YIMBY Action✓ Endorses“Since taking office in 2022, current Santa Monica Mayor Caroline Torosis has shown a tangible commitment to advancing housing development and affordability.”
2026 Midterm Partner Endorsements
Caroline Torosis
Santa Monica City Council, Santa Monica At Large · Santa Monica, CA
Backed byYIMBY ActionAbundant Housing LA
What the Guides Said
YIMBY Action✓ Endorses
Abundant Housing LA✓ EndorsesAbout Caroline Torosis
Caroline Torosis believes local government should deliver real results for the people who live here.
As a consumer rights attorney and economic development leader, she has spent her career standing up for working people, protecting renters, and helping communities build strong local economies.
Caroline was elected to the Santa Monica City Council in 2022 and now serves as Mayor as part of the Council’s rotating leadership. In her first term, she has focused on restoring city services, strengthening renter protections, addressing the cost of living, and helping Santa Monica recover economically.
Caroline built her career standing up for people when powerful institutions would rather look the other way.
Caroline Torosis on Housing and Abundance
“Before joining the City Council, Caroline served on the Santa Monica Rent Control Board, where she fought to protect tenants, preserve rent-controlled housing, and ensure Santa Monica remains a place where people of all backgrounds can afford to live.”
“She supported expanding the city's affordable housing pilot program from 1,000 units to roughly 4,000 units, dramatically increasing the pipeline of homes for Santa Monicans at a variety of income levels.”
“Santa Monica cannot address affordability without building housing - the right way.”
Also Endorsed
Doug TrusslerYIMBY Action
Eli GillYIMBY ActionAbundant Housing LA
Brett MorrowAbundant Housing LA