Leadership & Staff
Paul Seo
[Dem] Paul H. Seo is a Rancho Palos Verdes mayor and DOJ prosecutor whose influence centers on public safety, legal oversight, and city governance shaped by his military and prosecutorial background.
George Lewis
Councilmember, RPV
Barbara Ferraro
Barbara Ferraro is a long-serving Rancho Palos Verdes councilmember and two-time mayor, with decades of influence over city governance, continuity, and institutional memory.
Stephen Perestam
Rancho Palos Verdes City Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem with prior service on the Planning Commission and long involvement in local civic organizations.
Dave Bradley
David Bradley is a Rancho Palos Verdes councilmember and two-time mayor whose influence centers on land-use control, housing policy, and Portuguese Bend landslide mitigation.
Susan Brooks
Former Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes
John Cruikshank
[Rep-Leaning] Former Rancho Palos Verdes City Councilmember and Mayor, civil engineer, and 2024 candidate for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 4.
Parents
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Rancho Palos Verdes is a general-law, at-large council city on the PV Peninsula shaped by restrictive zoning, major land-conservancy holdings, and the Portuguese Bend landslide response.