At its June 26 meeting, the membership of the Santa Monica Democratic Club officially endorsed candidates for Santa Monica City Council, Rent Control Board, School Board, and College Board. City Council:Dan HallEllis RaskinBarry SnellNatalya Zernitskaya Rent Control Board:Kay AmbrizPhillis Dudick School Board:Jon KeanMaria Leon-VazquezJennifer Smith College Board:Anastasia FosterMargaret Quinones-PerezRob Rader This United Democrats Slate will… Read More →
SM 2024 Candidate Questionnaires & Video Interviews
The Executive Board of the Santa Monica Democratic Club has just completed video interviews with 15 local candidates seeking our endorsement this cycle for City Council, Rent Control Board, SMMUSD Board of Education, and SMC Board of Trustees. You can view all of their interviews and written questionnaire responses, unedited, below. All incumbents as well as… Read More →
Debate Schedule 2024
The Santa Monica Democratic Club will be hosting two debate nights in the next month as we consider our fall endorsements: On May 29, we will host debates for the Santa Monica Rent Control Board, SMMUSD School Board, and SMC Board of Trustees. On June 6, we will host the debate for Santa Monica City… Read More →
April 24: Senator Ben Allen
For this month’s Membership Meeting, we will be joined by California Senator Ben Allen! Senator Allen is the Chair of the Senate Environmental Committee and Vice Chair of the Joint Arts Committee. He is also a member of the Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Natural Resources and Water Committee, and the Transportation… Read More →
March 27: Reparations in Santa Monica
The Santa Monica City Council is now considering how to right past wrongs on the Ebony Beach Club land, which was seized through eminent domain by the City of Santa Monica in the 1960s from a Black entrepreneur named Silas White and converted into the luxury Viceroy Hotel. Like the Bruce’s Beach land return in… Read More →