Santa Monica, California
Downtown Santa Monica as seen from the Santa Monica Pier
Nickname: SaMo
Location of Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California
Coordinates: 34°01′19″N 118°28′53″W / 34.02194, -118.48139
Country	United States
State	California
County	Los Angeles
Incorporated	November 30, 1886
Government
- Mayor	Herb Katz
- City Council	Bobby Shriver Ken Genser Kevin McKeown Robert Holbrook Pam O'Connor Richard Bloom
Area
- Total	15. The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica California and is a prominent landmark A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The US state of California is divided into fifty-eight counties. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations Robert Sargent "Bobby" Shriver III (born April 28, 1954 in Chicago Illinois) is a member of the Santa Monica City Council. Kevin McKeown (born 12 October 1967, in Glasgow) is a retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper Pamela O'Connor or Pam O'Connor may refer to Pam O'Connor (politician, American politician Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (41. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km²)
- Land	8. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares 3 sq mi (21. 4 km²)
- Water	7. 7 sq mi (19. 8 km²)  48. 08%
Elevation	105 ft (32 m)
Population (2006)
- Total	88,050
- Density	10,178. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi (3,930. 4/km²)
	U. S. Census Bureau, 2006
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	90401-90411
Area code(s)	310/424
FIPS code	06-70000
GNIS feature ID	1652792
Website: www.santa-monica.org

Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Situated on Santa Monica Bay of the Pacific Ocean, it is completely surrounded by the City of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades and Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles and Mar Vista on the east, and Venice on the south. Santa Monica Bay is an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern California, United States. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Pacific Palisades is a district within the US city of Los Angeles California, located between Brentwood to the east Malibu to the west Brentwood is an affluent district in western Los Angeles, California, United States; it is not to be confused with Brentwood California, in West Los Angeles is a district in Los Angeles California, within a larger region also called West Los Angeles but often referred to as the " Westside Mar Vista is a district on the West Side of Los Angeles California. Venice is a district in western Los Angeles California. It is known for its Canals Beaches and Circus -like Ocean Front Walk,

The Census Bureau 2006 population estimate for Santa Monica is 88,050, while a 2007 estimate from the California State Department of Finance places the population at 91,124 ^[1][2]. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Santa Monica is named for Saint Monica of Hippo because the area on which the city is now located was first visited by Spaniards on her feast day. Monica (or Monnica) of Hippo (331 – 387 is a Christian Saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo, who wrote extensively of her The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints In the skateboard and surfing communities, Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood and adjacent parts of Venice are sometimes called Dogtown. Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a Surfboard, although wave-riders Santa Monica is sometimes referred to with the colloquial abbreviation "SaMo," a precursor to similar terms such as NoHo and WeHo. North Hollywood is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. West Hollywood, a city in Los Angeles County California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984.

Because of its agreeable weather, Santa Monica had become a famed resort town by the early 20th century. The weather is a set of all the phenomena occurring in a given Atmosphere at a given Time. A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The city has experienced a boom since the late 1980s through the revitalization of its downtown core with significant job growth and increased tourism. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel

History

Main article: History of Santa Monica, California

Attractions and cultural resources

Downtown Santa Monica as seen from the Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica Pier entrance

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, designed by Welton Becket in 1958. The History of Santa Monica California, USA, covers the significant events and movements in Santa Monica 's past The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica California and is a prominent landmark Welton Becket ( August 8, 1902 - January 16, 1969) was an Architect who designed many of the most famous buildings in Hollywood Home of the Oscars award ceremony from 1961 to 1968. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

The Monica, on 2nd Street, remains a popular place to catch an artsy flick.

The Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome (carousel) is a National Historic Landmark. A carousel ( carrousel in French) is an Amusement ride consisting of a rotating platform with seats for passengers A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the It sits on the Santa Monica Pier, which was built in 1909. The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica California and is a prominent landmark Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The La Monica Ballroom on the pier was once the largest ballroom in the US, and the source for many New Year's Eve national network broadcasts. This article is about the architectural element known as a ballroom New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium was an important music venue for several decades and hosted the Academy Awards in the 1960s. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a multipurpose Convention center in Santa Monica California. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 McCabe's Guitar Shop is still a leading acoustic performance space, as well as retail outlet. McCabe's Guitar Shop is a Musical instrument store and live music venue on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica California. Bergamot Station is a city-owned art gallery compound that includes the Santa Monica Museum of Art. Bergamot Station is a facility housing many Art galleries in Santa Monica, California, USA. The Santa Monica Museum of Art is a museum located in Santa Monica, California. The city is also home to the Santa Monica Heritage Museum.

Santa Monica is also the home of the Third Street Promenade, a major outdoor pedestrian-oriented shopping district that stretches for three blocks between Wilshire Blvd. and Broadway Blvd. The Third Street Promenade is a Pedestrian street in Santa Monica California, United States. Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west Arterial roads in Los Angeles, California, United States. Broadway is a major thoroughfare in Downtown Los Angeles. It starts off at Mission Road in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood and it heads due west (although signs along Third Street has been closed for those three blocks and converted to a pedestrians-only stretch to allow people to congregate, shop and enjoy street performers.

Santa Monica hosts the annual Santa Monica Film Festival. [1]

The oldest movie theater in the city is the Majestic. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Also known as the Mayfair Theatre, the theater which opened in 1912 has been closed since the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Aero Theater (now operated by the American Cinematheque) and Criterion Theater were built in the 1930s and still show movies. The American Cinematheque is an independent Non-profit cultural organization in Los Angeles dedicated exclusively to the public presentation of the Moving The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The Santa Monica Promenade alone supports more than a dozen movie screens. The Third Street Promenade is a Pedestrian street in Santa Monica California, United States.

Palisades Park stretches out along the crumbling bluffs overlooking the Pacific and is a favorite walking area to view the ocean. It features a camera obscura. The camera obscura (Latin dark chamber) is an optical device used for example in drawing or for entertainment For 48 years local churches and the Police Association assembled a 12-tableau story of Christmas in Palisades Park. The sheds were open on the street side, protected by chain-link fencing (for years there was no fencing because vandalism was not yet a large problem). Inside were dioramas of the Holy Family made from store mannequins; critics argued that many of them did not resemble real people, were damaged, or were otherwise inappropriate. Mannequin (alternately manikin, mannikin, manakin, dummy or lay figure) In 2001 the city decided to temporarily end the practice of allowing private groups to place displays in city parks, but in 2004 the Christmas displays returned. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Natives and tourists alike have enjoyed the Santa Monica Rugby Club since 1972. Santa Monica Rugby Club is a Rugby union club from Santa Monica, California. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The club has been very successful since its conception, most recently winning back-to-back national championships in 2005 and 2006. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Santa Monica defeated the Boston Irish Wolfhounds 57-19 in the Division 1 final, convincingly claiming its second consecutive American title on June 4, 2006, in San Diego. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. They offer Men's, Women's and a thriving children's programs. The club recently joined the Rugby Super League. The Rugby Super League, usually referred to as simply the Super League and for sponsorship reasons the Michelob Super League, is a national Rugby union

Every fall the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce hosts The Taste of Santa Monica on the Santa Monica Pier. Visitors can sample food and drinks from Santa Monica restaurants.

Santa Monica is an international mecca for skateboarding culture. Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a Skateboard.

Santa Monica has two hospitals: Saint John's Health Center and Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center. Saint John's Health Center is a Hospital in Santa Monica, California, USA. Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center is a Hospital located within the city of Santa Monica, California, USA. Its cemetery is Woodlawn Memorial.

Education

Elementary and secondary schools

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District provides public education at the elementary and secondary levels. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is the School district for the cities of Santa Monica and Malibu California. Private schools in the city include the Crossroads School, New Roads School, Concord High School, Pacifica Christian High[2], St. Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences is a private K-12 school in Santa Monica California, United States. Anne Catholic School, Lighthouse Christian Academy and Saint Monica Catholic High School. Saint Monica Catholic High School is a parochial, Co-educational, secondary school in Santa Monica California, consisting of students in grades Notable primary schools include the Carlthorp School and Santa Monica Montessori School. Carlthorp School is a private Primary school located in Santa Monica, California.

Post-secondary

Santa Monica College (SMC, locally known as "Pico Tech" or "UC Santa Monica") is a junior college founded in 1929. Santa Monica College is a two-year or four year public Community college located in Santa Monica, California. The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Many SMC graduates transfer to the University of California system. The University of California ( UC) is a Public university system in the state of California. It occupies 35 acres (14 hectares) and enrolls 30,000 students annually. The Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School, associated with the RAND Corporation, is the U. The Frederick S Pardee RAND Graduate School (PRGS is an American higher education institution co-located with the RAND Corporation 's headquarters in Santa Monica California The RAND Corporation ( R esearch AN d D evelopment is a Nonprofit global policy Think tank first formed to offer research and analysis S. 's largest producer of public policy Ph. D. s. The Art Institute of California — Los Angeles is also located in Santa Monica near the Santa Monica Airport, though many are misled to believe the institute is in the City of Los Angeles because of its name. The Art Institute of California — Los Angeles, USA ( AICA-LA) is an accredited college for creative arts education in Los Angeles, California area

Universities and colleges within a 15-mile radius from Santa Monica include Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles Valley College, Loyola Marymount University, Pepperdine University, California State University, Northridge, California State University, Los Angeles, UCLA, USC, West Los Angeles College and West Valley Occupational Center. Los Angeles City College, known as LACC is a public Community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles California. Los Angeles Southwest College is located in an Unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Los Angeles Loyola Marymount University (LMU is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic Jesuit university in Los Angeles California, United States Pepperdine University is a private University of higher learning affiliated with the Churches of Christ. California State University Northridge (also known as CSUN, Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the San Fernando Valley, within the city limits California State University Los Angeles (also known as Cal State L The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly West Los Angeles College (also called West LA College or WLAC) is a public Community college located in unincorporated Los Angeles County

Transportation

The Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) begins in Santa Monica near the Pacific Ocean and heads east. In the US state of California, Interstate 10, the major east-west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, runs east from In the US state of California, Interstate 10, the major east-west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, runs east from The Santa Monica Freeway between Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles has the distinction of being one of the busiest highways in all of North America. After traversing Los Angeles County, I-10 crosses seven more states, terminating at Jacksonville, Florida. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. In Santa Monica, there is a road sign designating this route as the Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway. State Route 2 (Santa Monica Boulevard) begins in Santa Monica, barely grazing State Route 1 at Lincoln Boulevard, and continues northeast across Los Angeles County, through the Angeles National Forest, crossing the San Gabriel Mountains as the Angeles Crest Highway, ending in Wrightwood. State Route 2 is a State highway in the US state of California. State Route 2 is a State highway in the US state of California. State Route 1, often called Highway 1, is a State highway that runs along much of the Pacific coast of the U Lincoln Boulevard is a major northwest/southeast thoroughfare near the Pacific Coast in Los Angeles County in the U The Angeles National Forest (ANF was established on July 1 1908, incorporating the first San Bernardino National Forest and parts of Santa Barbara The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County California, USA. The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction segment of State Route 2 in the United States Wrightwood is a Census-designated place located in San Bernardino County, California. Santa Monica is also the western (Pacific) terminus of historic U.S. Route 66. State Route 66 is a State highway in the US state of California, running along a section of old U Close to the eastern boundary of Santa Monica, Sepulveda Boulevard reaches from Long Beach at the south, to the northern end of the San Fernando Valley. Sepulveda Boulevard is a Street in Los Angeles California, which stretches some 42 Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast The San Fernando Valley or The Valley is an urbanized Valley located in the north-western section of the city of Los Angeles California, United States East of Santa Monica is Interstate 405, the San Diego Freeway, a major north-south route in Los Angeles and Orange counties. Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States.

The City of Santa Monica runs its own bus service, the Big Blue Bus, which also serves much of West Los Angeles and UCLA. For other bus operators known as Blue Bus see Blue Bus (Disambiguation The Big Blue Bus is a municipal bus operator in Los Angeles West Los Angeles (also known as West LA or the Westside) comprises the Los Angeles city communities of Bel Air, Beverly Crest A Big Blue Bus was featured prominently in the motion picture Speed. Speed is a 1994 American action / thriller Romance film directed by Jan de Bont set in Los Angeles.

The city is also served by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's bus lines. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro MTA or LACMTA) is the state chartered regional transportation planning and Public transportation Metro also complements Big Blue service, as when Big Blue routes are not operational overnight, Metro buses make many Big Blue Bus stops, in addition to MTA stops. It currently has no rail service but Metro is working on bringing light rail to Santa Monica in the form of the Exposition Line. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro MTA or LACMTA) is the state chartered regional transportation planning and Public transportation Since the mid-1980s, various proposals have been made to extend the Red Line subway to Santa Monica under Wilshire Boulevard. The Metro Red Line of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail is a Heavy rail Rapid transit line in Los Angeles. However, to this day, no plans to complete the "subway to the sea" are imminent, owing to the difficulty of funding the estimated $5 billion project. In the past, Santa Monica had rail service operated by the Pacific Electric Railway, until it was dismantled in the 1960s. The Pacific Electric Railway, also known as the Red Car system was a Mass transit system in Southern California using Streetcars,

Santa Monica beach and pier

The city owns and operates a general aviation airport, Santa Monica Airport, which has been the site of several important aviation achievements. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land Santa Monica Airport, also known as Santa Monica Municipal Airport, is a General aviation Airport located in the heart of the residential community Commercial flights are available for residents at Los Angeles International Airport, a few miles south of Santa Monica. Los Angeles International Airport is the primary Airport serving Los Angeles, California, the second-most populated metropolitan area of

Like other cities in Los Angeles County, Santa Monica is dependent upon the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles for international ship cargo. The Port of Long Beach, also known as Long Beach’s Harbor Department, is the 2nd busiest Seaport in the United States History The south-facing San Pedro Bay was originally a shallow Mudflat, too soft to support a Wharf. In the 1890s, Santa Monica was once in competition with Wilmington, Calif., and San Pedro for recognition as the "Port of Los Angeles" (see History of Santa Monica, California). Wilmington California is a neighborhood of Los Angeles, with industry as its primary economic activity San Pedro is a beach community within Los Angeles California, USA The History of Santa Monica California, USA, covers the significant events and movements in Santa Monica 's past

Geography

Santa Monica Bay coast with the Pier on the right. Note that the bluff is highest at the north end, here exaggerated by the perspective.

Santa Monica is situated at 34°1'19" North, 118°28'53" West (34. 022059, -118. 481336)^[3].

The city rests on a mostly flat slope that angles down towards Ocean Avenue and towards the south. Ocean Avenue is a road in Santa Monica California that starts at the residential Adelaide Drive on the north end of Santa Monica and ends at Pico Boulevard High bluffs separate the north side of the city from the beaches.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 41. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 2 km² (15. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 mi²); 21. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km² (8. 3 mi²) of land. Its borders extend three nautical miles (5. 6 km) out to sea, and so 19. 8 km² (7. 7 mi²) of it is water for a total area that is 48. 08% water.

Weather

Palm trees line Ocean Avenue

Santa Monica Downtown at Twilight

Santa Monica enjoys an average of 325 days of sunshine a year. Because of its location, nestled on the vast and open Santa Monica Bay, morning fog and haze are a common phenomenon in May, June and early July (caused by ocean temperature variations and currents). Locals have a particular terminology for this phenomenon: the "May Gray" and the "June Gloom". June Gloom (also May Gray) is a California term for a Weather pattern that results in overcast skies with mild temperatures during the late spring Overcast skies are common for June mornings, but usually the strong sun burns the fog off by noon. Nonetheless, it will sometimes stay cloudy and cool all day during June, even as other parts of the Los Angeles area will enjoy sunny skies and warmer temperatures. At times, the sun shines east of 20th St, while the beach area is overcast.

As a general rule, the beach temperature is from 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (3 to 5. 5 degrees Celsius) cooler than it is inland. A typical spring day (Mid-April) is sunny, pleasant and about 68 °F (20 °C). In the summer, which stretches from May to late October, temperatures can reach the mid-80's Fahrenheit (about 30 °C) at the beach. The average temperature for August is 71 °F (81 °C). September is the warmest month of the year in Santa Monica, with an average of 73. 2 °F (22 °C). It is also in September that high temperature records tend to be broken. In early September 2004, temperatures of 92 °F to 98 °F (33 °C to 37 °C) were recorded.

In early November, it is about 68 °F (20 °C). In late January, temperatures are around 63 °F (17 °C). It is winter, however, when the hot, dry winds of the Santa Anas are most common. The Santa Ana winds are strong extremely dry offshore Winds that characteristically sweep through in Southern California and northern Baja California in In mid-December 2004, temperatures soared to 84 °F (28 °C) in Santa Monica, for a few straight days, with perfectly sunny skies.

The rainy season is from late October through late March. Winter storms usually approach from the north-west and pass quickly through the Southland. There is very little rain during the rest of the year.

Santa Monica usually enjoys a cool breeze blowing in from the ocean, keeping the air fresh and clean. Therefore, smog is less a problem for Santa Monica than elsewhere around Los Angeles. Smog is a kind of Air pollution; the word "smog" is a Portmanteau of Smoke and Fog. However, in the autumn months of September through November, the Santa Ana winds will sometimes blow from the east, bringing smoggy inland air to the beaches.

Environment

The city is well known as one of the leading sustainable cities in all of the US. Three of every four of the city’s public works vehicles run on alternative fuel, making it among the largest such fleets in the country. All public buildings use renewable energy. In the last 15 years, the city has cut greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 10 per cent, a feat in car-crazy Southern California. City officials and residents have made the ongoing cleanup of the Santa Monica Bay a priority – an urban runoff facility catches 3. 5 million gallons of water each week that would otherwise flow into the bay. Other environmental features include miles of beaches, extensive curbside recycling, farmer’s markets, community gardens, and the city’s bus system. ^{[4] [5]}

Demographics

Santa Monica City Hall, designed by Donald Parkinson, with terrazo mosaics by Stanton MacDonald-Wright

Santa Monica's population has grown from 417 in 1880 to 84,084 in 2000. Stanton MacDonald-Wright ( July 8, 1890 &ndash August 22, 1973) was a U For population statistics by decade, see History of Santa Monica, California. The History of Santa Monica California, USA, covers the significant events and movements in Santa Monica 's past

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there are 84,084 people, 44,497 households, and 16,775 families in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The population density is 3,930. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/km² (10,178. 7/mi²). There are 47,863 housing units at an average density of 2,237. 3/km² (5,794. 0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 78. 29% White, 7. 25% Asian, 3. 78% African American, 0. 47% Native American, 0. 10% Pacific Islander, 5. 97% from other races, and 4. 13% from two or more races. 13. 44% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 44,497 households, out of which 15. 8% have children under the age of 18, 27. 5% are married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 62. 3% are non-families. 51. 2% of all households are made up of individuals and 10. 6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1. 83 and the average family size is 2. 80.

The city of Santa Monica is consistently among the most educated cities in the United States, as measured by the number of residents with graduate degrees.

The population is diverse in age, with 14. 6% under 18, 6. 1% from 18 to 24, 40. 1% from 25 to 44, 24. 8% from 45 to 64, and 14. 4% 65 years or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females, there are 93. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91. 3 males.

According to a 2006 estimate, the median income for a household in the city is $61,423, and the median income for a family is $100,996. ^[7] Males have a median income of $55,689 versus $42,948 for females. The per capita income for the city is $42,874. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 10. 4% of the population and 5. 4% of families are below the poverty line. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country Out of the total population, 9. 9% of those under the age of 18 and 10. 2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Politics

In the state legislature Santa Monica is located in the 23rd Senate District, represented by Democrat Sheila Kuehl, and in the 41st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Julia Brownley. The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. Sheila James Kuehl (born February 9, 1941 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is an American Politician, and a former child actress. The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. Julia Brownley (born 1953 is a California State Assemblywoman representing California's 41st Assembly District (2007-2008 Federally, Santa Monica is located in California's 30th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +20^[8] and is represented by Democrat Henry Waxman. California's 30th congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County, most notably Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, The Cook Partisan Voting Index ( CPVI) sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index ( PVI) is a measurement of how strongly an American Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939 in Los Angeles California) is an American politician.

Industry

Santa Monica is home to many notable businesses.

Businesses with their headquarters in Santa Monica include; video game companies and studios: Activision, Hydrogen Whiskey Studios, Naughty Dog SCE Santa Monica, Insomniac Games, Experian subsidiary LowerMyBills.com, investment firm Dimensional Fund Advisors, search engine company Business.com, and film / television production company and record label The Playtone Company, headed by actor Tom Hanks and producer Gary Goetzman. Activision Inc is an American Video game developer and publisher. Naughty Dog is an American Video game company founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1986 and based in Santa Monica, California Insomniac Games Inc is an independent American Video game developer founded in 1994 that has released titles for PlayStation, PlayStation Experian plc ( formerly known as CCN Systems is a global credit information group with operations in 36 countries LowerMyBillscom is a consumer finance corporate Web site owned by Experian, that connects prospective mortgage borrowers to lenders Dimensional Fund Advisors is an investment firm headquartered in Santa Monica California with regional offices in Sydney London Vancouver Los Angeles Austin and Chicago Businesscom is an Internet Search engine and Web directory targeted primarily to an executive and corporate management audience The Playtone Company is an American film and television production company and Record label established by actor Tom Hanks and producer Gary Goetzman Major companies with branch offices in Santa Monica include Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Universal, MTV and Edmunds.com. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Edmundscom is a provider of Automotive information via Web sites books and other media The Design Center California for Volkswagen is located at what once was the Museum Of Flying at the Santa Monica Airport. Santa Monica Airport, also known as Santa Monica Municipal Airport, is a General aviation Airport located in the heart of the residential community The DCC moved to its present location from Simi Valley in 2006. Simi Valley is an incorporated city located in the southeast corner of Ventura County, California, bordering the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles Volkswagen's only styling studio in North America has been responsible for many notable automotive designs, including The New Beetle & The Audi Road Jet concept seen at the Detroit Car Show. The Volkswagen New Beetle is a small family car introduced by Volkswagen in 1998 drawing heavy inspiration from the design cues of the original Beetle The offices for the Comedy Central show South Park are located in Santa Monica. Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central

Former Santa Monica businesses include Douglas Aircraft (now merged with Boeing) and MySpace (now headquartered in Beverly Hills). The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American Aerospace manufacturer, based in Long Beach California. The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Supermarine, now Atlantic Aviation at the Santa Monica airport

Crime

Santa Monica passed a measure in 2007 to move marijuana smoking to the bottom of the police priority list. Supermarine was a British aircraft manufacturer that become famous for producing a range of sea planes and the legendary Supermarine Spitfire fighter Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a

Gang activity

While gentrification has transformed the city, some areas of Santa Monica have serious crime problems. The city estimates that there are less than 100 gang members in Santa Monica, although community organizers, such as Oscar De La Torre dispute this claim. [3] Gang activity has been prevalent for decades in the Pico neighborhood, particularly the portion of the area running roughly from 14th Street to just east of Cloverfield, and between Pico Boulevard and Colorado Ave. Pico Boulevard is a major Los Angeles street that runs from the Pacific Ocean at Appian Way in Santa Monica to Central Avenue in Downtown This war has sporadically spilled into the halls of Santa Monica High School and impacts daily life for students at Olympic High School (at the corner of Ocean Park Blvd and Lincoln Blvd). Santa Monica High School ( SMHS) informally known as Samohi or just Samo, is a public school located in Santa Monica California which was These various feuds have claimed dozens of lives over more than two decades. While there are gangs in the Pico neighborhood: Graveyard gangsta crip trays, and the Santa Monica 17th St, and Santa Monica 13 Latino gangs, the grave yard gangster crips and santa monica 17 have been rivals for years. [4]

Culver/Pico feud

One of the most violent feuds was between Latino Santa Monica gangs and the rival Culver City 13 gang. In 1998, five shooting deaths occurred in a two week period between these two gangs.

In October of 1998, alleged Culver City 13 gang member Omar Sevilla, 21, of Culver City was killed. [5]

A couple of hours after the shooting of Sevilla, German tourist Horst Fietze[6] was killed by a Culver City gang member.

Several days later Juan Martin Campos, age 23, a Santa Monica City employer and former gang member was shot and killed. Police believe this was a retaliatory killing in response to the death of Omar Sevilla. [7]

Less than twenty-four hours later, Javier Cruz was wounded outside his home on 17th and Michigan, a violence riddled pocket of the Pico area. [8]

One of the most eye opening events was the double homicide in the Westside Clothing store on Lincoln Boulevard. During the incident, Culver City gang members David "Puppet" Robles and Jesse "Psycho" Garcia entered the store masked and began opening fire, killing Anthony and Michael Juarez. [9] They then ran outside to a getaway vehicle driven by a third Culver City gang member, who is now also in custody. [10] The clothing store was believed to be a local hang out for Santa Monica gang members. The dead included two men from Northern California who had merely been visiting the store's owner, their cousin, to see if they could open a similar store in their area. Police say the incident was in retaliation for a shooting committed by the Santa Monica 13 gang days before the Juarez brothers were gunned down. [11]

Aside from the rivalry with the Culver City gang, Black and Latino Pico gang members also feud with the Venice and West Los Angeles gangs. West Los Angeles Los Angeles California, a neighborhood of Los Angeles The Westside, a region of Los Angeles County, incorporating The main rivals in these regions include Venice 13, and Venice Shoreline Crips gangs located in the Oakwood area of Venice, CA. Venice 13 is a Mexican Street gang based in the Oakwood (aka "Ghost Town" neighborhood of Venice, a district of Los Angeles, The Crips are a primarily but not exclusively African American gang founded in Los Angeles California in 1969 mainly by 16-year-old Raymond Venice is a district in western Los Angeles California. It is known for its Canals Beaches and Circus -like Ocean Front Walk, The Sotel 13 gang located in West Los Angeles has long been the main rival of Santa Monica's Latino gangs.

Sister cities

• Hamm, Germany (since 1969)
• Mazatlán, Mexico (since 1970)
• Fujinomiya, Japan (since 1975)

Notable residents

Tobey Maguire and wife Jennifer Meyer

• Bill Eagles,famous director
• Jay Adams, famous skateboarder
• Tony Alva, famous skateboarder
• Tom Anderson, founder of MySpace
• Kenneth Anger, film-maker, author
• Dave Markey, film-maker, musician
• Sean Astin, film-actor, director, and producer
• Steven Blum, voice actor
• Ryan Braun, Major League Baseball player, Milwaukee Brewers
• Earl Cole, winner, Sole Survivor of Survivor: Fiji
• Rivers Cuomo, Weezer front man
• Larry David, Comedian. Hamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW Germany. It is located on the Lippe River, in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Mazatlán ( IPA: zat ˈlan is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa; the surrounding Municipio (municipality for which The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. As of 2008 the city has an estimated Population of 121991 and the density of 388 persons per For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is a Canadian Actor. Jay Adams (born February 3, 1961) is one of the original Z-Boys and is considered one of the most influential skateboarders of all time Tony Alva (born September 2, 1957) is one of the original Z-Boys and is considered to be one of the most influential skateboarders of all time Thomas "Tom" Anderson is the President of the social networking website MySpace. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927) is an American underground avant-garde film-maker Dave Markey (born December 3, 1963 in Burbank California) is an American Film director. Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American Film Actor, director, and Oscar -nominated producer best Steven Jay Blum (born April 28, 1965) is an American Voice actor known primarily for his work in Anime dubs and Ryan Joseph Braun, nicknamed The Hebrew Hammer (born November 17 1983 in Mission Hills California) is an American Right-handed All Star Earl Cole (born April 9, 1971 in Kansas City Kansas) is the winner of the reality television series Survivor Fiji. Survivor Fiji was the fourteenth season of the CBS Reality television series Survivor, filmed in the Fiji Islands. Rivers Cuomo (born June 13, 1970) is a Musician best known as the lead Singer, Guitarist, and principal Songwriter Weezer (ˈwizɚ is an American Alternative rock band from Los Angeles California formed in 1992 Lawrence Eugene "Larry" David (born July 2 1947 is an American Emmy -winning Actor, Writer, Comedian, producer
• Scott Davis, former tennis player
• Alexis Denisof, actor
• Bob Dylan, Musician
• Elonka Dunin, American game developer
• Dwight Evans, former Major League Baseball player
• Shelley Fabares, actress
• Ed Fallon, Iowa politician
• Miguel Ferrer, actor
• Bobbi Fiedler, congresswoman
• Bonnie Franklin, actress
• Lynette Fromme, criminal
• John Frusciante, musician, guitarist Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Frank Gehry, architect
• Sara Gilbert, actress
• Adam Goldberg, actor
• Jennifer Grant, actress, writer
• Helen K. Garber, photographer
• Alyson Hannigan, actress
• Dan Harrington, poker player
• Horace Heidt, '40s bandleader
• Christy Hemme,Professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
• Anjelica Huston, actress
• Tommy Kendall, NASCAR driver
• Cory Kennedy, It -girl, fashion model
• Apollonia Kotero, actress, model, dancer, and singer
• John La Gatta, fine artist and Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame recipient in 1984
• Lorenzo Lamas, actor
• Rebecca Perry, Composer/Arranger
• Tim Leary, former MLB player
• Jun Hee Lee, Actor
• June Lockhart, actress
• Mark Loretta, Houston Astros second baseman
• Lorna Luft, entertainer
• Tobey Maguire, actor
• Stephen Malkmus, musician
• Teena Marie, singer, songwriter, producer
• Kevin Millar, MLB player
• Chris Masters, professional wrestler
• John Nash, Nobel prize, arrested when lived here, subject of A Beautiful Mind
• Gunnar Nelson, musician
• Grant Nordman, Canadian politician
• Stacy Peralta, famous skateboarder, film maker
• Robert Redford, motion picture actor, director, producer, businessman, model, and philanthropist
• Randy Rhoads, guitarist
• Christina Ricci, actress
• Ashley Roberts, singer
• Nicole Scherzinger, singer
• Mike Scott, former MLB player
• Bobby Sherman, singer and actor
• Neil Strauss, writer, journalist
• Gloria Stuart, actress, artist
• Jessica Sutta, singer
• Amber Tamblyn, actress
• Shirley Temple, diplomat and former film child actress
• Melody Thornton, singer
• Robert Trujillo, musician
• Suzanne Vega, songwriter and singer
• Wolfgang Van Halen, rock bassist, son of Eddie Van Halen and nephew of Alex Van Halen
• Owen Wilson, actor (now in Malibu)
• Luke Wilson, actor
• Syrus Yarbrough, model and reality TV star of The Real World
• Trifun Zivanovic, figure skater
• Cole and Dylan Sprouse, actors

Filming location and setting

The U. Scott Davis (born August 27, 1962, in Santa Monica California) is a former top-ranking professional Tennis player Alexis Denisof (born February 25 1966, Salisbury Maryland) is an American actor who is known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Elonka Dunin (ɪˈlɔŋkə 'dʌnɨn born December 29 1958 is an American Cryptographer and Video game developer. Dwight Michael Evans (born November 3, 1951 in Santa Monica California) nicknamed "Dewey" is a former Right fielder and Shelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer known primarily for her roles on Movies Soap operas Ed Fallon is an American politician from the US state of Iowa. The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Miguel José Ferrer (born February 7, 1955) is a Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Actor, who is often typecast Bobbi Fiedler (born April 22, 1937) is a former US Representative from California who made a name for herself as a strong opponent of Bonnie Gail Franklin (born January 6, 1944) is an American actress Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme (born October 22, 1948) is a former member of Charles Manson 's " Family " convicted of John Anthony Frusciante (pronounced) (born March 5 1970 is an American Guitarist, singer songwriter and record producer Red Hot Chili Peppers are Frank Owen Gehry CC (born Ephraim Owen Goldberg, February 28, 1929) is a Pritzker Prize -winning Architect Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles on January 29, 1975 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Actress Adam Charles Goldberg (born October 25, 1970) is an American Actor, Director, and Producer. Jennifer Grant (born February 26, 1966 in Burbank, California) is the only daughter of actors Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon Helen K Garber (born 1954 is an American photographer known mostly for her black and white urban landscapes of cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24 1974 is an American Actress. Dan Harrington (born December 6, 1945 in Cambridge Massachusetts) is a professional Poker player Horace Heidt ( May 21, 1901 - December 1, 1986) was an American pianist Big band leader and radio-TV personality Christina Lee " Christy " Hemme (born October 28 1980 but she grew up in Temecula California. Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award -winning American actress and former Tommy Kendall (born October 17 1966 in Santa Monica California) is an American race car driver and Television broadcaster The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Cory Kennedy (born February 21 1990, full name Cory Kennedy-Levin) is an American Fashion model who started her career as an Internet celebrity Lorenzo Lamas (born on January 20, 1958 in Santa Monica California) is an American actor Rebecca Ann Perry (born 10 September 1983) is an Australian musician Timothy James Leary (born December 23, 1958, in Santa Monica California) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher Jun Hee Lee (born 1982 in St Louis Missouri) is a Korean-American actor June Lockhart (born on June 25, 1925, in New York City, New York) is an American Television and Film Actress Mark David Loretta (born August 14 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is a Second baseman and Shortstop in Major League The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Lorna Luft (born November 21, 1952 in Santa Monica California) is an American television stage and film actress and singer Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is a Canadian Actor. Stephen Joseph Malkmus (born May 30, 1966, Santa Monica California) is an Indie rock musician and a former member of the band Pavement Teena Marie (born Mary Christine Brockert on March 5, 1956) is an American Grammy Award -nominated Singer / Songwriter Kevin Charles Millar (born September 24, 1971, in Los Angeles, California) is a professional First baseman who plays for the Chris Mordetzky (born January 8 1983 showed promo style introductory videos outlining him as The Masterpiece, touting him as having a body so perfect it would appear A Beautiful Mind Gunnar Eric Nelson (born September 20, 1967 in Santa Monica California) is an American musician and singer/songwriter and international Grant Nordman (born January 19, 1950, in Santa Monica, California) is the City Councillor for St Stacy Peralta (born October 15, 1957) is an American director, as well as a former professional skateboarder, team surfer Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, Randall William "Randy" Rhoads ( December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American Heavy metal Guitarist Christina Ricci (born February 12 1980 is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Wednesday Addams in Ashley Maria Roberts (born September 14 1981. is an American Dancer, Singer, and Actress. Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger (also known as Nicole Kea, born June 29, 1978) is an American pop singer songwriter Michael Warren Scott (born April 26, 1955 in Santa Monica California) is a former right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball for Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman Jr July 22, 1943, in Santa Monica, California) is an American Singer and Neil Strauss (also known by his Pen names Style or Chris Powles) is an American Author, Journalist and Ghostwriter Gloria Frances Stewart, also known as Gloria Stuart (born July 4, 1910 in Santa Monica California) is an American actress Jessica Lilian Sutta (born May 15, 1982) is an American Dancer, Singer, and Actress. Amber Rose Tamblyn (born May 14 1983 is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American actress and Poet. Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award -winning Actress and Tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic Melody Thornton (born September 28, 1984) is an American R&B Singer, Dancer, Songwriter, and occasional model Roberto Agustín Trujillo (ɾo'beɾto tɾu'xiʎo (born on October 23, 1964) is a Bassist who played with Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Suzanne Nadine Vega (born 11 July 1959 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Songwriter and Singer Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (born January 26 1955 is a Dutch Guitarist, Keyboardist, Songwriter and producer Alexander Arthur Van Halen is a Dutch Drummer and co-founder of the Hard rock band Van Halen. Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American film actor Syrus Levonne Yarbrough (born 1972 Santa Monica, California) is a former cast member of The Real World Boston. The Real World is a Reality television program on MTV originally executive produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. S. sitcom Three's Company was set in Santa Monica. Three's Company is an American Sitcom that aired from 1977 to 1984 on ABC.

The 1963 U. S. mega-comedy It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World included several scenes shot in Santa Monica, including those along California Incline, which led to the Big W. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World is a 1963 American Comedy film directed by Stanley Kramer about the madcap pursuit of $350000

The television series, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, had one of its major sets at the intersection of Stewart and Olympic Blvd, in Santa Monica.

Several scenes of Entourage have been filmed at Urth Cafe on Main Street. Entourage is an Emmy Award -winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a

The movie Seventeen was shot at Santa Monica High School. SEVENTEEN is a British contemporary Art gallery started in 2005. Santa Monica High School ( SMHS) informally known as Samohi or just Samo, is a public school located in Santa Monica California which was

The television series Pacific Blue was set in Santa Monica. Pacific Blue was a one-hour television drama about a team of police officers who patrolled the beaches of Santa Monica California on bicycle

The 1989 movie Heathers used Santa Monica's John Adams Middle School for many exterior shots. Heathers is a 1989 Black comedy film starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty.

The television series, Private Practice starring Kate Walsh is situated at Santa Monica. Private Practice is a Spin-off of the popular television show Grey's Anatomy. Kathleen Erin Walsh (born October 13, 1967) is an American Film and Television actress, currently known for her role as

In literature

Raymond Chandler's most famous character, private detective Philip Marlowe, frequently has a portion of his adventures in a place called "Bay City", which is modeled on depression-era Santa Monica^[9]. Raymond Thornton Chandler ( July 23, 1888 &ndash March 26, 1959) was an American Author of crime stories and novels Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels including The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye In Marlowe's world, Bay City is "a wide-open town", where gambling and other crimes thrive due to a massively corrupt and ineffective police force.

In music

The name of the band Linkin Park is a homage to Santa Monica's Lincoln Park. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California.

The modern rock band Theory of a Deadman's song titled "Santa Monica", is a first-person account about a girl leaving her significant other to start a new life in Santa Monica. For the Florida band see Dead Men's Theory. Theory of a Deadman (also known as TOAD or simply as Theory is a rock band from Delta British Columbia Canada " Santa Monica " is a single by Theory of a Deadman, featured on the Gasoline album

The band Everclear released a song titled "Santa Monica" in 1995, which became their first mainstream hit. Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992 "Santa Monica" is a rock song by the band Everclear, from their 1995 album Sparkle and Fade.

The band Savage Garden also released a song titled "Santa Monica" off their #3 US album Savage Garden (1997). Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo that enjoyed major international success between 1997 and 2000 Savage Garden is the Eponymous debut album of the Australian pop duo Savage Garden.

The ska/reggae band, Bedouin Soundclash has a song entitled "Santa Monica". Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band from Kingston, Ontario.

One of the few songs that musical satirist Tom Lehrer has recorded since the 1970s is a tribute to the holidays of the Jewish calendar entitled "I'm Spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica". Thomas Andrew "Tom" Lehrer (born April 9 1928)is an American Singer-songwriter, satirist, Pianist, and mathematician

See also

• Santa Monica Film Festival
• Santa Monica Daily Press
• Santa Monica Observer Newspaper
• Muscle Beach
• Santa Monica Airport ex Clover Field
• Santa Monica neighborhoods

References

External links

• City of Santa Monica
• Santa Monica Film Festival
• Santa Monica Observer Newspaper
• Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
• Santa Monica Little League
• Santa Monica Observer
• Santa Monica Mirror
• [12] Los Angeles Times profile of northern Santa Monica
• Santa Monica travel guide from Wikitravel

• Santa Monica, California is at coordinates 34°01′06″N 118°29′25″W / 34.01833, -118.49028 (Santa Monica, California)Coordinates: 34°01′06″N 118°29′25″W / 34.01833, -118.49028 (Santa Monica, California)