Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker , screenwriter and novelist born in Santa Monica, California . He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, as well as making Stephen King adaptations.
75-649: Garris was born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Van Nuys . He is known for his work in the horror genre. He has worked with Stephen King several times, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers , written by King and starring Mädchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror and the NBC series Fear Itself . Garris won a 1986 Edgar Award for an episode he wrote for
150-632: A 200,000 gallon cistern that collects filtered stormwater from the roof. The water is used for landscape irrigation. Since 2009, Santa Monica has been developing the Zero Waste Strategic Operations Plan by which the city will set a goal of diverting at least 95% of all waste away from landfills, and toward recycling and composting, by 2030. The plan includes a food waste composting program, which diverts 3 million pounds of restaurant food waste away from landfills annually. As of 2013 , 77% of all solid waste produced citywide
225-425: A 2009 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $ 71,095, and the median income for a family was $ 109,410. Males had a median income of $ 55,689 versus $ 42,948 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 42,874. 10.4% of the population and 5.4% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.9% of those under the age of 18 and 10.2% of those 65 and older were living below
300-462: A Climate Action and Adaptation Plan aimed at achieving an 80% cut in carbon emissions by 2030, and reaching community-wide carbon neutrality by 2050 or sooner. An urban runoff facility (SMURFF), the first of its kind in the US, catches and treats 3.5 million US gallons (13,000 m ) of water each week that would otherwise flow into the bay via storm-drains and sells it back to end-users within
375-612: A Community Energy Independence Initiative, with a goal of achieving complete energy independence by 2020 (vs. California's already ambitious 33% renewables goal ). The city exceeded that aspiration when, in February 2019, it switched over to electricity from the Clean Power Alliance, with a citywide default of 100% renewably sourced energy . That same year, the Santa Monica City Council adopted
450-788: A cemetery. There is also a gift shop. As part of the William McPherson Collection in the Special Collections at the Claremont Colleges ' Honnold/Mudd Library, the San Gabriel Mission are a valuable resource for research on the pre-statehood activities of the Mission. William McPherson was a rancher, scholar, and collector from Orange County, California , who donated his extensive collection of mission documents, primarily from
525-454: A dead body over a smoky fire. Visitors can tour the church, museum and grounds. The adobe museum building was built in 1812 and was originally used for sleeping quarters and book storage. Exhibits include mission relics, books and religious artifacts. The grounds feature operations from the original mission complex, including indoor and outdoor kitchens, winery, water cisterns, soap and candle vats, tanning vats for preparing cattle hides, and
600-450: A female householder with no husband present, 1,327 (2.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,867 (6.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 416 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 22,716 households (48.4%) were made up of individuals, and 5,551 (11.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87. There were 17,929 families (38.2% of all households);
675-785: A pair of springs, the Kuruvungna Springs , that were reminiscent of the tears Saint Monica shed over her son's early impiety. In 1839, Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado granted Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica to Francisco Sepúlveda II, of the Sepúlveda family of California . As the definitions of the rancho grant were not precise, the Sepúlveda family came into conflict with the neighboring Rancho Boca de Santa Mónica , owned by Ysidro Reyes and Francisco Márquez. A small Californio community grew up on Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica, made up primarily of vaqueros working on
750-550: A problem for Santa Monica than elsewhere around Los Angeles. However, from September through November, the Santa Ana winds sometimes blow from the east, bringing smoggy and hot inland air to the beaches. The hottest temperature ever reported in Santa Monica was 100 °F (38 °C) on November 1, 1966, while the lowest is 33 °F (1 °C) on March 1, 1945, and again on March 21, 1952. The highest minimum temperature
825-535: A rebate for those who convert lawns to drought-tolerant gardens that require less water. Santa Monica has also instituted a green building-code whereby merely constructing to code automatically renders a building equivalent to the US Green Building Council's LEED Silver standards . The city's Main Library is one of many LEED certified or LEED equivalent buildings in the city. It is built over
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#1732783920159900-519: A total of 17.82 inches (453 mm) of rainfall. The wettest year on record is 1998, with a total of 25.4 inches (650 mm) of rainfall; the driest is 1989, with a total of 4.04 inches (103 mm) of rainfall. The city first proposed its Sustainable City Plan in 1992 and in 1994, was one of the first cities in the nation to formally adopt a comprehensive sustainability plan, setting waste reduction and water conservation policies for both public and private sector through its Office of Sustainability and
975-409: A wide area for raising cattle, sheep and other livestock. These included; San Pasqual, Santa Anita, Azusa, San Francisquito, Cucumonga, San Antonio, San Bernardino, San Gorgonio, Yucaipa, Jurupa, Guapa, Rincon, Chino, San Jose, Ybarras, Puente, Mission Vieja, Serranos, Rosa de Castilla, Coyotes, Jabonaria, Las Bolsas, Alamitos, and Cerritos. When Rancho San Gorgonio was established in 1824, in what today
1050-424: Is Woodlawn Memorial . Santa Monica has several local newspapers including Santa Monica Daily Press , Santa Monica Mirror , and Santa Monica Star . Santa Monica rests on a mostly flat slope that angles down toward Ocean Avenue and toward the south. High bluffs separate the north side of the city from the beaches. Santa Monica borders the L.A. neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades to the north and Venice to
1125-460: Is 72 °F (22 °C) on October 24, 2007, and the lowest maximum temperature is 51 °F (11 °C) on 4 dates in February 2001 and again March 10, 2006. The snowiest months on record are January 1954 and March 1955, both with trace amounts. They are the only months to ever report snowfall. Many months have reported no rainfall at all. Conversely, the wettest month on record is January 1995 with
1200-756: Is a Californian mission and historic landmark in San Gabriel, California . It was founded by the Spanish Empire on "The Feast of the Birth of Mary ," September 8, 1771, as the fourth of what would become twenty-one Spanish missions in California . San Gabriel Arcángel was named after the Archangel Gabriel and often referred to as the "Godmother of the Pueblo of Los Angeles." The mission
1275-599: Is a city in Los Angeles County , situated along Santa Monica Bay on California 's South Coast . Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town , owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu , Activision Blizzard , Universal Music Group , Lionsgate , Illumination and The Recording Academy . Santa Monica traces its history to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica , granted in 1839 to
1350-474: Is a common phenomenon in May, June, July and early August (caused by ocean temperature variations and currents). Like other inhabitants of the greater Los Angeles area, residents have a particular terminology for this phenomenon: the "May Gray", the " June Gloom " and even "Fogust". Overcast skies are common on June mornings, but usually the strong sun burns the fog off by noon. In the late winter/early summer, daily fog
1425-517: Is a phenomenon too. It happens suddenly and it may last some hours or past sunset time. Nonetheless, it will sometimes stay cloudy and cool all day during June, even as other parts of the Los Angeles area experience sunny skies and warmer temperatures. At times, the sun can be shining east of 20th Street while the beach area is overcast. As a general rule, the beach temperature is from 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit (3 to 6 degrees Celsius) cooler than it
1500-1265: Is an increasing challenge, and will become worse due to sea level rise . Starting in 2016, local environmental groups began dune and beach restoration projects. The 2020 United States Census reported Santa Monica had a population of 93,076. This corresponds to density of 11,067.3 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Santa Monica was 63,383 (68.1%) white , 8,602 (9.2%) Asian , 3,776 (4.1%) Black or African American , 539 (0.6%) American Indian and Alaska Native , 123 (0.1%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander , 5,347 (5.7%) some other race , and 11,306 (12.1%) people were of two or more races. Including all responses for people of two or more races, 73,996 (79.5%) were white alone or in combination with one or more other races, 11,864 (12.7%) were Asian alone or in combination with one or more other races, 5,459 (5.9%) were Black or African American alone or in combination, 1,877 (2.0%) were American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination, 415 (0.4%) were Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone or in combination, and 11,619 (12.5%) were some other race alone or in combination with one or more other races. 13,544 (14.6%) were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of those, 2,729 (2.9% of
1575-447: Is diverted from landfills. Environmentally focused initiatives include curbside recycling, curbside composting bins (in addition to trash, yard-waste, and recycle bins), farmers' markets, community gardens, garden-share, an urban forest initiative, a hazardous materials home-collection service, and a green business certification. As in other coastal beach communities, coastal erosion due to coastal infrastructure and high human usage
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#17327839201591650-520: Is inland during summer days, and 5 to 10 degrees warmer during winter nights. It is also in September that the highest temperatures tend to be reached. It is winter, however, when the hot, dry winds of the Santa Anas are most common. In contrast, temperatures exceeding 10 degrees below average are rare. The rainy season is from late October through late March. Winter storms usually approach from
1725-905: Is known as the San Gorgonio Pass , it became the most distant rancho operated by the San Gabriel Mission. Many of the Native Americans lived in communities called rancherías . "The names of the rancherías associated with San Gabriel Mission were: Acuragna, Alyeupkigna , Awigna , Azucsagna , Cahuenga , Chokishgna , Chowigna , Cucomogna , Hahamogna, Harasgna , Houtgna, Hutucgna, Isanthcogna , Maugna , Nacaugna , Pascegna, Pasinogna , Pimocagna , Pubugna , Sibagna , Sisitcanogna , Sonagna , Suangna , Tibahagna, Toviscanga , Toybipet, Yangna." To efficiently manage its extensive lands, Mission San Gabriel established several outlying sub-missions, known as asistencias . Several of these became or were included in land grants following
1800-579: Is the oldest and first Catholic cemetery in the state of California. A large stone cross stands in the center of the Campo Santo ( cemetery ), first consecrated in 1778 and then again on January 29, 1939, by the Los Angeles Archbishop John Cantwell . It serves as the final resting place for some 6,000 "neophytes;" a small stone marker denotes the gravesite of José de los Santos, the last American Indian to be buried on
1875-639: The Douglas Aircraft Company . In 1924, four Douglas-built planes took off from Clover Field to attempt the first aerial circumnavigation of the world. Two planes returned after covering 27,553 miles (44,342 km) in 175 days, and were greeted on their return September 23, 1924, by a crowd of 200,000. The Douglas Company (later McDonnell Douglas ) kept facilities in the city until the 1970s. The Great Depression hit Santa Monica deeply. One report gives citywide employment in 1933 of just 1,000. Hotels and office building owners went bankrupt. In
1950-565: The Mexican secularization of the missions in the 1830s, including: In 1816, the Mission built a grist mill on a nearby creek. El Molino Viejo still stands, now preserved as a museum and historic landmark. Other mission industries included cowhide tanning/exporting and tallow-rendering (for making soap and for export), lime kilns , tile making, cloth weaving for blankets and clothing, and adobe bricks. Bells were important to daily life at any mission. They were rung to mark mealtimes, to call
2025-554: The Santa Monica Freeway ) experiences some gang activity. The city estimates there are about 50 gang members based in Santa Monica, although some community organizers dispute this claim. Gang activity has been prevalent for decades in the Pico neighborhood. In October 1998, alleged Culver City 13 gang member Omar Sevilla of Culver City was killed. A couple of hours after the shooting of Sevilla, German tourist Horst Fietze
2100-637: The Santa Monica Pier , Ocean Park , and the Hotel Casa del Mar . The Tongva are Indigenous to the Santa Monica area. The village of Comicranga was established in the Santa Monica area. One of the village's notable residents was Victoria Reid , who was the daughter of the chief of the village. During the Spanish period, she was taken to Mission San Gabriel from her parents at the age of six. The first non-indigenous group to set foot in
2175-409: The Sepúlveda family of California . The rancho was later sold to John P. Jones and Robert Baker , who in 1875, along with his Californio heiress wife Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker , founded Santa Monica, which incorporated as a city in 1886. The city developed into a seaside resort during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the creation of tourist attractions such as Palisades Park ,
2250-622: The Steven Spielberg -produced television series Amazing Stories . Garris directed the FEARnet web series Post Mortem . He contributes to the web series Trailers From Hell . Garris was also the co-screenwriter and executive producer of Hocus Pocus . Garris directed the 2011 miniseries adaption of Stephen King 's novel Bag of Bones and the documentary film Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney Jr. , about
2325-720: The Warner Brothers Studios prepared elaborate camouflage that disguised the factory and airfield. The RAND Corporation began as a project of the Douglas Company in 1945, and spun off into an independent think tank on May 14, 1948. RAND acquired a 15-acre (61,000 m ) campus across the street from the Civic Center and is still there today. The completion of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1958 eliminated Belmar,
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2400-527: The Whittier Narrows . The site of the Misión Vieja (or "Old Mission") is located near the intersection of San Gabriel Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. The mission was built and run using what has been described as slave labor from nearby Tongva villages, such as Yaanga and was built on the site of the village of Toviscanga . When the nearby Pueblo de los Ángeles was built in 1781,
2475-511: The syndicated television anthology series Death Valley Days , hosted by Stanley Andrews . As a child portrayed in the segment by Peter J. Votrian, Miguel provides funds acquired from a wealthy nobleman to sweeten the tone of the bell at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. Years later, the ringing of the bell saves his life when he is a young monk stranded in the desert in the Death Valley country. The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel Cemetery
2550-530: The 1850s, squatters set upon the mission, converting part of it into a saloon which had both felons and a justice of the peace as customers; it was opened by former San Diego Mayor Joshua Bean . The Mission's chapel functioned as a parish church for the City of San Gabriel from 1862 until 1908, when the Claretian Missionaries came to San Gabriel and began the job of rebuilding and restoring
2625-512: The 1930s, corruption infected Santa Monica (along with neighboring Los Angeles ). The federal Works Project Administration helped build several buildings, most notably City Hall. The main Post Office and Barnum Hall ( Santa Monica High School auditorium) were also among other WPA projects. Douglas's business grew with the onset of World War II , employing as many as 44,000 people in 1943. To defend against air attack, set designers from
2700-533: The 300-year-old work hangs in front of and slightly to the left of the old high altar and reredos in the Mission's sanctuary . Resistance to the mission by the Tongva was recorded and how much the neophytes embraced Catholicism remains a subject of debate among scholars. In August 1771, the Portolà expedition , which consisted of "ten Spanish soldiers and two Franciscan priests, encountered armed Tongva Indians on
2775-516: The Environment. Eighty-two percent of the city's public works vehicles run on alternative fuels, including most of the municipal bus system, making it among the largest such fleets in the country. Santa Monica fleet vehicles and buses source their natural gas from Redeem, a Southern California-based supplier of renewable and sustainable natural gas obtained from non-fracked methane biogas generated from organic landfill waste. Santa Monica adopted
2850-469: The Hispanic population respectively. The Census reported 87,610 people (97.6% of the population) lived in households, 1,299 (1.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 827 (0.9%) were institutionalized. There were 46,917 households, out of which 7,835 (16.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 13,092 (27.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,510 (7.5%) had
2925-460: The Indians their style of agriculture, the mechanical arts, and the raising and care of livestock. The missions, utilizing the labor of the neophytes , produced everything they used and consumed. After 1811, the mission Indians could be said to sustain the entire military and civil government of California. Ranchos (not to be confused with secular government land-grant ranchos) were established in
3000-648: The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, to Special Collections in 1964. The matrimonial records span 1788 to 1861 and are notarized interviews with couples wanting to marry in the Roman Catholic Church, performed to establish the couples' freedom to marry. The collection includes 165 investigations, with 173 men and 170 women. Because the donated records are fragile, they are no longer available to be photocopied. The California Digital Library has an online guide available to search
3075-413: The Mission residents to work and to religious services, to mark births and funerals, to signal the approach of a ship or a returning missionary, and at other times; novices were instructed in the intricate rituals associated with the ringing of the mission bells. The mission bells were also used to tell time. The actor Gil Frye portrayed Father Miguel Sánchez in a 1953 episode, "The Bell of San Gabriel," of
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3150-474: The Mission. In 1874, tracks were laid for Southern Pacific Railroad near the mission. In 2012, artifacts from the mission era were found when the tracks were lowered into a trench known as the Alameda Corridor -East. On October 1, 1987, the Whittier Narrows earthquake damaged the property. A significant portion of the original complex has since been restored. Fire completely destroyed the roof of
3225-675: The Santa Monica Police Department has suggested the actual per-capita crime rate is much lower, as tourists, workers, and beachgoers can increase the city's daytime population to between 250,000 and 450,000 people. Hate crime has typically been minimal in Santa Monica, with only one reported incident in 2007. The city experienced a spike of anti-Islamic hate crime in 2001 after the September 11 attacks , but hate crime levels returned to their minimal 2000 levels by 2002. The Pico neighborhood of Santa Monica (south of
3300-480: The age of 2. Nearly 6,000 Tongva lie buried in the grounds of the San Gabriel Mission. There were reports throughout this period of Indigenous peoples fleeing the conditions at the Mission. For example, in 1808, the missionaries sent Spanish soldier José Palomares after some neophytes who had fled the mission. Escapees traveled as far as the Serrano village of Wá’peat to escape the Mission. Palomares observed
3375-414: The area was the party of explorer Gaspar de Portolá , which camped near the present-day intersection of Barrington and Ohio Avenues on August 3, 1769. There are two different accounts of how the city's name came to be. One says it was named in honor of the feast day of Saint Monica (mother of Saint Augustine ), but her feast day is May 4. Another version says it was named by Juan Crespí on account of
3450-655: The average family size was 2.79. The population was spread out, with 12,580 people (14.0%) under the age of 18, 6,442 people (7.2%) aged 18 to 24, 32,552 people (36.3%) aged 25 to 44, 24,746 people (27.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 13,416 people (15.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males. There were 50,912 housing units at an average density of 6,049.5 units per square mile (2,335.7 units/km ), of which 13,315 (28.4%) were owner-occupied, and 33,602 (71.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate
3525-705: The banks of the Santa Ana River ." One month later, Mission San Gabriel was founded on September 8, 1771, by Fray Ángel Fernández de la Somera and Fray Pedro Benito Cambón. The planned site for the Mission was along the banks of the Río de los Temblores (the River of the Earthquakes—the Santa Ana River). The priests chose an alternate site on a fertile plain located directly alongside the Río Hondo in
3600-411: The city for reuse as gray-water, while bioswales throughout the city allow rainwater to percolate into and replenish the groundwater . The groundwater supply plays an important role in the city's Sustainable Water Master Plan, whereby Santa Monica has set a goal of attaining 100% water independence by 2020. The city has numerous programs designed to promote water conservation among residents, including
3675-430: The city. The population density was 10,178.7 inhabitants per square mile (3,930.0 inhabitants/km ). There were 47,863 housing units at an average density of 5,794.0 units per square mile (2,237.1 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 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
3750-530: The escapees at the village and attempted to negotiate with the chief of the village for their return. However, the chief refused. Although San Gabriel once furnished food and supplies to settlements and other missions throughout California, a majority of the Mission structures fell into ruins after it was secularized in November 1834. The once-extensive vineyards were falling to decay, with fences broken down and animals roaming freely through it. During part of
3825-474: The first African American community in the city, and the Santa Monica Freeway in 1966 decimated the Pico neighborhood that had been a leading African American enclave on the Westside . Beach volleyball is believed to have been developed by Duke Kahanamoku in Santa Monica during the 1920s. Santa Monica has two hospitals: Saint John's Health Center and Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center . Its cemetery
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#17327839201593900-458: The founding expedition was confronted by a large group of native Tongva peoples whose intention was to drive the strangers away. One of the priests laid a painting of "Our Lady of Sorrows" on the ground for all to see, whereupon the natives, designated by the settlers as the Gabrieleños , immediately made peace with the missionaries, because they were so moved by the painting's beauty. Today
3975-619: The grounds, at the age of 101 in February 1921. It is the oldest and first cemetery in the state of California. Also interred at the Mission are the bodies of numerous Franciscan priests who died during their time of service, as well as the remains of Reverend Raymond Catalan, C.M.F., who undertook the restoration of the Mission's gardens. Entombed at the foot of the altar are the remains of eight Franciscan priests (listed in order of interment): Miguel Sánchez, Antonio Cruzado, Francisco Dumetz , Ramón Ulibarri, Joaquín P. Núñez, Gerónimo Boscana , José Bernardo Sánchez , and Blas Ordaz. Buried among
4050-952: The life and work of Legend actor Lon Chaney Jr. , which screened on the Horror-Rama 2015 in October 2015. He has a role, as Himself in the biography horror film Digging Up the Marrow , from indie director Adam Green . As of 2015, he is also a member of the board of advisers for the Hollywood Horror Museum. On January 16, 2018 it was announced that Mick Garris’ horror podcast Post Mortem would be joining Blumhouse's podcast network. Acting roles TV movies Acting roles Direct-to-video TV documentary films TV shorts Consulting producer Santa Monica, California Santa Monica ( Spanish for ' Saint Monica '; Spanish : Santa Mónica )
4125-458: The mission by early December. The mission officially reopened in July 2023. The goal of the missions was to become self-sufficient in relatively short order. Farming was the most important industry of any mission. Prior to the missions, the Native Americans had developed a complex, self-sufficient culture. The mission priests established what they thought of as a manual training school: to teach
4200-545: The mission competed with the emerging pueblo for control of Indigenous labor. The expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza visited the mission in January and February 1776, having previous been there in 1774. In 1776, a flash flood destroyed much of the crops and ruined the original Mission complex, which was subsequently relocated five miles closer to the mountains in present-day San Gabriel (the Tongva settlement of Toviscanga or 'Iisanchanga). The Tongva village of Shevaanga
4275-498: The most prolific in the chain of missions. Tongva people from nearby settlements like Akuranga village were affected by the practices of Franciscan missionaries, who attempted to "eradicate what they perceived as ills within Tongva society" through "religious indoctrination, labor, restructuring of gender structures, and violence," which took place at and around the Mission. A missionary during this period reported that three out of four children died at Mission San Gabriel before reaching
4350-466: The northwest and pass quickly through the Southland. There is very little rain during the rest of the year. Yearly rainfall totals are unpredictable as rainy years are occasionally followed by droughts. There has never been any snow or frost, but there has been hail. Santa Monica usually enjoys cool breezes blowing in from the ocean, which tend to keep the air fresh and clean. Therefore, smog is less of
4425-404: The occupied units were owner-occupied and 34,582 (72.9%) were renter-occupied. Of the vacant units, 2,540 (4.8% of total) were for rent, 230 (0.4%) were rented but not occupied, 183 (0.3%) were for sale only, 205 (0.4%) were sold but not occupied, 693 (1.3%) were for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use, and 1,100 (2.1%) were otherwise vacant. The median household income between 2017 and 2021
4500-410: The original church sanctuary on July 11, 2020. Prior to the fire, the mission was undergoing renovation, saving some paintings and artifacts. An investigation into the origin of the fire was opened. On May 5, 2021, John David Corey, age 57, was charged with felony counts of arson and burglary for setting the fire. An invitation-only Mass was celebrated in September 2022 with hope of permanently opening
4575-415: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 44,497 households, out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18, 27.5% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 62.3% were non-families. 51.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
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#17327839201594650-502: The poverty line. In 2006, crime in Santa Monica affected 4.41% of the population, slightly lower than the national average crime rate that year of 4.48%. The majority of this was property crime, which affected 3.74% of Santa Monica's population in 2006; this was higher than the rates for Los Angeles County (2.76%) and California (3.17%), but lower than the national average (3.91%). These per-capita crime rates are computed based on Santa Monica's full-time population of about 85,000. However,
4725-525: The priests is centenarian Eulalia Pérez de Guillén Mariné , the "keeper of the keys" under Spanish rule; her grave is marked by a bench dedicated in her memory, and Victoria Reid , a woman from Comicranga , who was taken to the mission at a young age and became a respected figure in Mexican California . The Tongva people have their own ceremony and traditions after death. A 1724 engraving depicts Native Americans (most likely Tongva) carrying
4800-592: The rancho and their families. After the American conquest of California , Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , which gave Mexicans and Californios living in state certain unalienable rights. U.S. government sovereignty in California began on February 2, 1848. In the 1870s, the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad connected Santa Monica with Los Angeles, and a wharf out into the bay. The first town hall
4875-485: The south. To the west, Santa Monica has a 3-mile coastline fronting Santa Monica Bay , and to the east of the city are the L.A. communities of West Los Angeles and Brentwood . Santa Monica has a coastal Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb ). It receives an average of 310 days of sunshine a year. It is in USDA plant hardiness zone 11a. Because of its location, nestled on the vast and open Santa Monica Bay, morning fog
4950-446: The total population) were white alone, 153 (0.2%) were Black or African American alone, 410 (0.4%) were American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 136 (0.1%) were Asian alone, 14 (0.0%) were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, 4,542 (4.9%) were some other race alone, and 5,560 (6.0%) were two or more races. The census reported that Santa Monica had 52,389 housing units. Of those, 47,438 (90.5%) were occupied. 12,856 (27.1%) of
5025-783: Was $ 99,847 (2021 dollars), with 10.6% of people living in poverty. 94.8% of households had a computer between 2017 and 2021, and 91.0% had broadband internet access. The 2010 United States Census reported Santa Monica had a population of 89,736. The population density was 10,662.6 inhabitants per square mile (4,116.9/km ). The racial makeup of Santa Monica was 69,663 (77.6%) White (70.1% Non-Hispanic White), 3,526 (3.9%) African American , 338 (0.4%) Native American , 8,053 (9.0%) Asian , 124 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 4,047 (4.5%) from other races , and 3,985 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11,716 persons (13.1%), with Mexican Americans , Spanish Americans , and Argentine Americans making up 64.2%, 6.4%, and 4.7% of
5100-445: Was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. 30,067 people (33.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 57,543 people (64.1%) lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States Census, Santa Monica had a median household income of $ 73,649, with 11.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line. As of the census of 2000, there were 84,084 people, 44,497 households, and 16,775 families in
5175-568: Was 1.83 and the average family size was 2.80. The city of Santa Monica is consistently among the most educated cities in the United States, with 23.8 percent of all residents holding graduate degrees. The population was 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 was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. According to
5250-586: Was also located "close to the second location of Mission San Gabriel" after the original site was abandoned due to the flooding. On December 8, 1812 (the "Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin"), a series of massive earthquakes shook Southern California. The 1812 San Juan Capistrano earthquake caused the three-bell campanario , located adjacent to the chapel's east façade, to collapse. A larger, six-bell structure
5325-723: Was an 1873 brick building, later a beer hall, and now part of the Santa Monica Hostel . By 1885, the town's first hotel was the Santa Monica Hotel. Amusement piers became popular in the first decades of the 20th century and the extensive Pacific Electric Railway brought people to the city's beaches from across the Greater Los Angeles Area . Around the start of the 20th century, a growing population of Asian Americans lived in and around Santa Monica and Venice. A Japanese fishing village
5400-429: Was designed by Antonio Cruzado , who gave the building its capped buttresses and the tall narrow windows, which are unique among the missions of the California chain. It was completed in 1805. A large stone cross stands in the center of the Campo Santo ( cemetery ), first consecrated in 1778 and then again on January 29, 1939. It serves as the final resting place for some 6,000 neophytes . According to Spanish legend,
5475-477: Was killed. Several days later Juan Martin Campos, a Santa Monica city employee, was shot and killed. Police believe this was a retaliatory killing in response to Sevilla's killing. Less than 24 hours later, Javier Cruz was wounded in a drive-by shooting outside his home on 17th and Michigan. Mission San Gabriel Arc%C3%A1ngel Mission San Gabriel Arcángel ( Spanish : Misión de San Gabriel Arcángel )
5550-691: Was near the Long Wharf while small numbers of Chinese lived or worked in Santa Monica and Venice. The two ethnic minorities were often viewed differently by White Americans, who were often well-disposed toward the Japanese but condescending to the Chinese. The Japanese village fishermen were an integral economic part of the Santa Monica Bay community. Donald Wills Douglas Sr. built a plant in 1922 at Clover Field ( Santa Monica Airport ) for
5625-459: Was subsequently constructed at the far end of the Capilla . While no pictorial record exists to document what the original structure looked like, architectural historian Rexford Newcomb deduced the design and published a depiction in his 1916 work The Franciscan Mission Architecture of Alta (upper) California . Over 25,000 baptisms were conducted at San Gabriel between 1771 and 1834, making it
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