk past thoroughbreds at Santa Anita Park. Though sorely tempted, a duck refrains from disobeying signs posted at Lake Balboa in Van Nuys. And Cuddles the cat keeps watch over goldfish--does he wish they were pals or lunch?--in a Simi Valley home.

Reach Out and Touch Somebody’s Hand

The name of a store in downtown L.A.’s Garment District says it all. A woman tends to a child in the building’s shadow. And, having carried out his mission to serve and to protect, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Steven Norkus presses the flesh with a couple of young fans.