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123 officials6 council

Mayor

CT

Caroline Torosis

Mayor

2022-2026

12 meetings3 decisions1 news mentions

City council

JZ

Jesse Zwick

Council Member

2022-2026

12 meetings3 decisions
LN

Lana Negrete

Council Member

2022-2026

12 meetings3 decisions
DH

Dan Hall

Council Member

2024-2028

12 meetings3 decisions7 news mentions
ER

Ellis Raskin

Council Member

2024-2028

12 meetings3 decisions
BS

Barry Snell

Council Member

2024-2028

12 meetings3 decisions
NZ

Natalya Zernitskaya

Council Member

2024-2028

12 meetings3 decisions

Boards & commissions

SPJ

Susan P. Jain Ph.D.

Arts Commission Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
MDA

Mark D. Andrews

Board Member
5 meetings3 decisions
TRC

Teresa R. Clark

Board Member
JL

Jason Lin

Santa Monica Library Board Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions6 news mentions
EK

Ethan Karetsky

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
PFC

Peer F. Chacko

Planning Commission Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
AJW

Andrew J. Wilder

Airport Commission Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
LL

Leslie Lambert

Planning Commissioner
12 meetings3 decisions
MG

Margaret Griffin

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
JC

Jesse Campos

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
MS

Mohamed Sharif

Board Member
AO

Ashley Oelsen

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
JMW

Jack M. White III

Board Member
NIP

Neal I. Payton

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
JC

Jaime Cruz

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
NF

Nina Fresco

Planning Commissioner
12 meetings3 decisions
SM

Susan Mearns

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
DN

Dana Newman

Santa Monica Library Board Chair
KM

Karen Melick

Recreation and Parks Commission Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
JAP

Joseph A. Pertel

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
BJC

Barbara J. Coffman

Board Member
BC

Blair Calderhead

Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
RL

Robert Lempert

Board Member
DPR

Diane P. Reynolds

Airport Commission Chair
NN

Nicole Nguyen

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
DWv

Dirk W. van de Bunt

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
SWJ

Steven W. Johnson

Recreation and Parks Commission Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
AM

Armando Martinez

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
BE

Bradley Ewing

Planning Commissioner
CML

Carol M. Lemlein

Board Member
RM

Richard Melohn

Clean Beaches & Ocean Parcel Tax Citizens Oversight Committee Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
SS

Samuel Shapiro-Kline

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
DG

David Goltsman

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
MJB

Mark J. Bertler

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
CAH

Craig A. Hamilton

Architectural Review Board Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
LZ

Lainie Zepeda

Board Member
JDR

Jim D. Ries

Planning Commissioner
12 meetings3 decisions2 news mentions
KG

Kevin Glover

Board Member
SBA

Suleman Babatunde Adeyemi

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
VP

Victoria Pakshong

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
JC

Jaenell Cowart

Board Member
DC

Dana Coffman

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
BR

Bob Ramirez

Arts Commission Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
NKL

Noelle K. Lewis

Board Member
PML

Peta M Lindsay

Board Member
RC

Robin Carmichael

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
FWF

Frederick William Foy Jr.

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
MSE

Michelle S. Edgar

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
AE

Alex Elliott

Disabilities Commission Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
JM

Joseph May

Board Member
1 news mentions
MM

Miranda McLaughlin-Basseri

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
JB

Jeff Bush

Audit Subcommittee Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
LAH

Leandro A. Huerto

Board Member
JH

Jeffrey Halpert

Board Member
4 meetings3 decisions
JMW

James Michael Wilson

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
GR

Gerald Rakfeldt

Disabilities Commission Vice Chair
DC

Daniel Cody

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
LM

Lindsey McLaughlin

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
MR

Mila Royale

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
BM

Brett Morrow

Board Member
ADS

Antonio D. Spears

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
NA

Nasreen Asaria

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
ID

Isaac Diaz

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
BAR

Barry A. Rosenbaum

Board Member
JM

Juan Matute

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
JS

Justin Silber

Board Member
RJB

Rene J. Buchanan

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
JMD

Jacob M. Dlouhy

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
ECF

Eric C. Fisher

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
EF

Emily Forscher

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
DK

Dean Kubani

Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice and the Environment Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
JTB

Janine T. Bush

Personnel Board Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
KSG

Karen S. Gunn

Board Member
JE

Jonathan Eady

Board Member
C(W

Christopher (Wade) W. Kelley

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
EJC

Edward J. Costello

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
KBW

Kecia B. Weller

Transit Security Advisory Committee Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
SG

Sadie Gill

Board Member
JRM

Judith R. Meister

Board Member
MG

Matthew Goldenberg

Board Member
CHV

Carsten H. Vissering

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
BWK

Benjamin W. Kay

Board Member
BAW

Bruce A. Wessel

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
CB

Christophe Baraton

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
AG

Amy Gottstein

Transit Security Advisory Committee Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
JRH

Jack R. Hillbrand

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
JDH

Josh D. Hamilton

Planning Commission Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
JLW

Jacob L. Wasserman

Planning Commissioner
12 meetings3 decisions
PO

Pam O’Connor

Board Member
AT

Alexandra Tower

Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice and the Environment Vice Chair
2 news mentions
DP

David Pettit

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
BK

Barbara Kaplan

Architectural Review Board Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
BS

Brian Stedge-Stroud

Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
NG

Nancy Gordon

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
AG

Amy Green

Landmarks Commission Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
AG

Andrew Gledhill

Urban Forest Commission Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
MC

Marion Clark

Clean Beaches & Ocean Parcel Tax Citizens Oversight Committee Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
AA

Amy Anderson

Measure GS Resident Oversight Committee Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
OW

Olivia Walker

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
AH

Andrew Hoyer

Urban Forest Commission Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
JR

Jerry Rubin

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
TK

Tim Koutsouros

Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
MR

Milan Ramsey

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
KK

Kathryn Kosmeya-Dodge

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
YL

Yu-Ngok Lo

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions32 news mentions
MS

Michael Soloff

Measure GS Resident Oversight Committee Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
MR

Manju Raman

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
GN

Geoffrey Neri

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
ML

Maryanne LaGuardia

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
JS

Jodi Summers

Landmarks Commission Vice Chair
12 meetings3 decisions
SM

Sonam Makker

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions
DS

Deepa Subramanian

Board Member
12 meetings3 decisions

City staff

JY

Jing Yeo

Community Development Director
12 meetings3 decisions
DA

Denise Anderson-Warren

Interim City Clerk
12 meetings3 decisions
OC

Oliver Chi

City Manager

Oliver Chi's platform and administrative priorities focus heavily on public safety, workforce development, and city administration. His initiatives have successfully driven crime reduction through targeted safety plans and prioritized internal leadership appointments.

1 campaign promise12 meetings3 decisions3 news mentions
HvT

Heidi von Tongeln

City Attorney
12 meetings3 decisions

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