Here are some of the pix from my trip to California in March. They are mostly from San Diego/La Jolla. A few in the middle, I think, are from LA. The two black mucky ones are from the La Brea Tar Pits museum in LA. I think they call the bubbling one "Old Faithful" or some such thing (LOL).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14317412@N08/sets/72157620416369838/