Amy Howorth
CA · Manhattan Beach City Council Member
Amy Howorth is a Manhattan Beach City Council member with twenty years of elected service on the council and the Manhattan Beach Unified school board. She backed seven more police officers and a drone responder program and wants limits on state housing mandates.
Where Amy Howorth stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (5 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Housing Affordability (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 5 support
As mayor, moved to join Clean Power Alliance's reach code program for building and vehicle electrification. It passed 3-2.
February 4, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to add Ygrene as a home clean-energy loan option (PACE financing), with a disclaimer that the city does not endorse it. It passed 3-2.
October 17, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to introduce a ban on smoking in multi-unit housing, leaving out Manhattan Village for now. It passed 3-2.
September 15, 2015Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar.granicus.com
As mayor, moved to introduce a ban on smoking in public places that also regulated e-cigarettes. It passed 5-0.
June 3, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for a city ban on selling prepared food in polystyrene (foam) containers. It passed 3-1, with one abstention.
September 10, 2013Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Moved to adopt the city's 2026-27 operating budget, which passed 5-0. She first moved to add two full-time city jobs, which passed 3-2.
June 2, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for adding seven police officers and three civilian police jobs, plus hiring bonuses for new officers. It passed 5-0.
February 7, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Voted for a two-year, up to $300,000 deal with Flock for a police drone first-responder program. It passed 5-0.
February 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for a city resolution supporting Proposition 36, which raised penalties for some drug and theft crimes. It passed 4-0.
September 3, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for adding seven police officers and three civilian police jobs, plus hiring bonuses for new officers. It passed 5-0.
February 7, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 oppose
Seconded and voted for a city resolution supporting Proposition 36, which raised penalties for some drug and theft crimes. It passed 4-0.
September 3, 2024Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to adopt a city ban on targeted picketing within 150 feet of a home. The council instead tabled the ordinance 3-2, with Howorth voting no.
August 16, 2016Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
As mayor, moved to introduce a zoning ordinance carrying out five programs in the city's state-required housing plan (Housing Element). It passed 4-1.
March 18, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for approving the Highrose project, a 79-unit apartment building at Rosecrans and Highland that used a state density bonus. It passed 3-2.
January 19, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Moved to join a South Bay regional program aimed at ending street homelessness (Functional Zero Street Homelessness Commendation Program). It passed 3-1.
October 1, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Moved to adopt a city apology for its role in the racially motivated taking of Black-owned properties at Bruce's Beach. It passed 4-1.
April 4, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Moved to award a $27.8 million construction contract for the 28th Street stormwater infiltration project. It passed 3-2 after she voted against rebidding.
December 16, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to hire planners to gather public input and propose locations and funding for a city skate park. It passed 3-2.
October 7, 2014Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 14 records
Moved to create a nine-member resident Housing Task Force to advise on the city's next state-required housing plan. It passed 4-1.
October 6, 2026
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to pick a business license tax plan with rates of $2.00 or $2.80 per $1,000 and a $100,000 cap. It passed 5-0.
July 21, 2026
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Voted for Manhattan Beach to join the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, a joint agency of South Bay cities. It passed 4-1.
February 17, 2026
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for the city's 2026 state and federal lobbying priorities (Legislative Platform). It passed 4-1.
February 3, 2026
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to temporarily allow short-term rentals outside the coastal zone during the 2026 World Cup. The ordinance failed 2-3.
January 20, 2026
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Was chosen by the City Council as mayor of Manhattan Beach on a 5-0 vote.
October 15, 2024
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved to place a half-cent local sales tax measure on the November 2024 ballot. It passed 5-0.
August 6, 2024
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Voted no on creating a permit system for overnight street parking of oversized vehicles such as RVs. It passed 3-2.
January 16, 2024
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Won re-election to the Manhattan Beach City Council with 7,518 votes, the most of any council candidate, after a required two-year break.
November 8, 2022
Source: thembnews.com
Seconded and voted for a Sepulveda Boulevard zoning overlay giving hotels a 40-foot height bonus. It passed 3-2.
March 6, 2019
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Moved for city positions supporting county Measure W and opposing state Proposition 6 on the November 2018 ballot. Both passed 4-1.
October 16, 2018
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Voted no on an emergency ban on new health care businesses, saying the city needed an assisted living facility. The ban failed 2-3.
August 1, 2017
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Voted no on halting city permits for Southern California Gas Company's Loop pipeline project until a state environmental review question was answered. It passed 3-2.
October 18, 2016
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Voted with the 3-2 majority to approve the Manhattan Village Shopping Center expansion, tying its first two phases together and cutting 10,000 square feet. Earlier she voted against sending it back for a new traffic study.
January 14, 2014
Source: legistar.granicus.com
Past race Amy Howorth ran in:
- Member of the City Council · November 3, 2026 · Manhattan Beach city, California · incumbent