Big Eye Mural in downtown Los Angeles

Artist JR's work/mural on downtown Los Angeles MOCA building. (Photos by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Gov. Brown Signs California Dream Act

California Gov. Jerry Brown joins Assemblyman Gilbert Cedillo to sign the California Dream Act that increases access to college financial aid for undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles City College on Monday July 25, 2001. (Photos by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Kevin Leung - Lawyer in Los Angeles

Kevin K. Leung is a partner and the Chair of the Executive Committee at LKP Global Law LLP specializing in corporate finance for publicly traded and private companies, mergers and acquisitions transactions and cross-border transactions. (Photos by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

I-405 Reopens

Interstate 405 freeway reopens to traffic after closure for demolition of half of the Mulholland Drive bridge spanning the 405, dubbed Carmageddon, cost an estimated $3 million. (Photos by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Carmageddon in Los Angeles

A 10-mile stretch of the Interstate 405 Freeway closed for construction from July 16-18 for 53 hours between two of the nation's busiest interchanges. Los Angeles city officials are advising residents to stay home or stay away from the area over the weekend fearing massive traffic jams of what has become known as 'Carmageddon.' (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Energy Healer - Kenneth N. Klee

Kenneth N. Klee is a UCLA law professor and prominent corporate bankruptcy lawyer ... practices energy healing on the side. A seven-year student of more than half a dozen healing methods including reiki's radiance technique, pranic healing and Theta Healing, Klee practices eight hours a week out of his Brentwood home office, stacked high with stones and crystals, massage table at the center. ...
(Photos by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

LABJ Higlight Works - June

Martin Smekal, co-founder, chief executive officer and president of TabletKiosk, a manufacturer of Tablet PCs and UMPCs located in Torrance. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Shannon Benna, stereographer and 3D filmmaker, is launching a group for women in the 3D film industry.  She shoots, produces and also converts 2D to 3D. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

From left OneWest Bank executives Brian Brooks (vice chairman), Steven Mnuchin (chairman), Joseph Otting (CEO) and David Fawer (vice chairman). (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Allen Narcisse (L) and Bill Momary, co-founders of eByline, an online content platform that brings together news organizations and freelance journalists. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Robert Kiraz, the CEO of Vokle, a revolutionary live broadcasting platform for hosting interactive events. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Steve Lee, owner of Esley, a women’s clothing wholesaler poses at his store in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Jerry Digney of Digney PR, one of the last of classic Hollywood publicists, is photographed at his office in Hollywood. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Jonathan Larsen, executive managing director of Transwestern, one of the largest privately-held commercial real estate firms in the United States. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Staff of Cannon Design, an architectural company in Century City, bike home after work.
(Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu)

NBA player Yao Ming in Action

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has retired from NBA. NBA中國籃球明星姚明已決定退役.