Jonathan Pobre photojournalist

A bartender serves a beer in a Santa Clarita restaurant as a power outage struck local businesses and residences, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Paul Han, 14, left, and Alex Kravitz, 17, watch a boys soccer match between Canyon and Golden Valley high schools at Golden Valley High, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Canyon won the match 1-0. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Amanda Dresser, left, comforts her mother Michelle Walker-Dresser as Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Dohi delivers his judgment in the Edward Contreras hearing in a Van Nuys courthouse, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Contreras is serving a life sentence for the 1995 dismemberment murder of Frederick Walker, who was killed at a barbecue in the Santa Clarita Valley. Dohi declined to order a new trial for Contreras in the Santa Clarita Valley murder case after a witness recanted her previous testimony. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal) Story by Jim Holt www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/57720/

Connor Chassman, 13, dons the helmet of firefighter Ryan Chapin, right, as he waits to descend a series of ladders to meet with family members waiting at the scene of a cliff rescue in Stevenson Ranch, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Connor Chassman, 13, right, reunites with his mother, Danielle De’Atley, second from right; stepmother Berrit Chassman, left, and brother Logan Chassman, after firefighters rescued him and another boy from a cliff near the 26000 block of Shakespeare Lane in Stevenson Ranch, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Cole Steele, 6, of Agua Dulce, waits to visit Santa Claus at Westfield Valencia Town Center, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Black Friday shoppers out in droves

Mario Suson, 55, of Valencia, center, looks towards the back of the line of customers waiting to enter the Best Buy store in Saugus, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. Suson arrived with his son and friends about 90 minutes before the store's "Black Friday" midnight opening to seek out deals on video games and televisions but wasn't looking for anything in particular. "Whatever catches my eye," he said. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Black Friday shoppers out in droves

Shoppers await the 4 a.m. opening of Victoria's Secret at Westfield Valencia Town Center on "Black Friday," Nov. 25, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

A fun run to victory

Jana-Rose Whatley, a hairstylist and former Valencia High cheerleader and track athlete, was the first woman to cross the finish line in the 2011 Santa Clarita Marathon. She drew attention from fellow runners and was dubbed “high-heeled girl” for sporting high heels as she registered for the race. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal) Story by Tammy Marashlian www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/55210/

Turkey makes trip to fans

Students react as Monty the turkey struts his stuff in front of kindergarteners through second-graders at Pinetree Community School in Canyon Country, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Monty, brought to the school by The Gentle Barn, was destined for a Thanksgiving meal but was rescued to live in the animal sanctuary. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Joanna Lopez, left, and daughter Jana-Rose Whatley celebrate after Whatley became the first female finisher in the Santa Clarita Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

A well-hydrated run

Dexter Emoto runs in the Santa Clarita Marathon as rain pours on McBean Parkway in Valencia, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Georgia Poole, 6, greets her father Charles Poole, 41, of Palmdale, with a medal after he finishes the Santa Clarita Marathon in Valencia, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

A rally before the rivalry game

Hart High senior Elle Musselman, 17, second from right, joins Valencia High senior Annalia Maxwell, 17, right, in a dance number with Valencia cheerleaders at a pep rally at Power Ford Valencia, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. The rally was hosted by Fox Sports West to promote its game of the week between the schools' football teams. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Canyon High frosh cross country athlete Logan Martell, 14, dons a horse head mask at the end of the second Foothill League meet at Central Park in Saugus, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

In service of friends

Jim Hogan gets a kiss from Atticus, his guide dog, as they spend time at home in Canyon Country, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. Atticus, an 8-year-old yellow labrador, was recently recognized for his service to Hogan, a nearly blind Vietnam veteran, and to other disabled veterans in northern Los Angeles County. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

In service of friends

Atticus accompanies Jim Hogan wherever he works around the house.

Zach Farmer, 18, middle, launches a frisbee as Karina Fricke, 20, left, and Lauren Freeman, 22, look on at Valencia Heritage Park in Valencia, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. The trio are part of a group of friends and family that get together at least once a week to play frisbee. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Yasmin Rivera rehearses a routine on the aerial hoop, or lyra, under the big top of Circus Vargas at Westfield Valencia Town Center, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. The 42-year-old production dropped animals from its act last year. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Third-grader Jareth Ventura, 8, cheers as he finishes a drawing at Newhall Elementary School in Newhall, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011.

A tow truck operator watches as David Lavau's Toyota Corolla reaches the surface after being lifted about 200 feet by a crane on to Lake Hughes Road north of Castaic, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Lavau, 67, of Lake Hughes, survived six days in a ravine after he lost control of his car and plunged off the mountain road in the Angeles National Forest. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

A boy's battle with cancer

The Arteaga family, from left, Viviana, Roberto, Nathaniel and Esther, take a stroll at Bridgeport Park in Valencia. Nathaniel, now 6, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 2, and Viviana donated bone marrow to her brother to assist in his battle. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

West Ranch junior varsity football player Aaron Danny, 15, waits to return to the stands after sightings of lightning delayed the varsity game against Silverado at Valencia High School, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Play resumed over one hour after officials stopped the game. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Witnesses gather paperwork for authorities as California Highway Patrol officers investigate the scene of a crash involving an overturned Ford Explorer on northbound Interstate 5 south of Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Fun-damental approach to reading

In recognition of Read Across America Day, local author and former teacher Carol Cliffe reads her children’s book “Alowishes Unusual Birthday” at Leona Cox Community School in Canyon Country, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

A survivor's story

Barbara Larson sports pink ribbon earrings in honor of breast cancer awareness. Larson is celebrating five years cancer-free and has been named the 2011 Henry Mayo Health Foundation Breast Cancer Awareness Spokeswoman. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal) www.the-signal.com/section/42/article/52308/

Phonehenge West felled

Noah Fahey, son of Phonehenge West builder Alan "Kim" Fahey, throws a stone at the landmark wooden tower on the Acton property as it is demolished, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. Kim Fahey, who built several treehouse-like structures by hand on his Acton property over a span of 20 years, is awaiting sentencing after he was convicted of a dozen building code violations. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Phonehenge West felled

The central portion of the wooden landmark structure at Phonehenge West in Acton topples after an excavator chipped away at the supports, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Sad in Happy Valley

Rudy Losorelli looks out at his neighbor's tennis courts from a second-story bedroom in his Newhall home, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. He is among several neighborhood residents who say the tennis courts are an eyesore. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Local practice rounds

Deputy Travis Kelly detains a "gunman," played by Sheriff's Explorer Tyler Houck, 16, as Deputy Michael Marshall, left, and others look out for a second team pursuing a second gunman in a simulated school shooting scenario at Arroyo Seco Junior High School in Saugus, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. In cooperation with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's COBRA unit, deputies donned masks and used non-lethal training ammunition in a simulation to seek out two active shooters and rescue a down deputy. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Miguel Angel, 7, peers into a classroom window as he arrives for the first day of classes at Fair Oaks Ranch Community School in Canyon Country, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

A young girl plays on a swing as parents and administrators await the start of the first day of classes at Fair Oaks Ranch Community School in Canyon Country, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

The Incomparable Adele

English singer-songwriter Adele performs at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011.

A man cycles past "The Everchanging Wall," a mural project of The ARTree Community Arts Center, on a building along Railroad Avenue at Ninth Street in Newhall, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. Local teenagers photographed children from the Newhall Community Center, Boys & Girls Club and other organizations, and applied the mural with the help of The ARTree staff, according to the center's website. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Owner Mark David walks out and surveys the scene where a Ford F-150 pickup truck crashed through the storefront of The Coffee House in Newhall, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. www.the-signal.com/section/36/article/49379/

Jim Manzi, 56, of Castaic, waits to see chiropractor Karl E. Standifer in his office on Soledad Canyon Road in Saugus, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Standifer's office and a neighboring business were boarded up but remained open after a sheriff's cruiser crashed into their storefronts late Tuesday night. The deputy involved took evasive action to avoid a vehicle and crashed into the structure while pursuing a motorist who ran a red light, according to officials. No one was seriously hurt. (Jonathan Pobre/Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Near-drowning victim airlifted

Near-drowning victim airlifted: Emergency medical technicians transport the victim of a near-drowning to a waiting helicopter at Central Park in Saugus, Monday, June 27, 2011. Sheriff's deputies and firefighters responded to reports of a near-drowning at Santa Clarita Park in Saugus.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca consoles Robert Klein, son of Dusan and Renata Klein, as Det. Q. Rodriguez of the sheriff's department's Homicide Bureau, left, looks on following a press conference at sheriff's headquarters in Monterey Park, Thursday, June 23, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Jim Troyer sorts through his belongings, which were damaged in a fire at his home in the Canyon Country Mobile Home Estates in Canyon Country, Wednesday, June 1, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Taylor Dufour, 15, of Newhall, and Jacob Thompson, 14, of Santa Clarita, react as they begin their ride on The Green Lantern: First Flight at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Thursday, June 30, 2011. The pair was among the first to ride the new roller coaster. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Praise for a Pooch Protector

Clare Storey, a volunteer at the Castaic Animal Shelter, holds a terrier at the shelter. The dog was recently found in a bag on a trail. Storey was recognized as the Los Angeles County Animal Control Volunteer of the Year. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Praise for a Pooch Protector

Clare Storey shares a moment with an Akita Inu at the Castaic Animal Shelter. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Los Angeles County firefighters stabilize the driver of a Volvo V70 as they extricate him from the vehicle, which crashed into an embankment next to the Valencia Boulevard off-ramp of northbound Interstate 5 in Valencia, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. The driver was taken to the Intensive Care Unit at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal) First place, Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles monthly contest

A Los Angeles County firefighter douses a hot spot as smoke permeates over a wash northwest of the intersection of Valencia Boulevard and Bouquet Canyon Road in Valencia, Monday, June 13, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

A Los Angeles County firefighter tends to brush ahead of a wildfire in a wash northwest of the intersection of Valencia Boulevard and Bouquet Canyon Road in Valencia, Monday, June 13, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Los Angles County sheriff's deputies interview a man in front of a Cessna 177 Cardinal aircraft that made an emergency landing and came to rest on Santa Clarita Parkway south of Newhall Ranch Road in Saugus, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. No one was injured. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

West Ranch High School alumnus and College of the Canyons student Justin Barnes has been accepted to The Juilliard School. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Brothers Joey Prata, left, and Trevor Prata, both of Boy Scout Troop 303, place American flags on grave markers during a Memorial Day tribute at Eternal Valley Memorial Park in Newhall, Monday, May 30, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Barbara Johnson, of Newhall, center, joins attendees in a moment of reflection and prayer at a Memorial Day tribute at Eternal Valley Memorial Park in Newhall, Monday, May 30, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Schoolchildren carry American flags as the hearse bearing the body of Army Spc. Rudy A. Acosta is driven in front of Pinecrest School in Valencia, Thursday, March 31, 2011. Acosta, 19, of Canyon Country, Calif., died March 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Albert Gordeev, 4, splashes water onto the sand in the lower lagoon at the Castaic Lake State Recreation Area, Saturday, May 28, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Hart High School graduates toss their caps in celebration following their commencement ceremony at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Isaias Godoy pauses on stage as he receives his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music at The Master's College's commencement ceremony at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Friday, May 13, 2011. Honorable Mention, Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles monthly contest

Jessica Hurrey, left, and Kathryn Prosser sport decorative caps as they listen to speeches at College of the Canyons' graduation ceremony at its Valencia campus, Friday, June 3, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Eduardo Carrillo, 17, middle, celebrates with friends following Saugus High School's graduation ceremony at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Thursday, May 26, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Todd Kovler, 17, top, gestures after he receives his diploma during Saugus High School's graduation ceremony at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Thursday, May 26, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Erica Matsubara, left, and Ryan Waasdorp share a hug during Hart High School's commencement ceremony at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Alex Gertsch, 18, jumps off the stage after he receives his diploma during Hart High School's commencement ceremony at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Jim Ventress, chief professional officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley, shares a group hug with, from left, Jennifer Roldan, 13; Janelle Cisneroz, 14; Rachel Espinoza, 8; and Kaitlyn Witt, 9, in the club's lobby in Newhall. Ventress was recently recognized by the community for his 25 years of service to the club. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Lessons in Lifelong Learning

Doreetha Daniels, 95, observes a lecture during her Sociology of Deviance, Crime and Social Control class at College of the Canyons’ campus in Canyon Country, Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Daniels, of Agua Dulce, is the community college's oldest student. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Dwayne Johnstone, 19, kisses Willy Wonka, a warmblood horse, at The Gentle Barn animal sanctuary in Canyon Country. Johnstone, who is autistic, has helped care for Willy for about a year. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Waiting for the Sun

Tootsie Crowley, left, and her grandson Jake Crowley, 8, take cover under umbrellas as hail falls on the parking lot of Trader Joe's in Saugus, Friday, April 8, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal) First Place, Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles monthly contest

Joey Downey, 16, struggles with his umbrella as rain and wind make their way through West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. (Jonathan Pobre / Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Reece Demory, 7, and his father, Navy Cmdr. Wes Demory, reunite during a flag ceremony at Plum Canyon Elementary School in Saugus, Calif., Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. Wes Demory returned to California after serving a year in Iraq and surprised his son by popping out of a metal box fitted with a gift bow.

Steve Uwanawich walks back to his home on Lyons Avenue near Kansas Street in Newhall, Calif., after surveying the damage caused by a crash between a Jeep Grand Cherokee and an electrical vault at a nearby strip mall, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (Jonathan Pobre/The Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

A Los Angeles County firefighter walks by the scene where a Jeep Grand Cherokee struck an electrical vault on Lyons Avenue in Newhall, Calif., Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. The SUV struck a trash bin, cinder-block wall and a minivan before hitting the vault, according to witnesses. Several small fires and a power outage occurred due to the crash. (Jonathan Pobre/The Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Skateboarder Goes Horizontal

Nouri Ayoub, 20, skates around a bowl on his skateboard at Santa Clarita Skatepark, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (Jonathan Pobre/The Santa Clarita Valley Signal)

Best Foot Forward

Alberto Perusset, 52, of Malibu, Calif., stands barefoot in anticipation of the start of the Santa Clarita Marathon in Valencia, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010.

A spectator watches a go-kart driver zip down Lancaster Boulevard at the Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. The second annual event featured drivers in many age groups traveling as fast as 100 miles per hour.

Jadie jumps through a hula hoop held by Mark Lukas in the final act of a show with Kyra Sundance and Chalcy at Bark in the Park, held at Lancaster City Park, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010.

Bony Hawk takes a break with his owner, Dale Andreoli of Lancaster, between shows at Bark in the Park, held at Lancaster City Park, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010.

From left, Jay Weaver, Mike Weaver, and Jeremy Redmon, of Big Daddy Weave, perform at GraceFest, a Christian music festival, at Marie Kerr Park in Palmdale, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. (Jonathan Pobre/Antelope Valley Press)

April Steffen, of Lancaster, flies a flag as BarlowGirl perform at GraceFest, a Christian music festival, at Marie Kerr Park in Palmdale, Saturday, Sept 18, 2010. (Jonathan Pobre/Antelope Valley Press)

Luis Flores, of Highland High School Air Force Junior ROTC, places a rose at a Table of Honor ceremony to symbolize the loved ones and families of prisoners of war and those missing in action during a POW/MIA Remembrance Day ceremony, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, at Poncitlán Square. Looking on are Nathleen Albright and Palmdale mayor Jim Ledford. (Jonathan Pobre/Antelope Valley Press)

Marnie Kawailehua Pfeffer, right, and the Hula Halau Na Hua 'O Maile dance troupe practice at the High Desert Dance Company studios in Lancaster.

John Calvert and David Calvert partake in the antique car potato race during the Rural Olympics at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. (Jonathan Pobre/Antelope Valley Press)

Hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco performs in front of a crowd of hundreds on the Cal State Northridge campus, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. (Jonathan Pobre / Daily Sundial)

Northridge Academy High School students Jovana Rovang, left, and Joseph Innocenzi, both 14, practice with their guitars in the quad near the Matador Bookstore complex on the CSUN campus, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Innocenzi got started on guitar four months ago, but Rovang, who has been playing since fourth grade, quipped he is already better at it than she is. (Jonathan Pobre / Daily Sundial)

Rey Delgado and fellow firefighter Ed Elguea look over a map of the neighborhood they covered as part of their awareness campaign. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

Esha Momeni, a 29-year-old grad student at California State University, Northridge, poses inside Manzanita Hall on the university's campus, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. Momeni was imprisoned and later placed on a travel ban in Iran while working on her thesis project about women in that country. She returned to the United States and resumed her studies at Cal State Northridge after being held in Iran for 10 months. (Jonathan Pobre / Daily Sundial)

Julia Moreno, 3, chases after bubbles blown from a bubble gun toy held by Jesse Silvas of Dandy Souvenirs, at the Ventura County Fair in Ventura, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

A monitor guides Matthew Stachowiak, 23, as he plays Boston's "More than a Feeling." He got hooked on Rock Band and other video games while in the Navy, and he participated in competitions when he was stationed on board the USS Comstock. "This brings me back to when I was with my boys," he said. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

Melissa Weiss greets passersby and fans herself to cool off on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Calif., Friday, July 24, 2009. In the nine years that Weiss has worked as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator, she has seen a steady flow of visitors but a decline in tips due to the troubled economy. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

Clark Schutz, 4, runs across the fountain to cool off at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, Calif., Friday, July 24, 2009. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

Derek Mailan, 4 polishes his dad's 1956 Cadillac Series 62 at the 16th annual Cruise Night Car Show on Brand Boulevard in Glendale, Calif., Saturday, July 18, 2009. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

Eva Pikor, 3, laughs and runs past her father, Leon Pikor, 40, of Los Angeles, as he does a handstand at Muscle Beach, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Leon Pikor practices gymnastics at the beach every Sunday. As triple-digit temperatures scorched the San Fernando Valley and other places, hundreds of people found relief in places like Santa Monica Beach, where the high temperature was just 72 degrees. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, left, addresses the media in front of the Jackson family home, alongside Marshall Thompson of the Chi-Lites. Fans continued to visit the Jackson family home in Encino, Calif. on Monday, June 29, 2009, to leave gifts and flowers for pop icon Michael Jackson, who died in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

Monique Cooper, 45, and Yvonne Nortey react as they watch the Rev. Al Sharpton speak on television. "It was a service fit for what [Michael Jackson] was really about," Cooper said. "He was a true humanitarian. He was about peace, love, and unity." Over 200 people gathered at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles to view the globally televised memorial service for Michael Jackson on the big screen Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (Jonathan Pobre/LA Daily News)

Alicia Guerrero, 17, left, and Lindsey Windle, 18, hold signs as they join a crowd of cheering fans crossing Westwood Plaza in Los Angeles, Calif., Thursday, June 25, 2009. Hundreds of fans gathered at UCLA Medical Center to celebrate the life, music and career of the "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, who died at the age of 50. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

Lemyza Barrravino, 16, holds up a sign as a television news crew's spotlight shines nearby. Hundreds of fans gathered at UCLA Medical Center in Westwood to celebrate the life, music and career of the "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, who died on Thursday, June 25, 2009, at the age of 50. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

A man performs in a dance circle backed by a medley of Michael Jackson songs in front of UCLA Medical Center, Wednesday, June 25, 2009. (Jonathan Pobre/LA Daily News)

Actor and comedian Tom Arnold, right, prepares to fit a new pair of shoes on Don Williams, 52. "It was a pleasure" to have Arnold help him out, Williams said. Celebrities and volunteers joined the ASHÉ Foundation in distributing approximately 500 pairs of shoes and washing the feet of the displaced on Los Angeles's Skid Row. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

Brennis Branche, 50, carries shoes to be handed out to Skid Row's displaced at The Midnight Mission in Los Angeles, Calif., Wednesday, June 24, 2009. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

Frank Galindo, 62, of Stockton, Calif., plays in the confetti and looks as if he is having a good time after a victory rally congratulating the Los Angeles Lakers on their 15th NBA title at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (Jonathan Pobre / Los Angeles Daily News)

Elsa Cotton, 49, right, receives a balloon and flowers from her niece, 3-year-old Kalia Orozco, and Pete Orozco, 47, of Sylmar, Calif. at the commencement ceremony at Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar, Tuesday, June 9, 2009. (Jonathan Pobre / LA Daily News)

"Chase," 47, of Long Beach, Calif., calls for more jobs and chants "we are human" as he marches down Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in Los Angeles, Friday, May 1, 2009. He was among thousands who rallied for immigration and labor rights reform. (Jonathan Pobre / Daily Sundial)

Visitors look on as artificial snow falls on Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Nov. 28, 2008. The Elves Presley and Santa Claus were on hand to light an environmentally friendly Christmas tree set up near the cinemas.

Johoney Lobos

Laura Matook, 49, and her nephew, 10-year-old Brandon Waters, visit the makeshift memorial Thursday, Sept. 25 for Johoney Lobos, the 19-year-old CSUN student who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver at the intersection of Lindley Avenue and Devonshire Street in Northridge on Tuesday, Sept. 23. "I didn't know this girl, but she affected a lot of people," Matook said, referring to the many candles and the turnout of neighbors and family members to the memorial. "She could be anybody's sister, or anybody's daughter. She's affecting people ... I wanted to show my nephew somebody's life was taken here." Matook, who lives in the neighborhood, feels that the area's streets are dangerous because of blind spots, obstructions, and other issues. She is especially concerned for the safety of students from neighborhood schools, such as Granada Hills High School, located a block east of the intersection.

Johoney Lobos

Candles, flowers, and signs mark a makeshift memorial Thursday, Sept. 25 for Johoney Lobos, the 19-year-old CSUN student who was struck and killed at the intersection of Lindley Avenue and Devonshire Street in Northridge, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Marcia Mott Roberts, 42, was jailed on suspicion of driving the white SUV that struck Lobos. She was charged Thursday, Sept. 25 with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.

Los Angeles city firefighters gather at the Fire Department Museum and Fallen Firefighter Memorial in Hollywood, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C. and Somerset County, Pa.

Laurie Stravino, 22, of Saugus, enjoys an afternoon at Central Bark with Vega, a golden retriever-basset hound mix, left, and Mazey, a golden retriever-Italian greyhound mix, at Central Park in Saugus, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.