We're All Neighbors
Who We Are
Santa Monica Neighbors is a grassroots community organization focused on building a cleaner, safer, and more vibrant Santa Monica.
We are residents, business owners, and parents from every neighborhood in Santa Monica - Downtown, Mid-City, Northeast, North of Montana, Ocean Park, Pico, Sunset Park, and Wilshire.
We are unaffiliated with any political group
What We Do
We work collaboratively to educate, convene, and mobilize all residents in every neighborhood district in Santa Monica.
We support leadership in Santa Monica that listens to its residents, students, parents, and business owners; leadership that centers
community in every decision and measures success by real, visible results.
What We Believe
Santa Monica deserves leadership that is accountable to its residents, students, parents, and business owners - one that centers community in every decision and measures success by real, visible results.
We’re all neighbors!
Our Goals
1. Accountability
1. Accountability
1. Accountability
SM Neighbors will keep residents informed as policies are shaped to ensure elected leaders remain accountable to voters in every district.
2. Transparency
1. Accountability
1. Accountability
Neighbors deserve to know what’s happening at City Hall. We’ll share clear, timely information so you can make informed decisions and advocate effectively.
3. Charter Reform
1. Accountability
3. Charter Reform
Santa Monica deserves full-time council-members dedicated to governing a city with an $800M budget. We’ll explore reforms—including council districts—to strengthen representation and resources for every neighborhood.
Call for Responsible Reform Across Santa Monica
We support real solutions that work for everyone, housed and unhoused alike.
No community — not Ocean Avenue, not Pico, not anywhere in our city — is ever blindsided again.
This was never about turning our backs on vulnerable people. Santa Monica has long prided itself on compassion, inclusion, and service. But compassion cannot come at the expense of safety, oversight, or good governance. Housing and behavioral health services must be placed where they can truly help — in clinically appropriate settings with trained staff, medical access, and proper infrastructure — not beside homes, schools, or parks.
We must now look beyond Ocean Avenue and establish citywide and countywide guardrails for where and how these facilities are sited. That means clear standards: distance from schools and residential zones, mandatory community notice, and transparent review of operators and program models.
By establishing clear guardrails now, Santa Monica can help restore public confidence, safeguard neighborhoods, and shape a countywide model rooted in both empathy and accountability.
Success
The Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath has ordered the termination of two controversial interim housing facilities planned for Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, citing broken trust with the community and calling on county officials to identify alternative locations for the urgently needed services.
Agenda Item 16F - Transparency on Bridge Housing Projects
At the request of Mayor Lana Negrete
Request of Mayor Negrete that the City Council consider directing the City Manager to provide Community Engagement, Zoning Clarity, and Accountability for LA County and Nonprofit Operated Housing Projects