Santa Monica 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.
Arcadia is a city in Los Angeles County,California,United States,located about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. It contains a series of adjacent parks consisting of the Santa Anita Park racetrack,the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden,and Arcadia County Park. The city had a population of 56,364 at the 2010 census,up from 53,248 at the 2000 census. The city is named after Arcadia,Greece.
Marion Shepilov Barry was an American politician who served as mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democrat,Barry had served three tenures on the Council of the District of Columbia,representing as an at-large member from 1975 to 1979,in Ward 8 from 1993 to 1995,and again from 2005 to 2014.
Lee Patrick Brown is an American politician,criminologist and businessman;in 1997 he was the first African-American to be elected mayor of Houston,Texas. He was re-elected twice to serve the maximum of three terms from 1998 to 2004.
Francis Lazarro Rizzo was an American police officer and politician. He served as commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) from 1967 to 1971 and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980. He was a member of the Democratic Party throughout the entirety of his career in public office. He switched to the Republican Party in 1986 and campaigned as a Republican for the final five years of his life.
Robert Sargent Shriver III is an American activist,attorney,and journalist. He was a member of the Santa Monica City Council from 2004 to 2012,serving as mayor pro tem in 2006 and as mayor during part of 2010. A member of the prominent Shriver and Kennedy families,he is a nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy,and former U.S. senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy.
Richard Joseph Riordan was an American businessman,investor,military commander,philanthropist,and politician. A decorated Korean War veteran and a member of the Republican Party,Riordan served as the 39th mayor of Los Angeles from 1993 to 2001;as of 2024,he remains the last Republican to hold that office. He ran for governor in the 2002 California gubernatorial election,losing the Republican primary. After politics,he resumed his business career,specializing in private equity.
Joseph Lawrence Alioto was an American politician who served as the 36th mayor of San Francisco,California,from 1968 to 1976.
The history of Santa Monica,California covers the significant events and movements in Santa Monica's past.
Benedict Canyon is an area in the Westside of the city of Los Angeles,California.
Ivy Baker Priest was an American politician who served as Treasurer of the United States from 1953 to 1961 and California State Treasurer from 1967 to 1975.
Robert Leslie "Bob" Gnaizda was the co-founder,General Counsel and Policy Director for the Greenlining Institute based in Berkeley,California. He was known as an advocate of social justice for over 40 years,and was chief counsel in over 100 class action court and administrative cases focusing on minority economic empowerment and civil rights.
Juan JoséCarrillo,was a Californio politician and judge,who served as Mayor of Santa Monica and as the last City Marshal of Los Angeles.
Nicolás Rolando Gabaldón was an early surfer who is credited by surfing experts with being California's first documented surfer of African-American and Latino descent at a time when many beaches were segregated and opportunities for minorities more limited than today. Despite being an amateur recreational surfer rather than a professional competitive surfer,he is widely considered a role model for his part in the history of surfing and African American history in the areas of Santa Monica and California.
James Thurman Butts Jr. is an American politician,currently serving as the mayor of Inglewood,California. He rose through the ranks of law enforcement in Inglewood during the 1970s and 1980s,eventually becoming a Deputy Chief. He then worked as the Chief of Police in Santa Monica,California from 1991 to 2006. Butts then took a public safety position with Los Angeles World Airports in 2006. He was elected mayor of Inglewood in 2010 and re-elected in 2014 with an 84% vote. He led efforts to renovate and reopen The Forum and develop a plan for SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome in Hollywood Park.
Ida B. Kinney was an African-American civil rights activist and teacher.
Benjamin J. "Ben" Allen is an American attorney and Democratic politician. He has been a California state senator representing the 26th district from 2015 to 2022 and the 24th district since 2022. He previously served as University of California Student Regent and Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District school board member.
James B. Chanin is an American civil rights attorney,based in Oakland,California. Chanin has been an attorney since 1978,and is best known for his representation of victims in the “Oakland Riders”case,and as one of the two plaintiffs’attorneys in the Riders Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA). Although best known for his cases involving police misconduct,Chanin has also represented police officers and other police department employees.
Kevin McKeown is an American politician who was twice the Mayor of Santa Monica,California. He was elected to the Santa Monica City Council for six consecutive four-year terms,retiring at age 73 in June 2021. He was also a multi-term elected delegate to the Central Committee of the California Democratic Party,and remains a Party Caucus officer.
