Rob Saemann
CA · Hermosa Beach City Council Member
Rob Saemann is a Hermosa Beach City Council member since 2022 who served as mayor in 2025, and a general contractor for five decades who spent eight years on the Planning Commission. He wants careful investment in infrastructure and close review of city spending.
Where Rob Saemann stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Housing Affordability (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support
As mayor, voted for the 2025-26 city budget after it was changed to remove a deputy city manager position. It passed 3-2.
June 24, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion to reject all bids for the Parking Lot D improvement project and put it on hold until the 2025-26 budget talks. It passed 3-2.
November 12, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted against the public camping ordinance as written. He then made the motion to let officers charge a misdemeanor or issue a citation, with at most three citations a week. It passed 3-2.
March 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted for a city resolution opposing state Senate Bill 79 (Wiener) and for a letter stating the city's position. It passed 4-1.
April 8, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Made a motion to start planning and environmental review for replacing the city pier by 2032. A substitute motion sending pier options to the Public Works Commission passed 3-2 over his no vote.
March 24, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
As mayor, seconded the motion for the city to back the Hawthorne route for the Metro C Line extension into Torrance. It passed 4-1.
October 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
As mayor, made the motion to declare an emergency over a Valley Drive sinkhole caused by a failed storm drain and approve the repair work. It passed 4-0.
August 26, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Track record — General
General · 14 records
Made the motion to put a half-cent general sales tax on the November 3, 2026 ballot and ask for a citizens' oversight committee. It passed 4-1, and he was named to write the argument for it.
July 28, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion to fully put off fee increases on items flagged for review and to recover 75% of costs over two years on the rest. It passed 3-2.
June 23, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Voted no on the city joining a National Park Service study of the Los Angeles coast. Earlier, his motion to first weigh the study's benefits and concerns got no second. Joining passed 3-2.
May 12, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
As mayor, made the motion to drop the affordable-housing land value fee for 1-2 unit lots and cut it to $40 per square foot for 3-4 unit lots for 24 months. It passed 4-1.
February 3, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
As mayor, made the motion to appoint Steven Napolitano as city manager and approve his contract and pay. It passed 4-1.
December 9, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
As mayor, made the motion to raise parking meter rates to $3 and parking in beach lots A, B and C to $3.50. It passed 4-1.
September 30, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Seconded the motion to bring back 3-minute public comments, allow remote comments, and drop the 30-minute limit on the first comment period. It passed 3-2.
August 26, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
As mayor, made the motion to send a letter to the California Coastal Commission opposing LA County Fire's request to approve more ads on lifeguard towers after the fact. It passed 4-1.
July 22, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
As mayor, voted no twice on releasing closed-session discussions, including talks about the interim city manager. Both motions failed.
May 27, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Was sworn in as mayor of Hermosa Beach. He had served two years on the Public Works Commission and 10 years on the Planning Commission before his 2022 council election.
April 30, 2025
Source: easyreadernews.com
Cast the only no vote on joining LA County's local housing allocation program, which put $36,253 toward homelessness programs. His proposal to list wider uses, such as shelters and rental aid, was not accepted.
February 25, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion, after the January 2025 LA fires, to bring an urgent ordinance on short-term vacation rental rules to the next meeting. It passed 5-0.
January 14, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion to introduce the city's backyard and in-home apartment (ADU) rules using the Planning Commission's height limit for detached units. It passed 3-2.
January 14, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Voted against the council taking a neutral stance on LA County Measure A, the 2024 sales tax for homeless services and affordable housing. The neutral stance passed 3-2.
October 8, 2024
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Past race Rob Saemann ran in:
- Member of the City Council · November 3, 2026 · Hermosa Beach city, California · incumbent