Santa Monica Auto Insurance (CA)

Santa Monica, California is a city of around 88,000 spread about an area of about 16 square miles. It is located in western Los Angeles County and is surrounded on all sides by the city of Los Angeles. Santa Monica’s economy is supported in large by the area’s entertainment industry including film production and video game development studios.

The city is accessible from Interstate 10 (Santa Monica Freeway), State Route 2 (Santa Monica Boulevard), SR-1 (Lincoln Boulevard), US-66, and I-405. Compared to the rest of the state Santa Monica’s annual fatal accident count is typically higher. Public transit is provided by the Big Blue Bus as well as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Santa Monica has a Mediterranean climate characterized by warm-to-hot summers and cool-to-warm winters. The temperature in the area rarely falls below freezing and precipitation occurs most commonly in the winter months. Santa Monica most prominent environmental hazard is earthquakes, which occur frequently due to its proximity to several significant fault lines. El Nino winters bring considerably cooler temperatures and more precipitation to Southern California.