Bernadette Lourdes Suarez

Requested a Good Neighbor Program and moved to fund it with $5,000 a year. Volunteers use the money to clean up properties of elderly, disabled and needy residents. It passed 5-0.

September 15, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Cast the only vote against adding $202,800 to a consultant contract for city planning manager services. It passed 3-1, with one abstention.

September 16, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Cast the only vote against raising City Council pay after the November 2024 election. It passed 4-1.

November 6, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Moved to fund a new city Public Safety Officer position at $101,500 a year. It passed 5-0.

November 17, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Requested a council item backing Proposition 36, the state measure raising penalties for repeat theft and some drug crimes. She seconded the support motion, which passed 5-0.

July 15, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to raise illegal fireworks fines to $2,500 for a first offense and $5,000 for each later offense. It passed 5-0.

December 19, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Requested a council item backing Proposition 36, the state measure raising penalties for repeat theft and some drug crimes. She seconded the support motion, which passed 5-0.

July 15, 2024Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Moved to join the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, which helps fund building affordable housing. It passed 5-0, and the council then named her to the trust's board, 3-2.

December 15, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for city rules letting owners split residential lots and build up to two homes on each, under state law SB 9. It passed 4-0, with one abstention.

May 1, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to rezone three Prairie Avenue lots to allow a planned 10-unit apartment building. It passed 5-0.

April 4, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for an emergency ordinance banning home and business evictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (Urgency Ordinance 1170-20). It passed 5-0.

April 6, 2020Supports Housing Affordability

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Requested a Good Neighbor Program and moved to fund it with $5,000 a year. Volunteers use the money to clean up properties of elderly, disabled and needy residents. It passed 5-0.

September 15, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Moved to shift $259,202 from the Buy Local program and a Hawthorne Boulevard street project to the planned Youth Development Center. It passed 5-0.

August 17, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Moved to award a $22,000 design contract for traffic calming on 147th Street. She also asked staff to seek regional Measure R and M money for it. It passed 5-0.

April 6, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Moved to approve a funding agreement making Redondo Beach the lead city on the Redondo Beach Boulevard bike and walking project. It passed 5-0.

September 15, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Asked for public release of a completed city investigation report on past allegations about her dealings with city employees. She also asked for an audit of code enforcement.

August 3, 2026

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Reported that she attended her last meeting as chair of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments.

July 20, 2026

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Cast the only vote against extending the city's contract with Southwest Patrol for private security services. It passed 3-1, with one member absent.

June 15, 2026

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Was removed from the council's business revitalization subcommittee and replaced by Councilmember Talavera. The vote was 3-2, with Suarez voting no.

January 5, 2026

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Voted against the city's agreement and release with its city manager, which the council approved.

December 15, 2025

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As chair of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, moved to waive a $1,075 room rental fee so the group could hold an event in Lawndale. It passed 4-1.

November 3, 2025

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Brought forward and moved to join two statewide PACE programs, which help homeowners finance home improvements. It passed 4-1.

October 6, 2025

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Lost the November 5, 2024 race for Lawndale mayor to incumbent Robert Pullen-Miles, 2,759 votes to 5,172.

November 5, 2024

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Cast the only vote against seeking bids to hire a legislative lobbyist for the city. It passed 4-1.

September 16, 2024

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Voted no on the city's bill-payment list because staff had not yet given her the itemized city credit card charges she requested.

August 19, 2024

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Voted against an ordinance raising penalties for street vending without a city license or permit. It passed 3-2.

April 3, 2023

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Voted to remove car washes as an allowed use along the Hawthorne Boulevard business corridor. It passed 5-0.

March 6, 2023

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Won a Lawndale City Council seat in the November 8, 2022 election, placing first of five candidates with 2,516 votes.

November 8, 2022

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Made the motion to adopt new development impact fees charged on new building projects in Lawndale. It passed 4-0.

September 7, 2021

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