Santa Monica is probably the worst place to drive, let alone find parking. So, I find it easiest just to bike it to wherever I'm going. That's not to say that I never drive, sometimes I just have to because I might not be in the mood for biking, but I always bike to work and back and it's a great workout. Work isn't all that far, maybe like about ten blocks away, but I can just bring my bike in the building and not have to worry about getting a space, since we don't validate for parking anyway.