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# Planning Commissioner to announce council candidacy
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/planning-commissioner-to-announce-council-candidacy/
- Published: 2014-05-08T04:31:13.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-03T21:32:18.000Z
- Author: Daniel Archuleta
- Tags: city council, News, bike, commuting, cycling, Environment, Santa Monica Planning Commission, sustainability, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 13:37

Santa Monica Planning Commissioner Richard McKinnon will be formally announcing his candidacy for the Santa Monica City Council at a campaign launch event held at the home of Jay Gordon and Meyera Robbins on May 9.

Richard McKinnon is a renter, small business owner, current Santa Monica planning commissioner and former Parks & Recreation commissioner. He describes himself as a committed environmentalist, Chair of Arboretum Santa Monica and the former chair of Bike It! Day.