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  1. History of Santa Monica, California

    , California tree in Santa Barbara . gallery caption Santa Monica in the 1880s widths 200px heights ... for San Pedro Bay California San Pedro Bay . The Long Wharf Santa Monica Long Wharf was built ... Monica and Culver City, California Culver City draw upon. To maintain supply to customers Santa Monica ... old.asp Tinder Box A 75 Year Pipe Dream California history DEFAULTSORT Santa Monica Category History of Santa Monica, California Category Santa Monica, California History Category History of Los Angeles ...Refimprove date January 2010 No footnotes date January 2010 California history sidebar The history of Santa Monica, California , covers the significant events and movements in Santa Monica, California Santa Monica s past. Population by decade 1880 417 1890 1,580 1900 3,057 1910 7,847 1920 15,252 1930 ... estimate Pre history Santa Monica was long inhabited by the Tongva people Tongva people. Santa Monica .... ref name Scott Paula A. Scott, Santa Monica a history on the edge. Making of America series Arcadia ... is that by the 1820s, the name Santa Monica was in use and its first official mention occurred ... thumb right An 1840 Santa Monica adobe home photographed in 1890 . The Californio s valiantly ... began on February 2, 1848. 1870s The northern sections of the city of Santa Monica once belonged to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica and Rancho Boca de Santa Monica . The Francisco Xavier Sepulveda Sepulveda family sold convert 38409 acre km2 0 of Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica for 54,000 ... in Rancho Boca de Santa Monica. Nevada United States Senate Senator John P. Jones bought a half ... and created the town of Santa Monica. The town site fronted on the ocean and was bounded on the northwest ... lots in Santa Monica were sold on July 15, 1875. Jones built the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad , which connected Santa Monica and Los Angeles, and a wharf out into the bay. The first town hall was a modest 1873 brick building, later a beer hall, and now part of the Santa Monica Hostel . It is Santa ...   more details



  1. Roosevelt Elementary School (Santa Monica, California)

    Roosevelt Elementary School is an elementary school located in Santa Monica, California Santa Monica , California , United States . The school is named after Theodore Roosevelt . The school is a public K 5 school and is one of ten elementary schools run by the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District . It is among the few public elementary schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10. ref http www.greatschools.org california santa monica 2931 Roosevelt Elementary School . GreatSchools.org . Retrieved on May 20, 2011. ref As of the 2009 2010 school year, a total of 789 students were enrolled. ref http www.smmusd.org SARC SARC2010 RooseveltSARC10.pdf . Roosevelt Elementary School Accountability Report Card SARC . 3. Retrieved on May 20, 2011. ref The school has many famous alumni such as volleyball gold medalist Misty May Treanor Roosevelt Elementary is considered a feeder school to Lincoln Middle School Santa Monica, California Lincoln Middle School . References references External links Portalbox California Schools http www.roosevelt.smmusd.org District Website http www.myroosevelt.net Online Community https www.facebook.com group.php?gid 37676686390&v info Facebook Group coord missing California Category Public elementary schools in California ...   more details



  1. Lincoln Middle School (Santa Monica, California)

    Unreferenced date July 2007 Infobox school enrollment 1,200 colors White and Red mascot Lion location 1501 California Ave br Santa Monica, California 90403 country United States website http www.lincoln.smmusd.org Lincoln Middle School , located in Santa Monica, California , currently serves around 1150 1200 students in grades sixth through eighth with 3 administrators, tens of certificated teachers and twenty five classified staff members. Most of the students come from three feeder schools in the area Roosevelt Elementary, Franklin Elementary, and McKinley Elementary . Every grade is assigned a counselor, who helps them throughout their three years at Lincoln with everyday problems. Each grade level is split into divided groups called cores. In the 2010 2011 school year, the core system was changed. The cores received new names as follows Diamond core 6th , Ruby core 6th , Quartz core 7th , Sapphire core 7th , Jade core 8th , and Onyx core 8th . Lincoln Middle School is considered one of the most prestige schools throughout the nation. The school has been awarded as a California Distinguished School 1994 and 1999 , National Blue Ribbon School 2000 and Disney Spotlight School 2001 . The current principal is Suzanne Webb and the assistant principals are Marvin Lawton and Miguel Marco. See Lincoln Middle School s official district website for more information http www.lincoln.smmusd.org. coord missing Los Angeles County, California Category Public middle schools in California Category Blue Ribbon schools in California Category Schools in Los Angeles County, California ...   more details



  1. Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California)

    coord missing Los Angeles County, California Category Educational institutions established in 1971 Category Santa Monica, California Category Private high schools in California Category Private middle schools in California Category Private elementary schools in California ...   more details



  1. Concord High School (Santa Monica, California)

    years with 50 100 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12. The school has its campus in Santa Monica, California . ref http www.concordhs.org Concord High School Bot generated title ref The school filed ... title Bankrupt Santa Monica school s ex director accused of misusing 1 million latimes.com ... history has operated from various sites in the Santa Monica area, on Olympic Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard ... in Santa Monica. ref http oxfordwest.org Oxford West Foundation Bot generated title ref Concord ..., using the University of California s a g requirement as both its curricular pattern and graduation ... schools. However, unlike most other private schools in Southern California, the school has never conducted ... established in 1973 Category High schools in Los Angeles County, California Category Private high schools in California ...   more details



  1. List of people from Santa Monica, California

    Refimprove date May 2009 This is a list of people from Santa Monica, California. Please keep the list alphabetized, and please only list NOTABLE people Jay Adams , famous skateboarder Amy Alcott , professional golfer Tony Alva , famous skateboarder Jenna Marbles , Comedian Tiffanie Anderson , singer Tom Anderson MySpace Tom Anderson , founder of MySpace Warner Anderson , actor on The Lineup TV series The Lineup Kenneth Anger , film maker and author David Anspaugh , movie director Sean Astin , film actor, director, and producer Andrew Lauer , actor Don Bachardy , painter Frank Edmund Beatty, Jr. , U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Sean Berry , Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals , Montreal Expos , Houston Astros , Milwaukee Brewers , and the Boston Red Sox Jack Black , musician and actor. ref http www.biography.com articles Jack Black 9542484 ref Steven Blum , voice actor Jeff Bollow , author, filmmaker Ryan Braun , Major League Baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers James Bulger , Mobster Juan Jos Carrillo , first mayor of Santa Monica, L.A. Police Chief, politician and judge George Cates , composer and conductor Ciara , singer Charlie Sheen , actor Earl Cole , winner, Sole Survivor of Survivor Fiji Don Collier , Western genre western film and television actor, born in Santa Monica Nichole Cordova , singer Marcia Cross , Desperate Housewives actress Larry David , comedian Scott Davis tennis Scott Davis , former tennis player Alexis Denisof , actor Troy Donahue , actor Dody Dorn , film and sound editor. Elonka Dunin , American game developer Britt Allcroft , creator ... , figure skater References reflist Category Lists of people by city in the United States Santa Monica Category People from Santa Monica, California ... Hill racing driver Derek Hill , racing driver Darby Hinton , actor born in Santa Monica in 1957 Jason ... Brewers , California Angels , and the Oakland Athletics Robert Redford , motion picture ...   more details



  1. Aragon Ballroom (Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California)

    The Aragon Ballroom on Lick Pier in the Ocean Park, CA Ocean Park Ocean Park district of Santa Monica, California was a Social dance social dance venue opened under the Aragon name in March 1942 by Swing Shift dance promoter Harry Harrison Augustus Schooler. History Schooler, whose Swing Shift Dances had originally been held at the nearby Casino Gardens, signed a 10 year lease in 1942 for the old Ocean Park venue, which was said to have 1,500 electric lights and convert 14000 sqft m2 of floor space, from owner Charles Lick. Schooler renamed it the Aragon, then spent some 50,000 to refurbish it. ref http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,885073,00.html Time, August 23, 1943 ref By August 1943, the 25 year old Schooler was earning 55 a week as a toolmaker at Douglas Aircraft Co. in Santa Monica, California Santa Monica during the graveyard shift, a job which he later claimed he retained to protect himself from the wartime draft. But the balance of his reported 250,000 a year gross income came from his several roles as dance hall impresario, bandleader and promoter, which by August 1943 included seven nights a week at the Aragon Ballroom, Friday and Saturday nights with the Swing Shift Dances 12 30 a.m. to 5 a.m. at the nearby Casino Gardens, monthly dances for African Americans at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and barn dancing in the Plantation Ballroom in Culver City. Citation needed date September 2010 Billboard magazine reported in July 1944 that cowboy outfits such as Spade Cooley and Bob Wills had been, and would continue to be, booked to play at the ballroom. ref Sagebrush OK With Aragon, Billboard, July 8, 1944, page 16 ref The Aragon was later known as the hall ... in Hollywood, California Hollywood . The Aragon soon went into decline. Around 1967 it became the Cheetah ... Ballroom, May 28, 1970 photo . Coord missing Los Angeles County, California Category Buildings and structures in Los Angeles, California Category Music of Los Angeles Category Former buildings ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica (disambiguation)

    Santa Monica is a city in western Los Angeles County, California, US Santa Monica may also refer to Cities and towns Santa Monica, Florida , an unincorporated community in Bay County Santa Monica, Surigao del Norte , a municipality in the Philippines Santa Monica, Tlalnepantla de Baz , Mexico, a suburb in the northern part of Mexico City Songs Santa Monica song Santa Monica song by the band Everclear Santa Monica Theory of a Deadman song Santa Monica Theory of a Deadman song Santa Monica Bedouin Soundclash song Santa Monica Savage Garden song Santa Monica Savage Garden song Other uses Santa Monica Boulevard , a major avenue that runs through Santa Monica and Los Angeles SCE Santa Monica Studio Santa Monica Studio , an American video game developer known for the God Of War series. See also Saint Monica disambiguation disambig ca Santa M nica da Santa Monica es Santa M nica desambiguaci n fr Santa Monica homonymie it Santa Monica disambigua ka nl Santa Monica pl Santa Monica ujednoznacznienie pt Santa M nica ru th tr Santa Monica vo Santa Monica war Santa Monica ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Observer

    Infobox Newspaper name Santa Monica Observer Unsourced image removed Image LOGO Santa Monica Observer Newspaper.png center 300px type Newspaper format Tabloid newspaper format Tabloid foundation September 1, 1998 owners Santa Monica Observer Newspaper, Inc. political Neutral journalistically headquarters 1844 Lincoln Blvd br Santa Monica, California 90404 editor Alyssa Erdley website http www.smobserver.com http www.smobserver.com The Santa Monica Observer is a free weekly newspaper founded in Santa Monica, California in 1998 by David Ganezer http wwwsmobserver.com. It is one of only two newspapers of general circulation in Santa Monica, as defined by California Government Code Section 6008. The Santa Monica Observer is the most widely read weekly publication in Santa Monica. Citation needed date October 2010 The Santa Monica Observer Newspaper has a circulation of 20,000 and a readership of 38,300. Citation needed date October 2010 External links http www.smobserver.com Santa Monica Observer Newspaper http www.dba.la Online DBA FILING http www.smobserved.com http www.smobserver.com ourstaff.html Category Newspapers published in the Greater Los Angeles Area Category Newspapers published in California Category Santa Monica, California California newspaper stub ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce

    multiple issues notability May 2010 unreferenced May 2010 The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce is a Non profit organization nonprofit membership organization that advocates and represents business interests in the city of Santa Monica, California Santa Monica . Each year, the Chamber hosts signature event s such as the State of the City, Business and Consumer Expo, Sustainable Quality Awards, Installation Dinner, Health and Fitness Festival, Taste of Santa Monica, and New Heroes Celebration. http www.smchamber.com Santa Monica Chamber Category Chambers of commerce in the United States Category Santa Monica, California ...   more details



  1. Ocean Avenue (Santa Monica)

    Unreferenced date December 2009 File Ocean Avenue.jpg thumb Ocean Avenue Image Picture 156.jpg thumb 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 . Ocean Avenue is the westernmost street in Santa Monica, and for most of its course it runs parallel to the Palisades Park Santa Monica Palisades Park , whose bluffs overlook the Pacific Coast Highway US Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica State Beach . As Ocean Avenue overlooks the ocean, many luxury hotels, restaurants, and expensive real estate can be found here. The Third Street Promenade is two blocks to the east. At the intersection of Ocean and Colorado is the Santa Monica Pier . Many major east west arterial roads such as Wilshire Boulevard , Santa Monica Boulevard and Pico Boulevard begin their western ends on Ocean Avenue. Past Pico, Ocean turns into Neilson Way. After Neilson Way hits Venice Beach the street becomes Pacific Avenue, which ends in Marina del Rey, California Marina del Rey . The intersection with California Ave leads to the Pacific Coast Highway US Pacific Coast Highway . See also Ocean Avenue External links http www.santamonica.com Santa Monica, California Official website Streets in Los Angeles Coord missing Los Angeles County, California Category Streets in Los Angeles County, California Category Santa Monica, California ru ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Daily Press

    Infobox Newspaper name logo Image LOGO Santa Monica Daily Press.png center 200px image File Smdp042511.png 225px border Front page from Monday, April 25, 2011 type Microdaily format Tabloid newspaper format Tabloid foundation November 13, 2001 owners Newlon Rouge, Inc. political Neutral journalistically headquarters 410 Broadway Ste. B br Santa Monica, California 90401 editor Kevin Herrera website http www.smdp.com smdp.com History The Santa Monica Daily Press is a freely distributed microdaily newspaper in Santa Monica which was founded in 2001 ref cite web title New Daily Paper Being Launched in Santa Monica url http www.labusinessjournal.com news 2001 nov 26 media new daily paper being launched in santa publisher Los Angeles Business Journal accessdate 9 May 2011 ref by Dave Danforth , Carolyn Sackariason , and Ross Furukawa . The Santa Monica Daily Press is the only local daily newspaper in circulation in Santa Monica, California . The Daily Press has a circulation of 28,000 and a readership of 43,600. Staff Its editorial staff consists of Editor in Chief Kevin Herrera, Managing Editor Daniel Archuleta. The photography staff consists of Chief Staff Photographer Brandon Wise, Staff Photographer Morgan Genser. The production department consists of Production Manager Darren Ouellette and Production Designer Alejandro Cantarero . The sales staff is led by Sales Manager Rob Schwenker. References references External links http www.smdp.com Santa Monica Daily Press Official Website http www.smdp.com SitePage 34687.112116 PDF Archives.html Santa Monica Daily Press e dition PDF Archives http www.twitter.com smdailypress Santa Monica Daily Press on Twitter http www.youtube.com smdailypress Santa Monica Daily Press on YouTube Category Newspapers published in the Greater Los Angeles Area Category Newspapers published in California Category Santa Monica, California California newspaper stub ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica State Beach

    Infobox Protected area name Santa Monica State Beach iucn category photo Santa Monica Beach seen from the pier.JPG location Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County , California nearest city Santa Monica, California Santa Monica lat d 34 lat m 0 lat s 54 lat NS N long d 118 long m 30 long s 6 ... and Recreation Santa Monica State Beach is a California State Park operated by the city of Santa Monica, California Santa Monica . ref name CSP cite web title California State Parks Santa Monica State Beach url http www.parks.ca.gov ?page id 624 ref Santa Monica Beach The beach is located along Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica. It is approximately 3 miles long and has parks, picnic areas ... Orange County . Nick Gabaldon , one of the first black surfers in California, lived in Santa Monica ... only underpass under the pier Membership discrimination in California social clubs Santa Monica Membership discrimination in California social clubs Gallery of Santa Monica Beach images gallery ... Monica State Beach http www.parks.ca.gov ?page id 624 California State Parks official Santa Monica ... parks.asp?parkid 124 LAMountains.com Santa Monica State Beach Protected Areas of California SP Category Beaches of Southern California Category Santa Monica, California Category California ... name SM cite web title Santa Monica Beach url http www.santamonica.com index.php beach.html ref ... Image Sunset in santa monica.jpg Sunset at Santa Monica Beach thumb 300px left Image Santa Monica Beach ... and sign, lies the historic Santa Monica Pier , which dates from 1909. The pier has a National Historic Landmark the 1922 Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome Looff Hippodrome Carousel . ref name SM Muscle ... a wide assortment of players. ref name SM Palisades Park is located atop Santa Monica s famed sandstone cliffs, providing a vantage point to see the sweep of Santa Monica Beach and the Pacific Ocean. ref cite web title LAMountains.com Santa Monica State Beach url http www.lamountains.com parks.asp ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Mirror

    Infobox Newspaper name Santa Monica Mirror Unsourced image removed Image smmlogo.jpg center 300px image Unsourced image removed Image smmscreenshot.jpg center 200px type Weekly newspaper format Compact newspaper Compact foundation May 1999 publisher Thomas Montemer headquarters 3435 Ocean Park Blvd, Suite 210 br Santa Monica, California , California CA 90405 br United States editor Brenton Garen circulation 22,000 ISSN website http smmirror.com smmirror.com The Santa Monica Mirror is a weekly community newspaper which covers Santa Monica , Brentwood, Los Angeles, California Brentwood , Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles Pacific Palisades , Venice, CA Venice , and Marina del Rey in the U.S. state of California . It circulates around 22,000 subscriptions weekly. The Mirror focuses on local happenings, events, sports, and arts. The Mirror also has a daily updated site with all current and breaking news in Santa Monica and the local area. The paper s stories are written by local residents. ref http www.smmirror.com Official website ref ref http www.rand.org about rand area 121504SMM.html Publisher s Notebook Inside RAND . RAND Corporation . ref References Reflist External links Official http www.smmirror.com Category Newspapers published in the Greater Los Angeles Area Category Santa Monica, California California newspaper stub ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica 13

    Refimprove date February 2010 Infobox Criminal organization name Santa Monica 13 image caption founded on founding location Santa Monica, California , United States territory ethnicity Hispanic , mainly Mexican American criminal activities Murder , drug trafficking , extortion , assault , auto theft , robbery allies Sure os rivals Sotel 13, Venice 13 , Culver City 13 , 18th Street gang 18th Street , Lennox 13, Venice Shoreline Crips , Graveyard Crips in Santa Monica, Inglewood 13, Tepa 13. Santa Monica 13 or SMG is a Mexican American street gang located in Santa Monica , California US . They reside mainly in the Pico Neighborhood of Santa Monica , which is said to be one of the last remaining ghetto s of the Westside . Even though Santa Monica  13 is a Sure o gang, they wear their traditional black bandanas. The acronym SM17 refers to the Santa Monica 17th Street gang which is a separate gang in Santa Monica. They write up SMG or Santa Monica Gang to show solidarity ref name Phil History The Santa Monica Gang was the first gang to originate on the Westside of Los Angeles back in the late 1920s, formerly known as the Santa Monica Tomato Patch Gang. They had given birth to all the surrounding gangs in the area. The gang simply became known as Santa Monica 13, with the creation of the Mexican Mafia in the 1950s. ref The Pico Youth and Family Center opens in Santa Monica, California. Street Gangs Resource Center Los Angeles and California The Gang Experts Bloods Crips Surenos 18th Street Mara Salvatrucha. 15 October 2009, web http www.streetgangs.com topics 2002 012602picocenter.html Sgangs2002 . ref Cliques The only active clique remaining in the 17th Street gang are the Pee Wee Locos ref name Phil Wallbangin Graffiti and Gangs in L.A. , Susan A. Phillips, University of Chicago ... active remaining click of Santa Monica 13 are the Little Locos . Meanwhile, other cliques have come ... in Los Angeles, California Category Mexican Mafia ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Bay

    the newspapers called History of Santa Monica, California 1930s The Battle of Santa Monica Bay . Once a major commercial fishing fishery , Santa Monica Bay s water quality declined drastically in the 20th century as development of Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County resulted in large ... 500000 display title Greater Los Angeles Area Category Landforms of Los Angeles County, California Category Bays of California ar de Bucht von Santa Monica es Bah a de Santa M nica fr Baie de Santa Monica he pt Ba a de Santa M nica ro Golful Santa Monica ...Image Santa Monica Bay Map.jpg thumb right 250px Santa Monica Bay Santa Monica Bay is a bight geography bight of the Pacific Ocean in southern California , United States . Its boundaries are slightly ambiguous, but it is generally considered to be the part of the Pacific within an imaginary line drawn between Point Dume , in Malibu, California Malibu , and the Palos Verdes Peninsula . Its eastern shore ... Beach Surfrider , Will Rogers State Beach , Santa Monica State Beach , and Dockweiler State Beach . Several piers extend into the bay, including Malibu Pier , Santa Monica Pier , Venice Pier , Manhattan ... beaches along its shore. Communities and settlements Malibu, California Malibu Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California Pacific Palisades Santa Monica, California Santa Monica Venice, Los Angeles, California Venice Marina del Rey, California Marina del Rey Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California Playa del Rey El Segundo, California El Segundo El Porto, Manhattan Beach, California El Porto Manhattan Beach, California Manhattan Beach Hermosa Beach, California Hermosa Beach Redondo Beach, California Redondo Beach Torrance, California Torrance Palos Verdes Estates, California Palos Verdes Estates Rancho Palos Verdes, California Rancho Palos Verdes External links Portal Los Angeles http www.healthebay.org Heal the Bay http cfpub.epa.gov surf huc.cfm?huc code 18070104 EPA Santa Monica ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

    Infobox zoo zoo name Santa Monica Pier Aquarium image SantaMonicaPierAquarium.jpg image caption The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is located beneath the famous Santa Monica Pier. date opened 1996 location Santa Monica, California Santa Monica , California , United States USA coordinates Coord 34 0 37.6 ... Aquarium of the Pacific , another Los Angeles Area aquarium References refs Zoos of California zoos Category Santa Monica, California Category Aquaria in California Category Visitor attractions in Los Angeles County, California LosAngelesCountyCA geo stub zoo stub pl Santa Monica Pier Aquarium ... 300px right This California Two spot Octopus California Two Spot Octopus is 3 4 months old. Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is an aquarium in Santa Monica, California Santa Monica , California located beneath the Santa Monica Pier , adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. Since 2003, it is operated by Heal the Bay .... The SMPA has numerous exhibits featuring marine life native to the Santa Monica Bay, including ... LA Times story on flooding ref External links Commonscat Santa Monica Pier Aquarium http www.healthebay.org smpa Santa Monica Pier Aquarium website http www.healthebay.org Heal the Bay website http ... www.healthebay.org smpa Image CaliforniaMorayEel.jpg thumb 300px right The California moray California ... sea bass Black Sea Bass Garibaldi fish Garibaldi California moray California Moray Eel Giant Kelp Fish California flounder California Halibut Surfperch Shiner Surfperch Blacksmith fish Blacksmith Cabezone Cabezon Sargo Scorpionfish California Scorpionfish Turbot C O Turbot Treefish Arthropoda Arthropods Sheep Crab Kelp Crab Hermit Crab California spiny lobster California Spiny Lobster Mollusca Molluscs California Two spot Octopus California Two Spot Octopus Red Abalone Chestnut Cowrie Kellet s Whelk Giant Keyhole Limpet California Mussel Norris Top Snail Echinoderm s Bat Star Ochre Sea Star Brittle Star Purple Sea Urchin Sand Dollar California Sea Cucumber Cnidaria Club Tipped Anemone Tube ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Film Festival

    events established in 1996 Category Santa Monica, California film festival stub ...refimprove date January 2009 cleanup date January 2009 Infobox Film Festival name Santa Monica Film Festival 1996 2008 image caption opening closing awardsreceived awards films directors producers writers starring host date number location Santa Monica, California founded 1996 language website The Santa Monica Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Santa Monica, California , United States . History After a brief break the Santa Monica Film Festival was re established in 2007 by a Santa Monica based non profit founded by Showrunner, David Katz. The Santa Monica Film Festival is now scheduled annually the first weekend in November, during the American Film Market, the global film industry s largest film market. The independent film festival ran from 1996 to 2002. Its unique format ran throughout the year screening films every third Thursday as part of their Santa Monica Film Festival Series X Series at the Aero Theater and Santa Monica s Laemmles Monica 4 Plex Theater. Under the Stars Summer Series included The Bergamot Station film exhibitions were classics such as Nuovo Cinema Paradiso were projected in its original format and the Santa Monica Pier series. Events consisted of independent domestic and international feature and short films of all genres. The Moxie Awards were an annual accolade for the very best of those films voted on by the attending audience. Festival founder Albert Birdie de Quay states, where festivals across the world thrive only once a year for 8 days or so, SMFF allowed a year round platform to better serve the needs of indie filmmakers in the US ... honorees include Ray Bradburry. Awards The Santa Monica Film Festival SMFF held its annual accolades, Moxie Awards, at Santa Monica s Bergamot Station , MiraMar Hotel and the Santa Monica Pier . Typically ... issue8 film festival.html External links http www.santamonicafilmfest.com Category Festivals in California ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Pier

    Image Santa Monica Harbor.jpg thumb The landmark entrance to Santa Monica Pier File Los Angeles Aerial Santa Monica Pier 1.JPG thumb Aerial view The Santa Monica Pier is a large double jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California and is a prominent, 100 year old landmark ... periods of overcast called June Gloom . Monthly temperatures climate chart Santa Monica, California ... Beach, CA, demolished in 1979. Santa Monica State Beach   &mdash California State Park operated ... Angeles County, California Category History of Santa Monica, California Category Landmarks in Los ... Category Santa Monica, California de Santa Monica Pier nl Santa Monica Pier pl Santa Monica Pier pt ... L.A. in all its quirky glory on display at Santa Monica Pier publisher Los Angeles Times date 2009 ..., an Santa Monica Pier Aquarium aquarium , shops, entertainers, an Video arcade arcade , a trapeze ... Image Santa Monica Pier Top View.jpg right thumb The pier with Pacific Park on the left notice ... on the Santa Monica Pier.jpg right thumb Anglers on the Santa Monica Pier File Santa Monica pier, dusk.jpg ... at night Santa Monica has had several piers over the years, however the current Santa Monica Pier ... book title Santa Monica Pier A History from 1875 1990 first Jeffrey last Stanton year 1990 publisher ... rink, first as Skater s Ballroom and then Santa Monica Roller Rink. The speed skating club won ... the Santa Monica Bay to preserve the pier. ref cite web url http www.boomerslife.org save santa monica pier 1972.htm title Save Santa Monica Pier 1972 publisher BoomersLife.org date accessdate 2009 ... ends with Kanye West jumping off the Santa Monica Pier to begin a new life as a gay fish. The Tonight ... a pier very similar to the Santa Monica Pier. The Amazing Race , this place was the starting line ... . The Hannah Montana season 4 fourth season of Hannah Montana takes place in Santa Monica instead ... date December 2010 The temperature in Santa Monica is generally lower than inland areas by about ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica neighborhoods

    The western and northwestern border of Santa Monica, California is the convert 3 mi km sing on stretch of Santa Monica Bay . On its other sides, the city is bordered by various districts of Los Angeles ..., Washington, and California. Lincoln Middle School Santa Monica, California Lincoln Middle School ... Ave are several hotels, restaurants, businesses, and homes. The Santa Monica Pier is located at Ocean Ave and Colorado Ave. Downtown Santa Monica Downtown Santa Monica is located south of California ..., California Category Santa Monica, California Category Populated places in Los Angeles County, California ... border is with West Los Angeles and Mar Vista . Santa Monica Canyon Not part of the city of Santa Monica itself, Santa Monica Canyon is a misleadingly named adjacent neighborhood, facing out upon ... Topanga Canyon than the city of Santa Monica. Home to musicians, movie stars, and aging beach bums, Santa Monica Canyon is part of the city of Los Angeles, and its Canyon Charter Elementary School is one of the most prestigious elementary schools in the LAUSD . The border between Santa Monica Canyon and the Palisades is Chautauqua Blvd. North of San Vicente Image Santa Monica Steps.jpg thumb San Vicente Boulevard Santa Monica San Vicente Boulevard is the northernmost major street in Santa ... contain views of the Pacific Ocean or the picturesque Santa Monica Canyon. La Mesa Drive is one ... family homes and lots. The streets in this portion of Santa Monica are Georgina, Marguerita, Alta, Carlyle ... north of San Vicente and Santa Monica Canyon, this area constitutes the 90402 zip code. Houses are expensive ... x 220 foot lots, some of which have been subdivided into 50X 220. Many of Santa Monica s historically ... book in the FBI Special Agent Ana Grey mystery series, written by Santa Monica resident ... Avenue Santa Monica Ocean Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Santa Monica that runs along the Palisades Park, with a view of the Pacific Ocean . Ocean Avenue Santa Monica Ocean Avenue real estate is highly ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Place

    http www.santamonicaplace.com Santa Monica Place Official Site Frank Gehry coord missing Los Angeles County, California Category Buildings and structures completed in 1980 Category Santa Monica, California Category Landmarks in Los Angeles, California Category Shopping malls in California Category ... in Los Angeles County, California pl Santa Monica Place tr Santa Monica Place ...ref improve date December 2011 Infobox shopping mall shopping mall name Santa Monica Place image Santa Monica Place.jpg caption Main entrance, facing Third Street Promenade, circa 2005. location Santa Monica, California , United States USA opening date 1980 reopened on August 6, 2010 developer manager owner number of stores number of anchors floor area floors parking website http www.santamonicaplace.com Official Website Santa Monica Place is a shopping mall in Santa Monica, California Santa Monica , California . The mall is located at the south end of the famous Third Street Promenade , and is also two blocks from the Santa Monica Pier and the beach. It underwent a massive, 3 year renovation process beginning in January, 2008, and was re opened on August 6, 2010. Santa Monica Place opened in 1980 adjacent to the old Third Street Mall and was renovated in 1991 and again in 1996. For the next ten years, the mall was three story, convert 570000 sqft m2 sing on complex. It featured 120 shops, including upscale brands such as Kenneth Cole designer Kenneth Cole and Williams Sonoma , along with its largest store, Macy s . It is convert 152000 sqft m2 abbr on on three levels. The mall also featured a Robinsons May department store, but this was closed due to the merger between Federated May Co. in 2006. Santa Monica Place was designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry early in his professional career with Gruen Associates, constructed in 1980, and renovated in 1990. It has served as a backdrop ... e board rev.asp?News ID 4759 Santa Monica Place Swaps Gehry for Airy , The Architect s Newspaper , August ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica College

    label head students 30,000 undergrad postgrad doctoral profess city Santa Monica, California Santa Monica state California CA country United States USA campus Urban, convert 38 acre ha free label ... www.smc.edu address 1900 Pico Blvd br Santa Monica, CA 90405 telephone 310.434.4000 coor logo Santa Monica College is a two year, public, junior college located in Santa Monica, California Santa Monica , California , United States . Santa Monica College was first opened in 1929 as Santa Monica .... Santa Monica College is ranked number one among California s junior colleges in transfers to the University of California , ref name smc1 citebook title Hometown Santa Monica The Bay Cities Book author ... Community Colleges System Category Santa Monica, California Category Santa Monica College Category ...Coord 34.0168 N 118.4707 W display title Infobox university name Santa Monica College native name latin ... arts . The Santa Monica College Arts Mentor Program provides certain students in the fine and applied .... Santa Monica College offers a variety of occupational certificate programs, including accounting ... offers certificates in interactive media and animation . Santa Monica College is also the home ... produces its own weekly, student run newspaper both in print, and online called Santa Monica College ... Excellence. Recently Santa Monica College has received national attention due to a controversial ... costs. Athletics Image Santa MonicaCollege Boardwalk2.jpg thumb 250px left Santa Monica College campus boardwalk. Santa Monica College fields 16 sports which compete in the Western State Conference ..., and women s softball , soccer , and tennis teams. Santa Monica College Football played undefeated seasons in 1958, 1966 and 1980. Santa Monica College Won the Junior Rose Bowl, the unofficial National ... Basketball Association 2000 American Basketball Association The Santa Monica College men ... 20D.pdf?osu1263043440 ref Also, the Santa Monica College s track is featured on the album ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Museum of Art

    Infobox Museum name Santa Monica Museum of Art image imagesize map type latitude longitude established 1984 location 2525 Michigan Avenue, G1 br Santa Monica, CA 90404 United States type Art visitors director Elsa Longhauser curator publictransit website http www.smmoa.org www.smmoa.org The Santa Monica Museum of Art SMMoA is an independent non collecting art museum located in Santa Monica, California . It exhibits the work of local, national, and international contemporary artists. Founded in 1984 by Abby Sher, the museum strives to support the art of our time through exhibitions and related programs that embrace diverse aesthetic, cultural, and ideological perspectives. In its main space and two project rooms, SMMoA offers temporary exhibitions organized by in house curators and guest curators from around the world. Related public programs include artist talks, educational workshops for all ages, film screenings, concerts, and other art related events. The museum s mission statement Through its exhibitions, education, and outreach programs, the Santa Monica Museum of Art fosters diversity, innovation, and discovery in contemporary art local, national, and international. The museum is in the Bergamot Station Bergamot Station Arts Center . ref citation title Santa Monica Museum of Art About publisher ARTINFO year 2008 url http www.artinfo.com galleryguide 21252 7770 about santa monica museum of art santa monica accessdate 2008 07 30 ref Hours Open Tuesday Saturday, 11 am to 6 pm Closed Sunday, Monday and all legal holidays References reflist External links http www.smmoa.org Santa Monica Museum of Art Official Website http latimesblogs.latimes.com culturemonster 2009 09 allen ... collector of ideas LAWeekly article on the Santa Monica Museum of Art, May 5, 2008 coord missing Los Angeles County, California Category Museums in Los Angeles County, California Category Buildings and structures in Santa Monica, California Category Art museums in California Category Museums established ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Mountains

    Refimprove date December 2008 Geobox Range name Santa Monica Mountains image Santa monica mountains canyon.jpg image caption Malibu Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains country United States state California ... Valley from Malibu, California Malibu . The Santa Monica Mountains are Parallel geometry parallel ... fence lizard . Flora Main Flora of the Santa Monica Mountains See also Category Flora of California ... plants The Santa Monica Mountains are in the California chaparral and woodlands Ecoregion , and includes ... monica mountains.jpg The Santa Monica Mountains are a Transverse Ranges Transverse Range in Southern ... gnis cite gnis id 1655007 name Santa Monica Mountains accessdate 2009 05 03 ref Geography The range ... Angeles River are in the Santa Monica Mountains. Beginning at the western end of the San Fernando ..., bisects the mountain range. Climate The Santa Monica Mountains have dry , warm to humid summers ... prone to wildfire s. Snow is unusual in the Santa Monica Mountains, since they are not as high as the nearby ... December 2008. Archeology The Santa Monica Mountains have more than 1,000 archeology archeology ... of the mountains are located within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area . Preservation of lands within the region are managed by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy , the National Park ... and Municipal agencies. Today, the Santa Monica Mountains face pressure from local populations as a desirable ... Ranch Park . Griffith Park See Griffith Park Elysian Park At the eastern end of the Santa Monica ... Monica Mountains to the west by the Cahuenga Pass , over which the U.S. Route 101 in California ... . The Mountain lion population within the Santa Monica Mountains which includes the Simi Hills & Santa ... Zealand mud snail has infested watersheds in the Santa Monica Mountains, posing serious threats ... in Medea Creek in Agoura Hills to nearly 30 other stream sites. Researchers at the Santa Monica Bay ... www.latimes.com news la me snail30 2010mar30,0,2859185.story Hard to kill snails infest Santa Monica ...   more details



  1. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

    File Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.JPG thumb 250px Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a multipurpose convention center in Santa Monica, California owned by the City of Santa Monica. It was built in 1958 and designed by Welton Becket . ref cite news title L.A. s invisible builder Long overlooked, Welton Becket is getting his due first Christopher last Reynolds work Los Angeles Times date March 6, 2003 page E.36 ref For trade shows, the Civic Auditorium features 11,775 square feet 1,094 m of space, while the stage adds 4,485 square feet 417 m more space, for a total of 16,260 square feet 1,511 m . The East Wing meeting room adds even more space &mdash 4,200 square feet 390 m of space, while the main lobby features 6,708 square feet 623 m of space. The main hall of the Civic is adaptable for not only tradeshows, but also sporting events, concerts , meetings, awards shows and other events. As a concert venue it can seat 3,000, as a banquet hall 720 in tables, and as a sports arena it can seat up to 2,500. In 1964, the auditorium played host to the T.A.M.I. Show , a filmed concert. A former home of the Academy Awards from 1961 1967, ref cite news title COMING HOME A NEW VENUE FOR THE OSCARS, GLITTERING KODAK THEATRE IS THE CROWN JEWEL IN HOLLYWOOD S REBIRTH ... ref the Civic remains home to the Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra . See also AltCar Expo The main floor ... Hollywood Pantages Theatre br Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Hollywood after Dorothy Chandler Pavilion br Los Angeles, California Los Angeles years 33rd Academy Awards 1961 40th Academy Awards 1968 end coord 34 0 32 N 118 29 21 W type landmark display title Category Convention centers in California Category Modernist architecture in California Category Santa Monica, California Category Sports venues in California Category Buildings and structures in Los Angeles County, California California struct stub pl Santa Monica Civic Auditorium tr Santa Monica Civic Auditorium ...   more details




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