Policy area 1
Housing and homelessness
Policy choices. Build a local system of care alongside housing; her record also supports affordable homes and firmer camping rules.
By topic
Homelessness
Pair housing with guaranteed mental health and addiction services, and continue a locally responsive system of care that connects people experiencing homelessness with appropriate treatment and services. On the council she moved the 2023 renewal of County C3 outreach, a multidisciplinary street team and the Exodus STEP program (5-0) and the March 2026 direction to design a City-controlled, housing-first system of care to replace the SaMoShel model (6-0); in July 2026 she voted for the Palm Motel and non-congregate interim housing plan, moved to prioritize properties outside Santa Monica (no second recorded), and voted against requiring SaMoShel to stay open until the site search returns. In September 2024 she moved the ordinance restoring sleeping bags and bedrolls as evidence of illegal camping (4-3).
Affordable homes
No 2026 campaign position reviewed. On the council in July 2022 she proposed raising the city's transfer-tax measure from $20 to $30 per $1,000 above $8 million and sending the difference entirely to affordable housing projects, with a 15-20 year sunset; the proposal was not taken up, and she voted for the measure as amended (6-1). She also voted for the 2021 Housing Element and the 2024 tenant-protection ordinance.
Policy area 2
Public safety and emergency response
Policy choices. Her council motions support police visibility, added officers and firmer camping rules.
By topic
Everyday safety
No campaign commitment on this subtopic was reviewed. On the council she moved the October 2024 'visibility option': a Special Investigations Unit, drone expansion, security monitoring, one more officer and a lead dispatcher for the Homeless Liaison team, Downtown outreach cut to one team, and a crisis response unit until an Advanced Provider Unit is set up (4-3). She seconded the May 2024 motion adding four officers with named budget offsets (7-0) and moved the September 2024 ordinance restoring sleeping bags and bedrolls as evidence of illegal camping (4-3).
Emergency readiness
No reviewed position on this subtopic.
Policy area 3
City finances and accountability
Policy choices. Support clearer reporting, public scorecards and the city’s budget and reserve bridge.
By topic
Fiscal sustainability
No campaign position reviewed. On the council she voted for the October 2025 Realignment Plan, including its $60 million one-time reserve bridge to structural balance targeted for FY 2027-28 and its parking-rate increase, and for the FY 2026-27 budget.
Reporting, audits and ethics
Advocate clearer reporting of taxpayer-funded projects and measurable results from city programs. On the council she seconded the 2023 motion granting the Audit Subcommittee's request for fuller loan disclosure, and seconded the December 2025 motion that approved the Santa Monica Scorecard request.
Water and climate accountability
No reviewed position on this subtopic.