Santa Monica City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Lana Negrete

Candidate for City Council (incumbent)

12 candidates · 3 seats7 sourced positions

Lana Negrete, the incumbent, is running for Santa Monica City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 12 candidates are running for 3 seats.

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Santa Monica councilmember, small business owner and nonprofit founder who has served as mayor.

Occupation (from candidate statement): Councilmember/ Businesswoman/Mother
Campaign website: lananegrete.com

Mayor Caroline Torosis and Councilmember Lana Negrete head rival slates. The Democratic Club made no endorsements; SMRR endorsed Torosis and Danny Ivanov, and its steering committee added Brett Morrow. Santa Monica Lookout · Aug 17, 2026

Where Lana Negrete stands: positions on the record

Housing and development2 sourced positions

Voted no on raising development limits on 89 single-family lots near the Expo/Bundy station to exclude it from SB 79 (final approval, passed 4-2, Sept. 2026).
Council voteSanta Monica Daily Press · Sep 25, 2026
Voted no when the council chose to apply the changes to 89 single-family parcels instead of 66 multi-unit parcels (passed 5-1, July 28, 2026).
Council voteSanta Monica Lookout · Sep 21, 2026

Tenant protections2 sourced positions

Voted no on placing the household-occupant eviction measure on the November ballot (passed 4-2, July 2026).
Council voteSanta Monica Daily Press · Jul 29, 2026
As reported by the Santa Monica Daily Press; not a direct quote.
Said she opposed the entire original ballot measure, citing possible subletting loopholes and the effect on small landlords.
Own statementSanta Monica Daily Press · Jul 29, 2026

Homelessness1 sourced position

Says she advocates an accountable approach to homelessness that prioritizes treatment, mental health care and recovery.
“a common sense, accountable approach to homelessness that prioritizes treatment, mental health care, recovery, and safer neighborhoods”
Own statementCity of Santa Monica

Public safety1 sourced position

Says she has consistently supported police officers and firefighters and cut red tape for small businesses.
“consistently supported our police officers and firefighters, cut unnecessary red tape for small businesses”
Own statementCity of Santa Monica

Past candidacy1 sourced position

Ran for Santa Monica City Council in 2022 (won).
Own statementCity of Santa Monica · Dec 6, 2022

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