Kurt Gonska
CA · Commissioner, Santa Monica Rent Control Board
Kurt Gonska is a Santa Monica Rent Control Board commissioner, elected in 2022, who chaired the board in 2025. He helped raise rent decreases for lost amenities or poor conditions and ban algorithmic rent-pricing software.
Where Kurt Gonska stands, based on their records
Supports
Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support
As board vice chair, voted with the full Rent Control Board to cap the 2024 yearly rent increase at $76 a month for all rent-controlled units. He said renters paying high rents often need help the most.
June 13, 2024Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: smdp.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
As board vice chair, voted with the full Rent Control Board to cap the 2024 yearly rent increase at $76 a month for all rent-controlled units. He said renters paying high rents often need help the most.
June 13, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: smdp.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Was endorsed for re-election to the Santa Monica Rent Control Board by Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights, the city's main tenant group.
August 10, 2026
Source: santamonicanext.org
Served as chair of the Santa Monica Rent Control Board for 2025, his first year leading the five-member board.
March 31, 2026
Source: santamonicanext.org
Was appointed by unanimous vote of the Santa Monica Rent Control Board to fill a vacant board seat until the November 2022 election.
September 8, 2022
Source: smdp.com
Past race Kurt Gonska ran in:
- Member of the Rent Control Board, City of Santa Monica · November 3, 2026 · Santa Monica city, California · incumbent