SAN BERNARDINO, CA - SEPTEMBER 26, 2025: Ashley Woodard, 36, peers out of her tent which is pitched on California Street near the sidewalk on September 26, 2025 in San Bernardino, California. She has been homeless for more than 20 years. San Bernardino County approved an ordinance in September that bans homeless encampments on public property and rights of way, citing health and safety concerns. “I am just trying to find my way, Woodard said.

Transgender Athlete Navigates a Fight She Never Asked For: Abi, a 17-year-old transgender high school student track athlete, had to switch high schools to able to participate and be accepted by teammates on the track team January 28, 2025 in Riverside, California. “No one asked me if I had the mental strength or not before they sued California over me or before they sent hundreds of students to protest against me, “ she said. She stayed in the shadows at first but quickly became an activist.

Julie Packard, who transformed scientific communication and public engagement with marine science, plans to step down from her leadership role at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in the coming months.

Canada’s Alphonso Davies (#19) falls and reacts after colliding with United States’ Patrick Agyemang (#16) during the CONCACAF Nations League third-place match at SoFi Stadium on March 23, 2025, in Inglewood, California.

Corona pitcher Seth Hernandez #22 gets a lift by teammates after hitting his second homer of the game against Los Osos in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 baseball second-round playoff game in Corona on Tuesday, May 20 2025.

Protestors gather as a car burns at the intersection of Alondra Bl and Atlantic Bl in Compton during a protest following an ICE immigration raid at a nearby Home Depot on June 7, 2025 in Compton, California.

Feb 14, 2025; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA gymnast Frida Esparza competes on the uneven bars during an NCAA gymnastics meet against Penn State at Pauley Pavilion.

Banners of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are suspended from lampposts that line Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Long Beach. The lower portion of this image is taken from the driver’s side view mirror and reflects the banners in the background while the upper part of the image is the view from above the mirror capturing a man walking in the foreground.

A demonstrator uses a skateboard to destroy a Waymo vehicle as thousands of protesters take to the streets to protest ICE immigration raids throughout the city. It was reported that demonstrators called the driverless cars to this location, leaving them vulnerable to demolition.

A man removes the U.S. flag from its staff as a house burns behind him during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California January 8, 2025.

Jennifer May Nickel says she’s not a glass half-empty kind of person so she performs “Singin’ in the Rain,” in front of her burned-down home in Altadena on Sunday, January 26, 2025 while her friends record her for her Instagram account: Jennifermaydesigns. The TV costume designer lost everything in the home she lived in for 7 years with her husband.

In Palm Springs, CA, Marilyn Monroe is a symbol of hope. The 26-foot-tall sculpture "Forever Marilyn" was installed to revive the city’s tourist economy which was decimated during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are hoping she’ll be a magnet and the 800-plus businesses downtown that have suffered will get some relief,” says Aftab Dada, Chairman of PS Resorts, the tourism group that brought the sculpture to Palm Springs. Karina Raude of the Seward Johnson Atelier, carries supplies.

A snowy egret chases a rare white morph reddish egret with a freshly caught fish at Fort De Soto Park in Tierra Verde, Florida, on May 23, 2025. The white morph reddish egret is a rare sight, highly prized by birders and wildlife photographers alike.