Lana Negrete
CA · Member, Santa Monica City Council
Lana Negrete is a Santa Monica councilmember and former mayor who owns the Santa Monica Music Center. She backs Flock cameras and strict anti-camping enforcement, and wants City Hall back on a five-day-a-week schedule.
Where Lana Negrete stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Made the motion to add a police special investigations unit, more drones and security monitoring, plus another officer for the homeless liaison team. It passed 4-3.
October 8, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Made the motion to undo 2022 changes to the city's ban on camping in public places, after the Supreme Court's Grants Pass ruling. It passed 4-3.
September 10, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Voted to put a city charter change on the November 2026 ballot that extends just-cause eviction protections to single-unit homes. It passed 5-1.
July 28, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Voted for the city to endorse the Justice for Renters Act, a statewide ballot measure to allow more local rent control. It passed 4-1.
October 24, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Voted to adopt Santa Monica's 2021-2029 housing plan (Housing Element), which sets where and how much new housing the city will allow. It passed 5-2.
October 12, 2021Supports Housing Affordability
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Track record — General
General · 21 records
Was endorsed for City Council by the Community for Excellent Public Schools, which split its backing between her and Mayor Caroline Torosis.
September 10, 2026
Source: smdp.com
Cast the only vote against the city's plan for transit-area zoning under Senate Bill 79, after her own motion on R2 and R3 zones got no second. It passed 5-1.
September 8, 2026
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Was endorsed for City Council by the Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City, a group that opposes large-scale development.
September 3, 2026
Source: santamonicanext.org
Was endorsed for re-election by the Santa Monica police officers' union and the city firefighters' union.
September 2, 2026
Source: santamonicanext.org
Voted against a motion to keep the SaMoShel homeless shelter open until the city reviews proposals for other sites. It passed 4-2.
July 28, 2026
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Voted against removing the rule that bars council members' relatives from serving on city boards and commissions. The removal passed 4-3.
May 12, 2026
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Cast the only vote against a local law for state Senate Bill 9 duplexes and lot splits that allows units up to 1,500 square feet. It passed 5-1.
April 14, 2026
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Cast the only vote against changes to the city's affordable housing rules for developers, including a wider option to pay a fee instead of building affordable units. It passed 5-1.
September 30, 2025
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Cast the only vote against a process letting new apartment buildings use a single stairway under alternate safety rules. It passed 6-1.
September 9, 2025
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Cast the only vote against allowing cannabis stores in certain zones and creating a cannabis equity program. It passed 6-1.
September 9, 2025
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Cast the only vote against removing all six council-appointed members of the Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. board and naming interim replacements. Both votes were 6-1.
July 29, 2025
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Cast the only vote against a council letter supporting state Senate Bill 79, which allows taller apartment buildings near major transit stops. It passed 6-1.
May 13, 2025
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Voted against raising the cap on individual donations to city council campaigns to $1,200. It passed 5-2.
March 25, 2025
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Was selected by the City Council to serve as mayor for a one-year term in 2025.
December 10, 2024
Source: santamonica.gov
Voted for a council resolution objecting to the county handing out clean needles in Santa Monica. It passed 4-3.
April 9, 2024
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Was chosen by the council to serve as mayor pro tem (vice mayor) for 2023 and 2024. The vote was 4-3.
December 6, 2022
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office closed a complaint about her handing out restaurant gift cards to Santa Monica police officers, without filing charges.
July 14, 2022
Source: santamonicanext.org
Voted against hiring an outside investigator to look into possible open-meeting law (Brown Act) violations by council members during the 2021-2022 city manager and city attorney searches. It failed 3-4.
February 22, 2022
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Made the motion for the city to join the local school district in opposing a petition to switch school board races to district elections. It passed 5-2.
February 8, 2022
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Voted to let the Shore Hotel expand with a 14-room micro-hotel, a cafe and a restaurant with a bar, overturning a partial denial. It passed 4-3.
December 7, 2021
Source: santamonicacityca.iqm2.com
Was appointed to the Santa Monica City Council to fill Kevin McKeown's empty seat. She was chosen from 34 applicants and sworn in the same night.
June 29, 2021
Source: santamonica.gov
Past race Lana Negrete ran in:
- Member of the City Council, City of Santa Monica · November 3, 2026 · Santa Monica city, California · incumbent