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Congressional opponents assert Brownley has few ties to Ventura County
Published 2/20/2012 at 7:00 p.m. 24 comments
Assemblywoman Julia Brownley's decision to run as a candidate in the 26th Congressional district was met with disappointment from some of her Democratic rivals.
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Assemblywoman joins 26th Congressional District race
Published 2/19/2012 at 9:44 p.m. 52 comments
Assemblywoman Julia Brownley announced she will enter the race for the 26th Congressional District seat.
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Closing of postal centers could cause trouble with mail ballots, Bowen says
Updated 2/15/2012 at 6:32 p.m. 30 comments
Secretary of State Debra Bowen is worried that an election nightmare could occur with mail-in ballots this year unless the Postal Service delays its planned closure of 18 mail processing centers.
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Smyth won't challenge Pavley in east county Senate district
Updated 2/14/2012 at 6:56 p.m. 7 comments
Assemblyman Cameron Smyth of Santa Clarita has decided not to run in the new 27th Senate District.
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First District Supervisor race gets crowded with addition of Bennett
Published 2/13/2012 at 4:32 p.m. 10 comments
Now that Ventura County Supervisor Steve Bennett has dropped out of the race for a U.S. House seat and is back into a re-election campaign, hell find more competition than hes ever seen for his supervisors seat.
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Pelosi says gains in California needed for Democrats to win back House
Updated 2/10/2012 at 6:20 p.m. 0 comments
California Democrats arrived at their election-year convention on Friday to prepare for a role to which they have been unaccustomed for two decades: political soldiers in a national battleground state.
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County Democrats expect welcome reception at state convention
Updated 2/9/2012 at 6:44 p.m. 2 comments
State and national Democratic Party officials will be taking a keen interest in Ventura County at this weekend's state party convention in San Diego.
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Democratic U.S. House hopefuls face off in Oxnard
Published 2/8/2012 at 10:15 p.m. 28 comments
The four Democratic candidates in the crowded 26th Congressional District U.S. House race faced off in front of an Oxnard audience Wednesday night.
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Ventura councilman cites credentials in running for supervisor
Updated 2/8/2012 at 7:32 p.m. 7 comments
Ventura Councilman Neal Andrews launched his campaign for county supervisor with a pledge to downsize county government without compromising the safety net it provides for the poor.
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Stoker tells supporters he will run for Senate
Updated 2/8/2012 at 7:32 p.m. 9 comments
Mike Stoker sent an email to supporters on Wednesday telling them he is planning a series of events on Feb. 24 to announce he will become a candidate in the new 19th Senate District.
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Strickland gets party endorsement as new GOP challenger steps up
Published 1/26/2012 at 5:39 p.m. 35 comments
In the latest developments in the fast-changing campaign for Ventura County's new 26th Congressional District, the County Republican Central Committee has unanimously endorsed Sen. Tony Strickland of Moorpark, a Ron Paul supporter from Ojai announced he will be a candidate ...
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County Supervisor Linda Parks launches bid for Congress
Published 1/21/2012 at 5:58 p.m. 66 comments
Saturday's campaign kickoff at Freedom Park, near the Camarillo Airport, began with Linda Parks' son and the children of a few supporters reading the beginning of the Declaration of Independence.
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Democratic Navy veteran to challenge Gorell in Assembly race
Updated 1/19/2012 at 7:04 p.m. 37 comments
A Vietnam War-era Navy veteran from Thousand Oaks announced he will challenge Republican incumbent Jeff Gorell in Ventura Countys new 44th Assembly District.
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Strickland to run for Congress
Published 1/16/2012 at 10:59 a.m. 86 comments
Sen. Tony Strickland will officially announce on Tuesday that he will become a candidate for Congress, joining a field that already includes two county supervisors and two other local elected officials in what is anticipated to be a big-spending, high-stakes ...
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Former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg 'very interested' in entering Senate race
Updated 1/12/2012 at 6:28 p.m. 8 comments
A Democratic showdown may be looming in a state election as a former speaker of the Assembly says he is "very, very interested" in running in a contest that includes incumbent Sen. Fran Pavley of Agoura Hills.
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Democratic Senate candidates compete for votes at Oxnard forum
Updated 1/12/2012 at 4:28 p.m. 2 comments
Two Democrats running for the new state Senate district that covers west Ventura County and most of Santa Barbara County are seeking an edge in a heated battle that moved Wednesday to downtown Oxnard.
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Moorpark residents meet to discuss council vacancy process
Published 1/11/2012 at 5:51 p.m. 2 comments
Should Moorpark voters have the automatic right to fill a City Council vacancy or should it be left to the other council members? That was the question raised at a meeting Tuesday night of a citizens group at Arroyo Vista ...
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Rep. Elton Gallegly to retire
Published 1/7/2012 at 8:56 a.m. 102 comments
U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Simi Valley, the longest serving congressional representative in Ventura County history, announced this morning that he will not seek re-election and will retire at the end of the current Congress.
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Port board president, Jess Herrera, plans to run for congressional seat
Updated 1/3/2012 at 7:24 p.m. 30 comments
Jess Herrera, a five-term commissioner on the Oxnard Harbor District board, today will become the fifth Democrat to declare his candidacy for Ventura County's new 26th Congressional District seat.
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Oxnard transient dies in homicide
Updated 11/27/2011 at 6:38 p.m. 0 comments
A 52-year-old Oxnard man died in a homicide Saturday night, officials said.
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Westlake Village City Council seat remains in limbo
Updated 11/9/2011 at 7:28 p.m. 0 comments
Westlake Villages city council election was only halfway settled Wednesday as the outcome for one of two open seats remained undecided.
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Fillmore could face hard choices after voters turn down sales tax
Updated 11/9/2011 at 7:08 p.m. 0 comments
The city of Fillmore faces some tough choices after voters rejected a proposed sales tax increase.
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Attorney finishes first in Agoura Hills council election
Published 11/9/2011 at 6:30 p.m. 0 comments
The Agoura Hills City Council has a new member. Attorney Illece Buckley Weber was elected Tuesday to one of two open seats on the five-member panel, while incumbent Councilman John Edelston secured a third term.
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Newly elected candidate expects to adjust quickly to Ventura City Council
Updated 11/9/2011 at 6:18 p.m. 4 comments
City council positions tend to be entry-level jobs in the field of elected office. But when Cheryl Heitmann is sworn in next month as the only new member of the Ventura City Council, she'll be quite comfortable taking an oath ...
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Las Virgenes voters reject school parcel tax
Updated 11/9/2011 at 3:58 p.m. 2 comments
Voters in the Las Virgenes Unified School District have rejected a parcel tax that would have provided an additional $2.2 million annually for schools.
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