California Record
Santa Monica
Wednesday, November 4, 2026

City Officials

Elected officials for Santa Monica — their promises, tenure record, and accountability.

Mayor

CT

Caroline Torosis

Mayor

2022-2026

2 news mentions

City Council

JZ

Jesse Zwick

Council Member

2022-2026

LN

Lana Negrete

Council Member

2022-2026

1 news mention
DH

Dan Hall

Council Member

2024-2028

10 news mentions
ER

Ellis Raskin

Council Member

2024-2028

BS

Barry Snell

Council Member

2024-2028

NZ

Natalya Zernitskaya

Council Member

2024-2028

Boards & Commissions

SPJP

Susan P. Jain Ph.D.

Arts Commission Chair
MDA

Mark D. Andrews

Board Member
TRC

Teresa R. Clark

Board Member
JL

Jason Lin

Santa Monica Library Board Vice Chair
10 news mentions
EK

Ethan Karetsky

Board Member
PFC

Peer F. Chacko

Planning Commission Vice Chair
AJW

Andrew J. Wilder

Airport Commission Vice Chair
LL

Leslie Lambert

Planning Commissioner
JC

Jesse Campos

Board Member
MS

Mohamed Sharif

Board Member
AO

Ashley Oelsen

Board Member
1 news mention
JMWI

Jack M. White III

Board Member
NIP

Neal I. Payton

Board Member
JC

Jaime Cruz

Board Member
NF

Nina Fresco

Planning Commissioner
SM

Susan Mearns

Board Member
DN

Dana Newman

Santa Monica Library Board Chair
KM

Karen Melick

Recreation and Parks Commission Vice Chair
JAP

Joseph A. Pertel

Board Member
BJC

Barbara J. Coffman

Board Member
BC

Blair Calderhead

Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission Vice Chair
RL

Robert Lempert

Board Member
DPR

Diane P. Reynolds

Airport Commission Chair
NN

Nicole Nguyen

Board Member
DWvdB

Dirk W. van de Bunt

Board Member
SWJ

Steven W. Johnson

Recreation and Parks Commission Chair
BE

Bradley Ewing

Planning Commissioner
CML

Carol M. Lemlein

Board Member
RM

Richard Melohn

Clean Beaches & Ocean Parcel Tax Citizens Oversight Committee Chair
SS

Samuel Shapiro-Kline

Board Member
DG

David Goltsman

Board Member
MJB

Mark J. Bertler

Board Member
CAH

Craig A. Hamilton

Architectural Review Board Vice Chair
LZ

Lainie Zepeda

Board Member
JDR

Jim D. Ries

Planning Commissioner
2 news mentions
KG

Kevin Glover

Board Member
SBA

Suleman Babatunde Adeyemi

Board Member
VP

Victoria Pakshong

Board Member
JC

Jaenell Cowart

Board Member
DC

Dana Coffman

Board Member
BR

Bob Ramirez

Arts Commission Vice Chair
NKL

Noelle K. Lewis

Board Member
PML

Peta M Lindsay

Board Member
RC

Robin Carmichael

Board Member
FWFJ

Frederick William Foy Jr.

Board Member
MSE

Michelle S. Edgar

Board Member
AE

Alex Elliott

Disabilities Commission Chair
JM

Joseph May

Board Member
2 news mentions
MM

Miranda McLaughlin-Basseri

Board Member
JB

Jeff Bush

Audit Subcommittee Vice Chair
LAH

Leandro A. Huerto

Board Member
JH

Jeffrey Halpert

Board Member
JMW

James Michael Wilson

Board Member
GR

Gerald Rakfeldt

Disabilities Commission Vice Chair
DC

Daniel Cody

Board Member
LM

Lindsey McLaughlin

Board Member
MR

Mila Royale

Board Member
BM

Brett Morrow

Board Member
ADS

Antonio D. Spears

Board Member
NA

Nasreen Asaria

Board Member
ID

Isaac Diaz

Board Member
BAR

Barry A. Rosenbaum

Board Member
JM

Juan Matute

Board Member
JS

Justin Silber

Board Member
RJB

Rene J. Buchanan

Board Member
JMD

Jacob M. Dlouhy

Board Member
ECF

Eric C. Fisher

Board Member
EF

Emily Forscher

Board Member
DK

Dean Kubani

Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice and the Environment Chair
JTB

Janine T. Bush

Personnel Board Vice Chair
KSG

Karen S. Gunn

Board Member
JE

Jonathan Eady

Board Member
C(WK

Christopher (Wade) W. Kelley

Board Member
EJC

Edward J. Costello

Board Member
KBW

Kecia B. Weller

Transit Security Advisory Committee Vice Chair
SG

Sadie Gill

Board Member
JRM

Judith R. Meister

Board Member
MG

Matthew Goldenberg

Board Member
CHV

Carsten H. Vissering

Board Member
BWK

Benjamin W. Kay

Board Member
BAW

Bruce A. Wessel

Board Member
CB

Christophe Baraton

Board Member
AG

Amy Gottstein

Transit Security Advisory Committee Chair
JRH

Jack R. Hillbrand

Board Member
JDH

Josh D. Hamilton

Planning Commission Chair
JLW

Jacob L. Wasserman

Planning Commissioner
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
BK

Barbara Kaplan

Architectural Review Board Chair
MG

Margaret Griffin

Board Member
GN

Geoffrey Neri

Board Member
BS

Brian Stedge-Stroud

Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission Chair
NG

Nancy Gordon

Board Member
AG

Amy Green

Landmarks Commission Chair
1 news mention
AG

Andrew Gledhill

Urban Forest Commission Chair
MC

Marion Clark

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

Amy Anderson

Measure GS Resident Oversight Committee Vice Chair
OW

Olivia Walker

Board Member
AH

Andrew Hoyer

Urban Forest Commission Vice Chair
JR

Jerry Rubin

Board Member
AM

Armando Martinez

Board Member
TK

Tim Koutsouros

Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission Chair
MR

Milan Ramsey

Board Member
KK

Kathryn Kosmeya-Dodge

Board Member
YL

Yu-Ngok Lo

Board Member
39 news mentions
MS

Michael Soloff

Measure GS Resident Oversight Committee Chair
MR

Manju Raman

Board Member
ML

Maryanne LaGuardia

Board Member
JS

Jodi Summers

Landmarks Commission Vice Chair
SM

Sonam Makker

Board Member
DS

Deepa Subramanian

Board Member

City Staff

JY

Jing Yeo

Community Development Director
DA

Denise Anderson-Warren

Interim City Clerk
HvT

Heidi von Tongeln

City Attorney
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 promise3 news mentions