City Officials

Elected officials for Pacific Grove — their promises, tenure record, and accountability.

Mayor

Nick Smith

2024-12-01 to 2026-11-01 (month-level start: December 2024 per Dec 5 2024 swearing-in report (sworn Dec 4, 2024); month-level end: November 2026 per Pacific Grove city council page 'Term Expires Nov 2026')

City Council

Joe Amelio

Mayor Pro Tem

2018-12-01 to 2026-11-01 (month-level start: December 2018, elected November 2018 per city bio and sworn in December 2018 per Monterey County Now caption, continuous service per Dec 2024 report; month-level end: November 2026 per Pacific Grove city council page)

Lori McDonnell

Council Member

2022-12-01 to 2026-11-01 (month-level start: December 2022, elected November 8 2022 per Monterey County Now and on the council roll by the December 21 2022 minutes; month-level end: November 2026 per Pacific Grove city council page)

Chaps Poduri

Council Member

2024-12-01 to 2028-11-01 (month-level start: December 2024 per Dec 5 2024 swearing-in report; month-level end: November 2028 per Pacific Grove city council page)

Tina Rau

Council Member

2024-12-01 to 2028-11-01 (month-level start: December 2024 per Dec 5 2024 swearing-in report; month-level end: November 2028 per Pacific Grove city council page)

Nicholas Mourlam

Council Member

2026-06-01 to 2026-11-01 (month-level start: June 2026, appointed and sworn June 3 2026 per Monterey County Now; month-level end: November 2026 per Pacific Grove city council page 'appointed through 2026 election')

Cynthia Garfield

Council Member

2025-01-01 to 2026-11-01 (month-level start: January 2025, sworn Jan 15 2025 per Monterey County Now; month-level end: November 2026 per Pacific Grove city council page 'appointed through 2026 election')

Former Officials (6)