Elka Worner
CA · Hermosa Beach Parks and Recreation Commissioner
Elka Worner is a Hermosa Beach Parks and Recreation Commissioner and award-winning journalist who founded HB SAFE, the city's first homeless outreach program. She led a campaign against a proposed 50-foot building near the beach.
Where Elka Worner stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Publicly opposed Measure HB, a 0.75% Hermosa Beach sales tax increase on the November 2024 ballot. She said the city had a spending problem, not a revenue problem.
October 9, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: easyreadernews.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Seconded a parks commission motion sending a study of an off-leash dog park to the City Council. It favored Valley Park and the Greenbelt and suggested a ballot measure to allow it on the Greenbelt. It passed 5-0.
March 3, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Seconded a parks commission motion asking city staff to bring back basketball hoops, with safety measures, on the west side of Clark Field. It passed 5-0.
February 10, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Made the parks commission motion to recommend raising the resident park reservation fee to $100 for four hours and allowing non-residents to book at $200. It also added Seaview Park and Fort Lots of Fun Park. It passed 5-0.
August 4, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Voted to recommend raising city tennis fees: the yearly membership to $25 and resident court rental to $12 to $14 an hour. The parks commission motion passed 4-1.
July 7, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Voted no on sending a large new special event, After Dark Tour LA 2026, to the City Council for a public hearing. The parks commission motion passed 3-2.
February 10, 2026
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Founded Save Hermosa, a neighbor group that opposed a proposed 50-foot, five-unit apartment building near the beach. The owners cut it to 35 feet and four units, and the Planning Commission approved that version.
September 16, 2025
Source: easyreadernews.com
Was appointed by the Hermosa Beach City Council to the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission for a term ending June 30, 2029. Three of five council members voted for her.
June 24, 2025
Source: pub-hermosabeach.escribemeetings.com
Worked nearly 30 years as a TV news producer at Fox Business, after reporting for UPI, Easy Reader and the Los Angeles Times. She was also a press officer for Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti.
October 9, 2024
Source: easyreadernews.com
Spoke at a Hermosa Beach City Council meeting against a plan to route press questions through the city's public information officer and city manager. She said reporters should be able to interview city officials directly.
September 10, 2024
Source: easyreadernews.com
Sued her former employer, Fox News, claiming gender and age discrimination and wrongful firing. Fox moved the case to federal court in Los Angeles.
January 31, 2022
Source: law.com
Past race Elka Worner ran in:
- Member of the City Council · November 3, 2026 · Hermosa Beach city, California