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Lighthouse Christian Academy, in Santa Monica, California, is a private, college preparatory Christian school founded in 1992 as an outgrowth of the Lighthouse Church School (founded in 1983). As of 2007, it is accredited by the International Christian Accrediting Association, an independent Christian educational association.

Koning Eizenberg Architecture (KEA) is an architecture firm located in Santa Monica, California established in 1981. The firm is recognized for a range of project types including: adaptive reuse of historic buildings, educational facilities, community places, and housing. Principals Hank Koning, Julie Eizenberg, Brian Lane, and Nathan Bishop work collaboratively with developers, cities and not-for-profit clients. Their work has been published extensively both in the US and abroad, and has earned over 125 awards for design, sustainability and historic preservation. Koning Eizenberg Architecture’s work has been included in academic and popular publications including USA:Modern Architectures in History and A Guide to Contemporary Architecture in America Vol. 1. Koning Eizenberg projects have also been published in magazines including I.D., Metropolitan Home, Architectural Record, Travel + Leisure, Residential Architect, Vanity Fair, Metropolis, and Abitare, as well as in two monographs, Koning Eizenberg Buildings and Architecture isn’t just for special occasions.

On February 19, 1976, 18-year-old student Neil Jordan "Bishop" Liebeskind opened with fire a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun at the Computer Learning Center, an independent computer school in downtown Los Angeles. After killing one student and wounding seven others in a classroom, he fled to the parking lot. Security guards for a television crew nearby overheard the shooting, so they ran to the school and ordered Liebeskind to surrender. The gunman instead shot and wounded one of the security guards, so they returned fire and severely wounded him. At his trial, Liebeskind was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He was subsequently sent to a mental hospital.

Douglas Park is a 10.7 acres (4.3 ha) park in Santa Monica, California. Formerly the site of an aircraft factory and movie studio lot, the park is named after Donald Douglas and hosts a number of facilities, including a bowling green and Los Angeles County's largest municipal pond.

Playboy Studio West is located at 2112 Broadway Avenue, Santa Monica, California. It is one of Playboy's key studio facilities for Playboy photographers to shoot centerfolds and Playmate pictorials. Many models had their test nude shoots taken at this facility prior to being considered for a Playmate pictorial in Playboy. Its exterior and interior were shown in episodes of E! Reality television series The Girls Next Door throughout its run. As well as Keeping Up with the Kardashians, The Bad Girls Club and Meet the Barkers.

Providence Saint John's Health Center, formerly St. Johns Hospital and Health Center, is a private not-for-profit, Roman Catholic hospital in Santa Monica, California, United States. The hospital was founded in 1942 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. In 2014, the hospital was transferred to Providence Health & Services.

26th Street/Bergamot station is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located near the intersection of 26th Street and Olympic Boulevard in Santa Monica, California and near the Bergamot Station Arts Center. The station is served by the E Line.

The University of Santa Monica is a private unaccredited graduate school in Santa Monica, California, offering master’s of arts in spiritual psychology.

Bergamot Station Arts Center is a Santa Monica facility housing many different private art galleries and appears in most tourist guides as a primary cultural destination. Opened September 17, 1994 as Bergamot Station the campus-like complex is owned by the city of Santa Monica and presently managed by the Worthe Group.

Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences is a private/independent, college preparatory school in Santa Monica, California, United States. The school is a former member of the G20 Schools Group.

Sawtelle is a district in the Westside of the city of Los Angeles, California, partially within the West Los Angeles subregion. It was established in 1899 and named after a manager of the Pacific Land Company who was initially responsible for its development and promotion. Sawtelle is noted for its thriving Japanese American community, busy restaurants and arthouse movie theaters. It has strong roots in Japanese-American history. In recognition of its historical heritage, the area was designated Sawtelle Japantown in 2015.

Gandara Park is a 3.8 acre residential park located in Santa Monica, California, United States. Originally named Stewart Street Park, in 2016 the park was renamed to honor Joe Gandara, a local resident who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama for his actions during World War II.