La Jolla, California, is a "village", or neighborhood, within the city of
San Diego. It is noted by the high standards of living the inhabitants enjoy, and by the presence of several higher-education and research institutions, such as
University of California, San Diego (including the
Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the
San Diego Supercomputer Center[?]),
The Scripps Research Institute[?], and the
Salk Institute.