Since 2020, the Santa Monica City Council has had a conservative majority, which has hampered progress on making Santa Monica a safer place to walk and bike, and has set efforts back to secure funding sources for more ambitious projects.
After hosting a candidate forum on May 29 (we invited all candidates known to be running), we sent out our endorsement questionnaire.
The four candidates below represent real change for Santa Monica. In addition to their transportation stances, these candidates have real solutions for safer streets and parks, for solving homelessness, and for making Santa Monica for affordable to live in. We are proud to join the Santa Monica Democratic Club, SMRR, Santa Monica Forward and Communities for Excellent Public Schools in endorsing the Unity Slate.
Barry Snell
Barry Snell believes in investing in complete streets, and working with first responders, transportation planners, and our school district to build safer infrastructure that reduces traffic congestion and protects bikers and pedestrians. We believe he will be a positive force for change on the Santa Monica City Council.
Dan Hall
Dan Hall believes in a walkable, livable Santa Monica and wants to invest in infrastructure to protect bicyclists and pedestrians on our streets to reduce pollution and accidents and increase sustainable living. We’re proud to support him for Santa Monica City Council.
Ellis Raskin
Ellis Raskin wants to ensure that our parks and public spaces are available to all Santa Monicans. He also believes in investing in public infrastructure, and wants to work with state and federal partners to replace the freeway with a grand boulevard.
Natalya Zernitskaya
Natalya Zernitskaya is a long-time community activist and a a longtime advocate of micro mobility, especially bikes as a primary form of transportation. She would would push for full implementation of the Bike Action Plan to build out the entire city-wide network of protected bike lanes that allow bikes to travel with a barrier between themselves and cars.