Meet Whitney Bain, Candidate For Santa Monica City Council

SANTA MONICA, CA — As ballots start to hit Santa Monica mailboxes, its time for locals to get to know their candidates.

Come Nov. 8, 12 candidates will vie for three open Santa Monica City Council seats as Lana Negrete, Mayor Sue Himmelrich and Mayor Pro Tem Kristin McCowan all have terms ending this year. Negrete is the only one running for reelection.

Santa Monica residents will also weigh in on a number of other local elections, including the Santa Monica-Malibu School District and the Santa Monica Rent Control and College Boards.

Visit this link for more information about the upcoming Santa Monica election and local ballot measures.

A number of City Council candidates answered questions to introduce themselves to Patch readers. Get to know Whitney Bain:

Age (as of Election Day)

63

Party Affiliation

American Independent

Family

Yes

Does anyone in your family work in politics or government?

No

Education

Santa Monica College, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, Cal Tech

Occupation

Journalist

Previous or Current Elected or Appointed Office

N/A

Campaign website

N/A

Why are you seeking elective office?

Santa Monica needs to be cleaned up from the gutter it has fallen into. As a public servant, my job is to serve the public, not special interest groups that have dominated our city council.

What are the critical differences between you and the other candidates seeking this post?

I have no vested outside interests and cannot be bought.

If you are a challenger, in what way has the current board or officeholder failed the community (or district or constituency)

Lack of transparency, betrayal and lack of duty to the public's needs, hidden agendas, major
development in Santa Monica that was not designed for it.

Describe the other issues that define your campaign platform.

• NO TRANSFER TAX!
• Hire more police officers. Lift the vaccine mandate.
• Repeal Prop 47!
• A 5% utility tax remittance for all households.
• Restore our City WiFI to the Sunset Park, Pico Corridor and Montana Avenue areas.
• Why are we taxed for something the general public was using and is not allowed to use in these areas now especially the seniors, low income families, students and people who work from home?
• Re-open the Fairview Library branch to serve the public immediately.
• Establish a permanent ice rink at the defunct post office on 5th and Arizona with the investment of the L.A. Kings.
• Over development has exceed our limits choking us with canyons of cement and steel
• We need to refurbish existing buildings instead in our city.

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?

The ability to do due diligence and follow through. Double check all facts and sources. Make sound decisions.

The best advice ever shared with me was:

Don't say it if you don't mean it.

What else would you like voters to know about yourself and your positions?

My obligation is to make this a safe and clean city once again for the citizens of Santa Monica and its visitors.