Santa Monica City Council Meeting November 18, 2025

City of Santa Monica City Council · November 19, 2025

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Opening, pledge, and land acknowledgment

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Mayor (identified in proclamation text as Lana/Alana Negrete) called the special+regular meeting to order, led basic housekeeping (phone silencing, 'happy hands') and asked Council member Snow to lead the pledge. A land acknowledgment was read recognizing Gabriola Tonga/Gabriela Tonga people and promising partnership and visibility (speaker reading land acknowledgment).

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Speakers:Unidentified speaker (land acknowledgment reader)

The Santa Monica City Council met Nov. 18, 2025. The council heard extended public comment on housing, a contested Pier lease and worker-retention demands, adopted an updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, and held a lengthy appeal/hearing on a proposed "structure of merit" designation for 1125 18th Street.

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