THE 2026 LOCAL ELECTION GUIDE
Your city.
Your call.
Meet the candidates, read the source material, and make your own shortlist.
01 / THE PEOPLE ON THE LIST
Meet the field.
Every candidate listed by the City for these four local races. Compare up to three profiles. Keep your own notes.
THE WHOLE FIELD
Tap a face to jump to that candidate.
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THE SAME QUESTION FOR EVERY CANDIDATE
What will you do.
What will it cost.
How will we know?
Use the official statements to compare the answer. Follow a claim back to its source. Bring the same standard to every name.
SATIRE / EDITORIALPLEASE ALLOW
6–8 BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEES.
02 / THE FINE PRINT
Five measures.
Actual consequences.
Brief summaries of the city’s published measure text. Open the official page for the full language and supporting materials.
03 / GO TO THE SOURCE
Keep the receipts.
The City’s election page is the roster source. Candidate descriptions are the ballot designations it publishes.
City election hub ↗LA County election information ↗BEYOND THE BALLOT
Daily police blotter ↗Explore the city in 3D ↗Taxes & spending report ↗Wacky Santa Monica is the local edition of Wacky Westside. Independently produced.