The city's Latin motto is "Populus felix in urbe felice" (a happy people in a happy city) source
Community character
A coastal city and beach resort town on Santa Monica Bay, with a Mediterranean climate and a mix of tourism, technology, and entertainment employers. source
Santa Monica Pier
Historic pier opened in 1909, home to the Looff Hippodrome carousel and Pacific Park source
Third Street Promenade
Pedestrian shopping and dining street downtown source
California Heritage Museum
Museum of California decorative arts and history in a historic Main Street house source
Palisades Park
Linear park along the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean source
Tongva Park
About 6-acre park between Ocean Avenue and Main Street source
Ocean Park
One of the oldest neighborhoods, in the southwest corner near the beach source
Sunset Park
Residential neighborhood of mostly single-family homes in the southeast source
