- For the Philippine municipality, see Santa Monica, Surigao del Norte
| Santa Monica, California |
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Downtown Santa Monica as seen from the Santa Monica sana monica Pier |
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Location of Santa Monica in California and Los Angeles County |
| Coordinates: 34°01′19″N, 118°28′53″W |
| Country |
United States |
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California |
| County |
Los Angeles |
| Incorporated |
November 30, santa monica pier santa monica college 1886 |
| Mayor |
Robert Holbrook |
| City Council |
Bobby Shriver
Ken Genser
Kevin McKeown
Herb Katz
Pam O'Connor
Richard Bloom |
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41.2 km² (15.9 sq mi) |
| - Land |
21.4 km² everclear santa monica (8.3 sq mi) |
| - Water |
19.8 km² (7.7 sq mi) 48.08% |
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84,084 |
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3,930.4/km² (10,178.7/sq mi) |
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U.S. Census, city of santa monica 2000 |
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PST (UTC-8) |
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PDT (UTC-7) |
| Website: www.santa-monica.org |
Santa Monica is a coastal theory of a deadman santa monica city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. It borders Santa Monica Bay (part of the Pacific Ocean) on the west, Pacific Palisades santa monica real estate and Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles and Mar Vista santa monica cleaning company on the east, santa monica california real estate and Venice on the south. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 84,084, but santa monica homes for sale an early 2006 estimate has the population at 103,255. Santa Monica is named for Saint Monica of santa monica everclear Hippo because the area on which santa monica realtors the city is now located was first visited by Spaniards on her feast day. In real estate santa monica california the skateboard and surfing communities Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood and adjacent santa monica homes parts of Venice are sometimes called Dogtown.
Because of its agreeable weather, Santa Monica homes in santa monica had become a famed resort town by the early 20th century. The city has experienced a boom homes santa monica since the late 1980s through the revitalization of its downtown core, significant job growth, real estate agents santa monica help in rentals and increased tourism.
Santa Monica is known for its left-wing politics, including policies santa monica condos designed to address the needs of renters, consumers, and the santa monica real estate agents homeless. Residents of the city are among the largest contributors in the nation to Democratic Party candidates. The city was beatrice felix santa monica well known for its strict rent control ordinance, enacted in cheap motels in santa monica 1978 and partially overridden by state law in loews santa monica beach hotel 1999. Santa Monica is sometimes called the "Homeless Capital of the West" due to the savage garden santa monica presence of the third largest homeless population in santa monica hotels Los Angeles County (after Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood), a large number of whom are tooth whitening santa monica teenaged runaways; satirist Harry Shearer calls it "The home of the homeless."
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Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Attractions santa monica california and cultural resources
- 3 Education
- 3.1 Elementary and Secondary
- 3.2 Post-Secondary
- 4 Transportation
- 5 Geography
- 6 Weather
- 7 Demographics
- 8 Notable santa monica beach teeth whitening santa monica people born in Santa Monica
- 9 Trivia
- 10 See theory of a dead man santa monica also
- 11 External links
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History
Main article: History of Santa Monica, California
Attractions and cultural santa monica theory of a deadman resources
Santa Monica Pier entrance
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, designed by Welton Becket in 1958. Home of the Oscars award ceremony from santa monica savage garden 1961 to 1968.
The Monica, on 2nd Street, remains a popular place to catch an artsy flick.
The Santa Monica dental procedures santa monica Looff Hippodrome (carousel) is a National Historic Landmark. It sits on the smile makeover santa monica Santa Monica Pier, which was built restorative dentistry santa monica in 1909. The La Monica Ballroom on the pier was once the largest ballroom in the US, and the source dental services santa monica for many New Year's Eve national loews santa monica network broadcasts. The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium was an university of santa monica important music venue for several decades and hosted the Academy Awards in the 1960s. McCabe's Guitar Shop is still a leading acoustic performance space. Bergamot Station criminal defense attorney law office legal dui santa monica is a city-owned art gallery compound that santa monica mp3 includes the Santa Monica Museum of Art. The city santa monica theory of a dead man is also home to the Santa Monica Heritage Museum.
Santa Monica is also the furnished apartment santa monica home for the Third Street Promenade, a major outdoor pedestrian oriented santa monica community college shopping district that stretches for three blocks between Wilshire Blvd. and Broadway Blvd.
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Palisades Park stretches santa monica airport out on the crumbling bluffs overlooking the Pacific and is a favorite walking area to view the santa monica spinal cord injury lawyer ocean. It features a camera sedation dentistry santa monica obscura. For 48 years local churches and the Police Association assembled a twelve-tableau story of Christmas in santa monica spinal cord injury Palisades Park. The sheds were open on the street side, protected by chain-link fencing. Inside were dioramas of the theory of a deadman - santa monica Holy Family made from tooth bleaching santa monica store mannequins; critics argued that many of them did not resemble real people, were damaged, or were corporate headquarters santa monica otherwise inappropriate. In 2001 the city decided to temporarily end the practice of allowing private groups dsl service in santa monica to place displays in city parks, but in 2004 the Christmas displays santa monica lyrics returned.
Santa Monica is known for having a large population of British and Irish expatriates, which accounts santa monica high school for the numerous pubs in the city. Some bars santa monica hotel are as likely to show English Premiership games as they are American football games.
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Education
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The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District provides public education at the elementary and secondary levels. Private high schools in the fred segal santa monica city include the Crossroads School, New santa monica laser vision correction Roads School, Lighthouse Christian Academy and Saint Monica's Parochial School.
Post-Secondary
Santa Monica College (SMC, informally santa monica theory known as Pico Tech or Harvard-by-the-Sea), a junior college founded in 1929 many of whose graduates transfer to the University everclear - santa monica of California system, occupies everclear- santa monica 35 acres (14 ha) and enrolls 30,000 students annually. The Frederick S. Pardee RAND santa monica california mortgage rates Graduate School, associated with the RAND Institute, is the U.S.'s largest producers of public policy PhDs. The University santa monica laser surgeon of Santa Monica is a small institution granting MA degrees in Clinical and santa monica news Spiritual Psychology.
Universities and colleges santa monica restaurants within a 15-mile radius from Santa Monica include Los Angeles City College, Los casa del mar santa monica Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles Valley College, Loyola Marymount University, West Los Angeles College, UCLA and West cheap apartments in santa monica Valley Occupational Center.
Transportation
The Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) glass & mirror in santa monica begins in Santa Monica near the Pacific Ocean and heads east from there. The Santa Monica Freeway between massage school of santa monica Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles has the santa monica beach hotels distinction of being one of the busiest highways in all of North America. After traversing Los santa monica lasik eye surgery Angeles County, I-10 continues all the way across the USA, crossing seven more states, to the Atlantic Ocean at Jacksonville, Florida. At shutters santa monica the eastern edge of Santa Monica, there is a large the message center santa monica road sign designating this route as the Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway, but it is doubtful california small business development center santa monica that more of these signs have been erected by the states. California dental implants santa monica State Highway 1 (Lincoln Boulevard/Pacific Coast gasoline santa monica Highway) passes through Santa Monica on its way from the southern boundary of California to the hospital santa monica northern boundary. California State Route 2 santa monica carpenters union (Santa Monica Boulevard) begins in Santa Monica and continues northeast across Los Angeles County, crossing the San Gabriel santa monica library Mountains as the Angeles Crest Highway. Santa Monica is santa monica massage school also the western (Pacific) terminus of historic U.S. Route 66, a road from Chicago, to Los Angeles County. Route 66 terminates at the santa monica pier hotels Santa Monica Pier, a location that bright smiles santa monica has served as the setting for numerous television shows, commercials and movies. Close to the eastern college education computer games santa monica boundary of Santa Monica the very long Sepulveda Boulevard passes on its way from southmost Los Angeles County to extreme smile makeover santa monica flu shot santa monica the San Fernando Valley. Also close to the eastern boundary of Santa Monica lies Interstate-405, hotel california santa monica the San Diego Freeway, a major north-south route in Los Angeles ocean towers santa monica california County. To summarize, in spite of its relatively small land area, Santa Monica is a critical highway junction and terminus.
The City of pacific plaza apartments santa monica Santa Monica runs its own award-winning bus service, the porcelain veneers santa monica Big Blue Bus, which also serves much of Los Angeles's Westside and UCLA. A santa monica collection lawyers Big Blue Bus was featured prominently in the motion picture Speed.
The city is also served santa monica college santa monica college by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's bus lines. Metro also complements santa monica event calendar Big Blue service, as when Big Blue routes are not operational overnight, Metro buses make santa monica eye doctor many Big Blue Bus stops, in santa monica laser eye surgery addition to MTA stops. It currently has no rail service but Metro is santa monica ophthalmology working on bringing light rail to Santa Monica in the form of the Exposition Line. The Red Line subway is also santa monica place in the midst of an extension santa monica vision correction to Santa Monica, dubbed "subway to the sea". In the past, Santa Monica had rail service operated turning point homeless santa monica by the Pacific Electric Railway, until it was dismantled in the 1960's.
Santa Monica beach and pier
The city owns and operates a general celebrity wedding flowers santa monica aviation airport, Santa Monica Airport, which has been the site of died santa monica mountains several important aviation achievements. Passenger flights are patio furniture santa monica available at Los Angeles International Airport just to the south of Santa Monica via Sepulveda Boulevard.
Like other cities in Los Angeles santa monica bed and breakfast inns County, Santa Monica is dependent upon the Port santa monica blue bus of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles santa monica blvd for international ship cargo. In the 1890s, Santa Monica was once in competition with Wilmington, Calif., and San Pedro santa monica history for recognition as the "Port of Los Angeles" (see History of Santa Monica, California).
Geography
Santa Monica Bay coast with the santa monica toyota Pier on the right. Note that the bluff is highest at shutters in santa monica the north end, here exaggerated by the theory of a dead man - santa monica perspective.
Santa Monica is situated at 34°1'19" North, 118°28'53" West (34.022059, -118.481336)GR1.
The city rests on a mostly flat slope that angles down calling area maps santa monica california towards Ocean Ave and towards the south. Some citron santa monica beautiful high bluffs separate the city from the beaches.
According to the United States death santa monica mountains Census Bureau, the city has an area of 41.2 km² (15.9 mi²); good housekeeping co santa monica liz moura 21.4 km² (8.3 mi²) of land. Its borders extend three nautical miles (5.6 health insurance santa monica california km) out to sea, and so 19.8 km² (7.7 mi²) of it is water hotel carmel santa monica for a total area that is 48.08% water.
Weather
Palm trees line Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica enjoys an average of invisalign santa monica 325 days of sunshine a year. Because of its map of santa monica california location, nestled on a vast open bay (Santa Monica Bay), morning fog and haze is a common phenomenon in May, June and early July michael brandolino, dentist, santa monica (caused by ocean temperature variations and currents). Locals have a particular terminology richard wagnon, santa monica high school for this phenomenon: the "May Gray" and the "June Gloom". Overcast santa monica - everclear skies are common for June mornings, but usually the strong santa monica beach pictures sun burns the fog off by noon. Nonetheless, it will sometimes stay cloudy and cool santa monica cataract surgery all day during June, santa monica ck even as other parts of the Los Angeles area will enjoy sunny skies and warmer temperatures. At times, the sun shines east of 20th santa monica contact lenses St while the beach area is overcast.
As a santa monica court general rule, the temperature is from 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (3 santa monica crystalens to 5.5 degrees Celsius) cooler than it is inland. A typical spring day santa monica ophthalmologist (Mid-April) is sunny, pleasant and about 68 °F (20 °C). In the santa monica prk summer, which stretches basically from May to late October, temperatures can reach santa monica web design and motion graphic to the mid-80's Fahrenheit (about 30 °C) at the beach. The user cathytreks computer networking santa monica average temperature for August is 71 °F (21 °C). September is the warmest month of the year in Santa Monica, bike path in santa monica with an average of 73 body alive colon hydrotherapy santa monica °F (22 °C). It is also in September that records tend to be broken. In early September 2004, temperatures of cafe bizou santa monica 92 °F to 98 °F (33 °C to 37 °C) were recorded.
In early November, it is dentures santa monica about 68 °F (20 °C). In late January, temperatures are around died santa monica mountains 2005 april 63 °F (17 °C). It is winter, however, died santa monica mountains 2005 april 35 biking when the hot, dry winds of the Santa Anas are most common. In mid-December 2004, temperatures soared hotels in santa monica to 84 °F (28 °C) in Santa Monica, for massage monica santa school a few straight days, with perfectly sunny skies.
The rainy season is from late October through late ocean luxury suites santa monica beach March. Winter storms usually approach from the northwest and pass quickly post-production santa monica through the Southland. There is very little rain during the rest of the year.
Santa Monica usually enjoys a pretenders santa monica cool breeze blowing in from the ocean, keeping the air fresh and clean. Therefore, smog is red sox bar santa monica less a problem for Santa Monica than elsewhere around Los Angeles. rentals in santa monica However, in the santa monica - theory of a deadman autumn months of September through November, the Santa Ana winds will sometimes blow from the East, bringing smoggy santa monica cataract eye surgery inland air to the beaches.
Demographics
Santa Monica City Hall, designed by Donald Parkinson, with terrazo mosaics by Stanton MacDonald-Wright
Santa Monica's santa monica cataracts population has grown from 417 in 1880 to 84,084 in 2000. For population statistics santa monica college california by decade, see History of Santa Monica, santa monica college email search California.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 84,084 people, 44,497 households, and 16,775 families santa monica epilasek in the city. The population density is 3,930.4/km² (10,178.7/mi²). There are 47,863 santa monica estate planning lawyer 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% santa monica eye care Asian, 3.78% African santa monica eye surgeon American, 0.47% Native American, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 5.97% from other races, and 4.13% from two or more races. santa monica eye surgery 13.44% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 44,497 households, out santa monica eyecare of which 15.8% have children under the age of 18, 27.5% santa monica farmers market are married couples living together, 7.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 62.3% are non-families. santa monica lasek 51.2% of santa monica laser eye surgeon 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 santa monica lasik size is santa monica lasik eye surgeon 1.83 and the average family size is 2.80.
The population is diverse in age, with santa monica lasik surgeon 14.6% under 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 40.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, santa monica lasik vision correction and 14.4% 65 years or older. The santa monica litigation attorney median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there santa monica macular degeneration are 91.3 males.
The median income for santa monica patio funriture a household in the city is $50,714, and the median income for a family is $75,989. Males have a median santa monica promenade income of $55,689 versus $42,948 for females. The per capita income for the city is $42,874. santa monica wavefront 10.4% of the population and 5.4% of families are below santa monica yellow pages the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.9% of those under the age of 18 sylvan learning center santa monica employment opportunities and 10.2% of those 65 theory of a deadman- santa monica and older are living below the poverty line.
Notable people born in Santa Monica
- Kenneth Anger, film-maker, author
- Sean Astin, film-actor, att wireless store santa monica director, and producer
- Steve Blum, voice actor
- Suri Cruise, daughter of buddhism + santa monica Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
- Elonka Dunin, game-developer and writer
- Dwight Evans, former Major League Baseball player
- Ed Fallon, Iowa politician
- Miguel Ferrer, actor
- Bobbi Fiedler, cataract surgery santa monica congresswoman
- Bonnie Franklin, actress
- Lynette Fromme, criminal
- Sara Gilbert, actress
- Anjelica Huston, actress
- Tommy Kendall, first christian church santa monica NASCAR driver
- Apollonia Kotero, actress, model, dancer, and singer
- Lorenzo Lamas, actor
- Mark Loretta, Boston Red Sox loews hotel santa monica second baseman
- Lorna Luft, entertainer
- Tobey Maguire, lowes hotel santa monica actor
- Teena Marie, singer, songwriter, producer
- Chris Masters, professional wrestler
- Gwyneth Paltrow, actress
- Sean Penn, actor
- Robert Redford, mechanic honda santa monica motion picture actor, director, producer, businessman, model, and philanthropist
- Randy Rhoads, guitarist
- Christina Ricci, actress
- Mike Scott, former punch grill in santa monica MLB baseball player
- Bobby Sherman, singer and actor
- Amber Tamblyn, actress
- Shirley Temple, diplomat and former santa monica + netjets inc film child actress
- Robert Trujillo, bassist, Metallica
- Suzanne Vega, songwriter and singer
- Trifun Zivanovic, figure skater
Trivia
The modern rock santa monica - theory of a dead man band Theory of a Deadman made a song titled Santa Monica, which is a santa monica bars first-person account about a girl santa monica city hall leaving her significant other to start a new life in Santa Monica.
The band Everclear released a song titled Santa Monica in santa monica ford 1995, which became their first santa monica life insurance rates mainstream hit.
The computer game Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines starts the player in the city of Santa Monica.
The band Savage Garden santa monica mountain hiking also released a song titled santa monica newspaper Santa Monica off their #3 US album Savage Garden (1997).
See also
- Category:Santa_Monica,_California
- Santa Monica Daily Press
- Muscle Beach
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