1 City Council Meeting: April 28, 2026 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NO. ____________(CCS)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA TO RENAME A PORTION OF VICENTE TERRACE—BETWEEN MAIN
STREET AND OCEAN AVENUE, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY MAILING ADDRESSES—AS SILAS WHITE STREET
WHEREAS, in November 2025, the City Council committed to renaming a portion of Vicente Terrace—between Main Street and Ocean Avenue—as Silas White Street to honor Silas White; and
WHEREAS, the renaming is one of several measures intended to acknowledge past harm and reflect the City’s commitment to equity and restorative justice; and WHEREAS, this segment of Vicente Terrace does not include mailing addresses, ensuring that the change will not affect residential or business postal information; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code sections 34091.1 34092 the City Council may name or rename a city street via resolution; and WHEREAS, on April 24, 2026, the City Council held a noticed public hearing where at that time and place all persons interested in or objecting to the proposed street name changes appeared before the City Council and offered evidence in relation thereto.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby renames the portion of Vicente Terrace — between Main Street and Ocean Avenue — as Silas White Street.
SECTION 2. The City Manager or designee is hereby directed to cause Notices of Street Name Changes to be posted along the affected streets and to notify the owners 2 and tenants of property within the portion of Vicente Terrace—between Main Street and Ocean Avenue of the proposed name changes.
SECTION 3. The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to forward a copy of this resolution to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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HEIDI VON TONGELN
City Attorney