Member of the City Council
What does this office do?
- Passing city laws, called ordinances
- Approving the city budget
- Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Dean Francois is a Hermosa Beach City Council member and retired federal budget manager. He backs tougher e-bike enforcement and says he opposed a sales tax increase and bonuses for city managers.
Records: Public Infrastructure 1 for
Nonpartisan
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.
Records: Public Infrastructure 2 for, Government Spending Reduction 1 for
Nonpartisan
Eric Horne runs the California chapter of Megafire Action and was the Food and Drug Administration's liaison to Congress; he holds a Harvard MBA. He wants to fix the city's structural budget deficit.
Records: Environment and Public Health 5 for
Nonpartisan
Maggie Bove-LaMonica has served 13 years on the Hermosa Beach City School District board, three as president, and directs a nonprofit. She wants faster, more predictable permit and zoning decisions and careful budgeting.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 3 against, Public Infrastructure 2 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for,
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Raymond Jackson is a Hermosa Beach City Council member and former mayor, a state-appointed California Coastal Commissioner, and a retired Army colonel with more than 30 years of service.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, 1 against, Public Infrastructure 2 for, Government Efficiency 1 for,
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Rob Saemann is a Hermosa Beach City Council member since 2022 who served as mayor in 2025, and a general contractor for five decades who spent eight years on the Planning Commission. He wants careful investment in infrastructure and close review of city spending.
Records: Public Infrastructure 3 for, Government Spending Reduction 2 for, Housing Affordability 1 against,
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