Santa Monica
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| Elevation | 32 |
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| Population | 92,306 (2017) |
| Area code | 310424 |
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| ID | 568775 |
About Santa Monica
Santa Monica is a coastal city west of downtown Los Angeles. Santa Monica Beach is fringed by Palisades Park, with views over the Pacific Ocean. Santa Monica Pier is home to the Pacific Park amusement park, historic Looff Hippodrome Carousel and Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. Next to the pier is Muscle Beach, an outdoor gym established in the 1930s. In the city center, Bergamot Station houses several art galleries.
The old Scottish pub that found a new life in California
... He wanted to create an old-time " speakeasy" bar at his company s gleaming new headquarters in Santa Monica - where his staff could gather and relax...
Rihanna, Lizzo and Marilyn Monroe shine in V& A's Diva exhibition
... Cher, Elton John and Diana Ross are pictured here at the Rock Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, California, in 1975...
Akshata Murty takes colourful step onto world stage
... In the years after graduation, they lived in Santa Monica, California, where they still own a penthouse apartment...
MTV awards: Hollywood stars stand with striking writers at pre-recorded ceremony
... " The WGA had said it had planned to picket the event on Sunday in Santa Monica, California, before the glitzy live show was scrapped in favour of a more muted affair...
Scottish skatepark considered for listed status
... " Since I was around 12 or 13, Livi was the place, the mecca, the Scottish Dogtown or Santa Monica, " he said...
Everything Everywhere sweeps Independent Spirit Awards
... Comedian Hasan Minhaj hosted the star-studded event live from Santa Monica Beach, California...
P-22, Hollywood's celebrity mountain lion, ends his reign
... Though as many as 6,000 mountain lions live in California, researchers believe the population in the Santa Monica Mountains, where P-22 was probably born, could die out in 50 years as the cats have resorted to inbreeding, weakening their genetic pool...
God of War: Ragnarok 'accessibility needed to be better'
... " It was apparent that the accessibility features needed to be better, 100%, " says Mila Pavlin of Santa Monica Studios...
Akshata Murty takes colourful step onto world stage
By Emaan WarraichBBC News
Akshata Murty, wife of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak , has made an eye-catching entrance stepping off the plane on her first foreign political trip.
On Instagram, she described The Visit to Japan as " jam packed" but said she " couldn't be prouder" to be a part of the UK's G7 delegation.
Ms Murty has taken a higher profile in public life since her husband became Prime Minister .
The couple's huge personal Wealth - - has led to some opposition politicians branding the Prime Minister as " out of touch" and her finances have caused them political headaches.
It was revealed that Ms Murty had non-dom tax status, meaning she did not have to pay UK tax on income earned abroad. Ms Murty.
While personally wealthy, Ms Murty has chosen a variety of designer and High Street brand clothes for her wardrobe.
And her choices will come under more scrutiny in future, as her trip to Japan and appearance at other high-profile events, including The Coronation of King Charles , shows.
Who is Akshata Murty?Akshata Murty has spent much of her life in the US and India, where her father founded one of the country's biggest companies.
She studied economics and French in California And Then earned a diploma at a fashion college before working at Deloitte and Unilever, and studying for an MBA at Stanford University .
Her relationship with Mr Sunak began at the university's campus near San Francisco .
In 2009, they married in a ceremony in The Bride 's home city of Bangalore, later hosting A Wedding party in New York .
In The Years after graduation, they lived in Santa Monica , California, where they still own a Penthouse Apartment . For two years, she worked for Venture Capital company Tendris, but quit in 2009 to start a fashion label, named Akshata Designs.
It was the culmination of a life-long love of fashion, which had baffled her " no-nonsense engineer" mother, Ms Murty told Vogue India in 2011. The Company 's website said it aimed to provide a " sustainable source of income" for female artists and craftspeople in rural India.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
