Hello, and welcome to this week’s selection of the best picture stories.

Above, after a record wet winter, snowpack in the southern Sierra reaches all-time record levels. How deep is that?

The big news this week was that it came and went without incident, as politics goes. The anticipated “PROTEST”, as called for by Donald Trump over the weekend, did not materialize. I don’t arrest her either. The former president is in Florida, awaiting the possibility of criminal charges in New York. And if they arrest him, he wants protests.

Steam from an exhaust vent on the east front of the US Capitol complex partially obscures the dome on Tuesday. Security has been increased in New York City, at Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, and in Washington, DC, due to the possibility of protests called by former President Trump, in response to a possible impeachment. for the money paid to a porn actress to keep quiet.

(Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times)

A three-day general strike by the Los Angeles Unified School District that shut down Los Angeles public schools ended Thursday, with a tentative deal. The mass walkout brought together hundreds of LAUSD “essential workers”—the bus drivers, custodians, front gate supervisors, and intrepid lunch ladies—to join wet and cold pickets across the city. while Mayor Karen Bass mediated the negotiation.

As parents struggled to care for their children missing three days of school, the disruption affected not only the educational needs of the students but also their nutritional needs.

A man sits in the driver's seat of a school bus, holding the steering wheel, partially lit by the sun.

A man raises his fist while holding a picket sign that reads "On strike. For our students," while in the middle of a crowd.

A woman reaches out from the driver's seat to grab a small plastic bag of foot supplies from a person standing outside.

In an attempt to increase police accountability, a watchdog group has created a “first of its kind” website, Watch the Watchers, with names and photos of every LAPD police officer. The public records release also accidentally included photos of undercover officers.

Now three LAPD officers are suing the owner of another site, killercops.com, who they say offered them a “reward.”

In a head-and-shoulders frame, a police officer reaches out to adjust his police cap, which protects his eyes.

The latest storm to hit California was one of the wildest on record, featuring a bomb cyclone and flooding. At least five people have died. A California town was submerged in floodwaters, but residents feared what would happen if they fled. Some say the flooding in Pajaro could have been prevented and that racism and neglect could be why it has long languished in the shadow of nearby Watsonville. After the flood, in Pájaro, children and adolescents continue to be displaced.

Record storms achieved further unexpected damage when floodwaters undermined a section of the aqueduct in the Owens Valley, threatening a Los Angeles water lifeline.

Vehicles are submerged in flood waters near the horizon, while a highway with a stop sign disappears into the water.

In one photo, a boy plunges a stick into a puddle on the street. In another photo, four workers stand on the edge of a sinkhole.

As other parts of the state bore the brunt of this week’s storms, a small but powerful tornado ripped parts of a Montebello building and sent debris flying.

An aerial view of a building with part of the roof missing, exposing the interior, and a nearby parking lot with rubble.

Workers remove broken glass from inside a window and there is an imprint made by flying debris on the wall next to the window.

Thanks to rainfall in parts of (formerly) dry California, farmland is used to absorb stormwater and replenish depleted groundwater, as overpumping has been depleting aquifers in California’s Central Valley for long. time. On Friday, Yolo County’s now-green Dunnigan Hills became the backdrop for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement to roll back California’s most severe drought restrictions.

An aerial view of flooded farmland, with the sun setting on the horizon.

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the US military’s Operation Shock and Awe, which sparked the violent eight-year war in Iraq. Although the conflict officially ended in 2011, today, 20 years later, “it still weighs heavily on the Iraqis whose lives were destroyed and a Middle East that remains in turmoil, along with Americans reeling from the moral and humanitarian disaster it became and the balance of power it became. forged in Washington.”

An older girl hugs a younger one, another stands nearby, all crying. A boy on the right covers her face with both hands.

I wonder what Angelenos think about the start of Mayor Karen Bass’s term? Los Angeles strongly approves of the mayor, but remains skeptical of the homelessness solution, as homeless people are abruptly moved from hotel to hotel.

A tent, surrounded by garbage, stands on the sidewalk. Behind a large spray-painted sign reads "Mayor."

As with any endeavor, “One step at a time, just one step at a time” works best. More than 20,000 participants took to the streets Sunday for the 2023 Los Angeles Marathon, hitting the pavement in some of the city’s most iconic neighborhoods, including Chinatown, Hollywood and Beverly Hills.

Five men run down a street. His skin shines with sweat.

Finally, Southern California can look forward to a mostly dry and sunny weekend for outdoor play.

The Week in Photos: Snow, rain and striking teacher aides disrupt L.A. and LAPD goes on a ‘watch list.’