Los Angeles Relocation Guide - Antevia

Palisades Park. The sheds were open on the street side, protected by chain-link fencing.Inside were dioramas of the Holy Family made from store mannequins; critics arguedthat many of them did not resemble real people, were damaged, or were otherwiseinappropriate. In 2001 the city decided to temporarily end the practice of allowing privategroups to place displays in city parks, but in 2004 the Christmas displays returned.Santa Monica is known for having a large population of British and Irish expatriates,which accounts for the numerous pubs in the city. Some bars are as likely to showEnglish Premiership games as they are American football games.Natives and tourists alike have enjoyed the Santa Monica Rugby Club since 1972. Theclub has been very successful since its conception, most recently winning back-to-backnational championships in 2005 and 2006. Santa Monica defeated the Boston IrishWolfhounds 57-19 in the Division 1 final, convincingly claiming its second consecutiveAmerican title on June 4th, 2006, in San Diego. They offer Men's, Women's and athriving childrens programs.Every Fall the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce hosts The Taste of Santa Monica onthe Santa Monica Pier. Visitors can sample food and drink from Santa Monicarestaurants.EducationFounded in 1929 with an enrollment of 153, Santa Monica College (SMC, informallyknown as Pico Tech or Harvard-by-the-Sea), a junior college, now occupies 35 acres (14ha) and enrolls 30,000 students annually. The two-year college is the leading source oftransfers to the University of California system. Rolling Stone magazine rated it amongthe top ten community colleges in the nation in 1998. Notable SMC alumni and dropoutsinclude: James Dean, Dustin Hoffman, Rickie Lee Jones, Arnold Schwarzenegger, andformer Microsoft chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold. The college also serves asthe location of the studios of 89.9 KCRW, a National Public Radio affiliate known for itseclectic music programming.The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District provides public education at theelementary and secondary levels. Private high schools in the city include the CrossroadsSchool, New Roads School, Lighthouse Christian Academy and Saint Monica's ParochialSchool.TransportationThe Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) begins in the Santa Monica near the PacificOcean and heads east from there. The Santa Monica Freeway between Santa Monica anddowntown Los Angeles has the distinction of being one of the busiest highways in all ofNorth America. After traversing Los Angeles County, I-10 continues all the way acrossthe USA, crossing seven more states, to the Atlantic Ocean at Jacksonville, Florida. At