> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # SM woman throws her hat in the ring - URL: https://www.smdp.com/sm-woman-throws-her-hat-in-the-ring/ - Published: 2006-06-28T15:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-23T18:35:47.000Z - Author: Guest Author - Tags: Community, Montana, #archive-import, Homelessness *By JACQUELINE LEE Special to the Daily Press* Long-time Santa Monica community activist and children’s advocate, Gleam Davis, 50, has announced her candidacy for the Santa Monica City Council. This November, three seats will be up for grabs. The terms of City Councilmen Bob Holbrook and Kevin McKeown and City Councilwoman Pam O’Connor are up. Only Holbrook has officially said he will seek reelection. “People are thinking about the elections earlier every year,”Davis said.“And I thought I would get a head start talking to people about the election issues and let them know I would be running.” As a Santa Monica resident who has lived in the neighborhood north of Montana Avenue since 1986, Davis is aware that “all the polls show residents are concerned with quality of life issues such as homelessness.” As a Democrat, Davis is passionate about life-long learning — an issue she said she hopes to bring to the forefront of the City Council agenda. “I hope to be another strong voice for education and the environment,” she said. “The City Council concentrates on the big current issues and gets distracted, if you will, from the big picture. So one thing I think the council needs is a voice for life-long learning. I would like to fill that void and also get away from the micromanagement that goes on in the council.” Davis supports strong relationships between the city, the school district and Santa Monica College because those are centers where life-long learning takes place, she said. “Living in Santa Monica, as part of a lifelong learning community, people are learning their entire lives. For example, we have some wonderful senior agencies such as centers for healthy aging and senior citizen facilities,” Davis added. When asked why one of her main issues will be life-long learning, Davis said: “As with all issues, for example the homelessness issue, if there’s a specific councilmember that takes particular interest in the issue then there will be more of an impact made. I could bring the enthusiasm and creativity necessary to increase awareness on the issue.” Davis is currently endorsed by the Community for Excellent in Public Schools (CEPS) where she served as part of the steering committee. “I initially became involved in education when my son was in an early development child center,” she said.“But it was threatened to be closed... and I did a tremendous amount of lobbying. These centers are wonderful places for children ages first to five. Learning centers are highly valued in our community, but they sort of exist on the edge all the time, so we need to be vigilant to make sure they are continually supported.” Davis also is looking to be endorsed by the Santa Monicans for Renters Rights, of which she is a member. “I have a broad group of people as possible endorsers,” Davis said. “Education does-n’t really know any political boundaries. I will be seeking endorsements from around the city. If the police and firefighters are giving out endorsements, I would seek their support too.” Davis was a key organizer of the statewide “Caravan for Kids” which protested cuts in the state education budget. Davis is co-chair of the committee of community leaders that is overseeing the development of a Facilities Master Plan for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. For the last six years, Davis has been chair of the school district advisory committee on child care and development. She is a former chair of the Santa Monica Child Care and Early Education Task Force and a former member of the board of directors of WISE Senior Services. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1981, Davis worked in the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Before joining AT&T where she currently serves as legal counsel, she was a partner in the law firm of Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp. She is married to John Prindle and has a 9-year-old son, Jackson. *Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 28, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/062806.pdf?ref=smdp.com)