Your elected officials: Remember, this is a long fight, so focus your energies on elected officials who know you can vote for them. THIS IS YOUR POWER! Don’t assume that just because they have a “D” behind their names, that they’re going to vote the most progressive way. The other side is calling them every day to influence their vote as well, and politicians like to be reelected. Call them with praise too, as they, like every other human being, appreciate being thanked.
Not-your elected officials: These officials owe you nothing. Their staff may listen to your call politely, but unlike your own legislators, they won’t record your issues and their email systems won’t let non-residents send messages. Some activists have devised ways to falsely claim residency, but these stratagems go against our values. Trust that similarly-minded people, in Mitch McConnell’s district, for example, are doing the same work as you..
City of Ventura
Councilmembers may be contacted collectively via telephone at 805-654-7827 or by sending an email. Their individual email address are listed as follows:
- Matt LaVere, Mayor – at large
- Sofia Rubalcava, Deputy Mayor – District 1
- Lorrie Brown, Councilmember – District 6
- Jim Friedman, Councilmember – District 5
- Cheryl Heitmann, Councilmember – at large
- Erik Nasarenko, Councilmember – District 4
- Christy Weir, Councilmember – at large
Police
- Chief Darin Schindler
dschindler@venturapd.org, 805-339-4402
- Commander Rick Murray
(Major Crimes, Property Crimes, Narcotics, Gangs, Records, Crime Analysis, CSI)
rmurray@venturapd.org, 805-339-4343.
- Commander Sam Arroyo
(Patrol Task Force, Traffic Unit, Special Events, Alcohol Enforcement Unit, Animal Control, and Civic Engagement)
saarroyo@venturapd.org, 805-339-4441
- Commander Tom Higgins
(Watch Commander in the Field Operations Division, and also oversees the School Resource Officers, Police Fleet Services, and is the Department’s Public Information Officer (PIO))
thiggins@venturapd.org, 805-339-4431.
Ventura County Elected Officials
- Board of Supervisors (here)
- District 1 – Supervisor Steve Bennett
(San Buenaventura, Montalvo, Saticoy, Ojai Valley, City of Ojai, Upper Ojai Valley, Riverpark, Northwest Oxnard, and North Coast)
800 S. Victoria Ave., L#1900, Ventura, CA 93009
Phone: (805) 654-2703, email - District 2 – Supervisor Linda Parks
(Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Oak Park, Bell Canyon, Hidden Valley, Lake Sherwood, Somis, Las Posas Valley, California State University Channel Islands, Portions of the Oxnard Plain, Santa Rosa Valley, Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, California Air National Guard, and South Coast)
625 West Hillcrest Drive Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Phone: (805) 214-2510 | Fax: (805) 480-0585 Toll Free Number: (800) 660-5474, Email - District 3 – Supervisor Kelly Long
(Camarillo, Port Hueneme, Southeast Oxnard, East Oxnard Plain, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, East Lockwood Valley, and Eastern Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme)
1203 Flynn Rd., Suite 220, Camarillo, CA 93012
Office: 805-654-2276, Fax: 805-654-2226, Email
- District 4 – Supervisor Bob Huber
(Simi Valley, Moorpark, Santa Susana Knolls, Box Canyon, Chatsworth Peak, Home Acres, Sinaloa Lake, Tierra Rejada Valley, The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and Moorpark College.)
980 Enchanted Way #203, Simi Valley, California 93065
Phone: (805) 955-2300 | Fax: (805) 578-1822 |Email
- District 5 – Supervisor John C. Zaragoza
(Oxnard, Oxnard Shores, Mandalay Bay, Silver Strand, Hollywood Beach, Hollywood By the Sea, Channel Islands Harbor, El Rio, Nyeland Acres, Del Norte Area, Oxnard College, Oxnard Plain, Strickland and Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme.)
800 S. Victoria Ave., L#1860, Ventura, CA 93009
Phone: (805) 654-2613, Email
- District 1 – Supervisor Steve Bennett
- Ventura County District Attorney: Gregory D. Totten
Email - Ventura County Sheriff: Bill Ayub
The Sheriff’s Civil Office, located in the Ventura County Courthouse is open to the public. 805-654-2391 and by email at sheriff.civil@ventura.org.
Sheriff Ayub’s twitter
State Legislators:
- State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (SD-19): SAC (916) 651-4019, SB (805) 965-0862, OX (805)988-1940 email
- State Assemblymember Monique Limón (CA-37): SAC (916) 319-2037, SB (805) 564-1649, VTA (805) 641-3700 email
- State Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (CA-44): SAC (916) 319-2044 CAM (805) 482-1904 email
- Governor Gavin Newsom: email, (916) 445-2841
- Not sure which are your people?: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov.
Federal Legislators:
- Rep. Julia Brownley: email, (CA-26): DC (202) 225-5811, Oxnard (805) 379-1779, T.O. (805) 379-1779
- or Rep. Salud Carbajal: email.(CA-24): DC (202) 225-3601, SB (805) 730-1710 SLO (805) 546-8348
- Senator Feinstein: email, DC (202) 224-3841, LA (310) 914-7300, SF (415) 393-0707, SD (619) 231-9712, Fresno (559) 485-7430
- and Senator Harris: email, DC (202) 224-3553, LA (310) 231-4494, SAC (916) 448-2787, Fresno (559) 497-5109, SF (415) 355-9041, SD (619) 239-3884
- Who is my representative/senator?: https://whoismyrepresentative.com
Federal Executive Branch
We’re supplying the following information just to be complete. But as you most probably didn’t vote for Trump, and they know it, we’re not expecting huge results. Still, take some time to rattle his bunker minions.
President Donald Trump
The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500
Comments: 202-456-1111, Switchboard: 202-456-1414, Comments: 202-456-6213, Email
Attorney General Bill Barr
U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001
Dept. Comment Line: 202-353-1555, Dept. of Justice Main Switchboard: 202-514-2000,TTY/ASCII/TDD: 800-877-8339 (or Federal IP Relay Service), Email
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