Dean Francois
CA · Hermosa Beach City Council Member
Dean Francois is a Hermosa Beach City Council member and retired federal budget manager. He backs tougher e-bike enforcement and says he opposed a sales tax increase and bonuses for city managers.
Where Dean Francois stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Made the motion for the city to back the Hawthorne route for extending the Metro C Line into Torrance and send Metro a letter. It passed 4-1.
October 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Cast the only no vote on placing a half-cent city sales tax increase on the November 2026 ballot. It passed 4-1.
July 28, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Seconded the motion adopting the city's 2026-27 budget. It passed 5-0.
June 23, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion for the city to send a letter opposing AB 1383, a state bill on public employee retirement benefits. It passed 4-0, with the mayor recused.
May 26, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Cast the only no vote on having staff draft a city letter supporting AB 1942, a state bill requiring registration and license plates for some e-bikes. It passed 4-1.
May 12, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Cast the only no vote on a new law letting special-event vendors sell food and goods on the beach, with a daily vendor fee. It passed 4-1.
April 14, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Asked the council to form a subcommittee to work with the school district on e-bike safety education. No other council member supported the request.
December 9, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion to bring back three-minute public comments and a remote comment option at council meetings. It passed 3-2.
August 26, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Voted no on adopting a public camping ban as written, and it failed 2-3. He then seconded a revised version letting officers choose a citation or misdemeanor, with at most three citations a week. That passed 3-2.
March 11, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Made the motion for the city to formally oppose building a new City Hall on the east side of Valley Drive. It passed 3-2.
January 28, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Cast the only no vote on a raise and a one-time bonus for the city manager in her seventh year. It passed 4-1.
November 12, 2024
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Was appointed mayor of Hermosa Beach by a 4-1 council vote under the city's rotation system. Councilmember Detoy nominated him.
July 15, 2024
Source: easyreadernews.com
Cast the only no vote on placing a three-quarter-cent city sales tax increase on the November 2024 ballot. The council approved it 4-1.
March 12, 2024
Source: hermosabeach.gov
Was endorsed for Hermosa Beach City Council by the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, which cited his 40 years of environmental advocacy.
October 22, 2022
Source: lalcv.org
Past race Dean Francois ran in:
- Member of the City Council · November 3, 2026 · Hermosa Beach city, California · incumbent