Raymond Jackson

Spoke as a Coastal Commissioner against an oil company's plan to resume offshore fracking at Platform Gilda. The commission voted to object to the plan.

August 13, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Testified at a federal coastal management hearing in Santa Monica against decertifying California's coastal program. He called that a removal of local voice from coastal decisions.

August 10, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted against requiring Hermosa Beach city employees, volunteers and contractors to get COVID-19 vaccines. The policy passed 3-2.

September 28, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to create a council and commission subcommittee to oversee the city's capital improvement program. It passed 3-2.

October 14, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted for the city's 2026-27 budget, which closed a $3.2 million gap by cutting about $4.5 million in spending. It passed 5-0.

June 23, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for a letter supporting AB 1942, a state bill requiring DMV registration and license plates for faster e-bikes. It passed 4-1.

May 12, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for Hermosa Beach to join the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, which helps cities fund affordable housing. It passed 5-0.

March 10, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for a city letter backing Metro's Hawthorne route for the C Line rail extension into Torrance. It passed 4-1.

October 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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As mayor, signed city letters dated June 14 and September 19, 2023 backing Metro's right-of-way route for extending the C Line rail to Torrance.

September 19, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted against suspending the city's free holiday parking program for 2026. The suspension passed 3-2.

October 13, 2026

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Cast the only no vote on raising the city manager's purchasing authority to $50,000 and updating city contracting rules.

September 8, 2026

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Voted against the ordinance allowing short-term vacation rentals in the Coastal Zone while banning them elsewhere. It passed 3-2 at introduction and adoption.

September 8, 2026

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Voted against a $50,000 contract for mailers and social media explaining the city's sales tax measure. It passed 3-2.

August 25, 2026

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Voted to put a half-cent city sales tax, with a citizen oversight committee, on the November 3, 2026 ballot. It passed 4-1.

July 28, 2026

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Voted against city participation in a National Park Service study of adding parts of the L.A. County coast to the park system. It passed 3-2.

May 12, 2026

Source: hermosabeach.gov

Endorsed State Senator Ben Allen for California Insurance Commissioner in his council newsletter.

May 10, 2026

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Posted on social media that he voted against Michael Keegan because of remarks he called racist. Keegan, who denied it, then filed a police report over Jackson's use of the city seal in the post.

March 28, 2026

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Cast the only no vote on naming Michael Keegan mayor pro tem. The council approved him 4-1.

February 24, 2026

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Cast the only no vote on cutting land value recapture fees for small home lots. He had proposed waiving the fees only if building started by a deadline.

February 3, 2026

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Cast the only no vote on hiring Steve Napolitano as full-time city manager on a three-year contract at $270,000 a year.

December 9, 2025

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Voted against letting the city manager issue fifth and sixth residential parking permits per home. The change passed 3-2.

November 17, 2025

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Voted to raise downtown parking meter rates to $3 an hour and beach lots A, B and C to $3.50. The ordinance passed 4-1 in September and 3-2 on October 14, 2025.

October 14, 2025

Source: hermosabeach.gov

Cast the only no vote on the council's decision to leave city parking Lot E as free parking instead of adding meters.

September 30, 2025

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Voted for a city letter to the Coastal Commission opposing more commercial ads on L.A. County lifeguard towers. It passed 4-1.

July 22, 2025

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Made a substitute motion to hire interim City Manager Steve Napolitano outright instead of paying a search firm. It died without a second; he then cast the only no vote on hiring the firm.

July 22, 2025

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Voted against the city's 2025-26 budget, adopted with a $90,000 transfer to capital projects and the deputy city manager job removed. It passed 3-2.

June 24, 2025

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Voted with one colleague to release closed-session minutes from May 5 and 13, 2025. The motion failed 2-3.

June 24, 2025

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Was appointed by the California Senate Rules Committee to the California Coastal Commission as the South Coast region representative.

May 22, 2025

Source: sd02.senate.ca.gov

Voted against dropping the Community Center site from the options for a new Hermosa Beach City Hall. The motion passed 3-2.

January 28, 2025

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Seconded the motion giving City Manager Suja Lowenthal a 3% raise and a 7% bonus. It passed 4-1.

November 12, 2024

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Nominated Rob Saemann for mayor, then cast the only no vote when the council named Dean Francois mayor 4-1.

July 15, 2024

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Made the motion letting the city revoke residential parking permits from owners who illegally run short-term vacation rentals. It set fines of $5,000, $10,000 and $20,000 and passed 4-1.

April 9, 2024

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Ended his term as mayor. He moved to name Justin Massey mayor and Rob Saemann mayor pro tem, which failed 3-2, then cast the only no vote when Dean Francois was named mayor pro tem.

October 5, 2023

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Seconded a motion directing staff to draft a city cannabis tax measure for the November 2022 ballot. It had three council votes.

May 24, 2022

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Won a May 11, 2021 special election to fill a vacant Hermosa Beach City Council seat. He took more than 35% of 4,479 votes in a five-way race and was sworn in May 28.

May 11, 2021

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