Ventura County – Local Measures – 2022 General Election

Note: This post is “IN PROCESS” and will be periodically updated! (10/27/22)

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WARNING! DON’T SKIP OVER THIS “DOWN-BALLOT” SECTION ON LOCAL MEASURES, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT FUND SCHOOL NEEDS! The GOP always votes against funding but NOT because they are “fiscally conservative.” If they were truly “CONSERVATIVE”, they would vote to fund repairs to protect and preserve the tangible results of years of taxpayer investment in education.

No, they WANT our schools to fall apart, to become so dangerous, so overcrowded, and equipment so backwards, to force all parents with enough means to relocate their kids into private schools to do so, leading to a collapse of our PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM and our defacto retirement from first world nation status. This death by starvation of resources is standard operating procedure for the GOP, who’ve been using it against the IRS to protect their wealthy donors’ ability to escape taxes.

What happens if the dog catches this car? At first, like after the the collapse of Roe v. Wade, they’ll be on their best behavior. Then they’ll double down, like with Rep. Mike Garcia’s “Life at Conception Act“, which also bans certain types of birth control. As the value of vouchers for “school choice” inevitably begin to lag behind tuition charged by private schools, – that’s all part of this grift – a whole predatory loan industry awaits the parents who’d need to borrow money to put their kids through K-12 schools with watertight roofs and science equipment from the same century.

The GOP’s version of toxic capitalism demands that some will be left out to maximize private profits. It always has. Unregulated religious or charter schools don’t have to bother with instructional standards, ADA requirements, Title IX, LGBTQ+ students, minorities they don’t like, kids with disabilities or special educational needs, or poor families who can’t pay full freight. American history, (REAL American history) shows us that poor and minority children have been shut out of education before.

Did they skip class? We’re wondering how those who think that destroying public education, with the resulting, totally predictable plunging of literacy and numeracy levels, would aid us in competing economically against smarter countries in the 21st century, countries who actually view ALL their kids as valuable resources, or how it would make the society they think they’ll rule more dangerous and volatile. Maybe they skipped out to smoke during their classes in “critical thought?”

C – Oxnard – Measure C – City Council Members and Mayor Term Limits Measure

Shall an ordinance by adopted that would modify existing term limits on members of the City Council and the Mayor so that those elected officials would be limited to serving two consecutive terms as Mayor and/or Councilmember until at least two years have lapsed from the time that official last served as a member of the City Council or as Mayor.

D – Port Hueneme – Measure D – City Name Change Measure

Port Hueneme City Name Change/Charter Amendment Measure: Shall the City of Port Hueneme change it’s name to the the City of Hueneme Beach and amend its Charter to reflect the change of name?

E – Ventura Unified School District – Bond Measure E – School Improvements Bond Measure

Measure E: To improve the quality of education; repair/replace leaky roofs; make health, safety and security improvements; and construct, modernize, renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities, sahll Ventura Unified School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $434,500,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, generating on average $23,300,000 annually while bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 6 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens’ oversight committee, NO money for salaries and no money taken by the State?

E – Oak View – Measure E

To improve the qualify of education; repair/replace leaky roofs; make health, safety and security improvements; and construct, modernize, renovate classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; shall Ventura Unified School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $434,500,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, generating on average $23,300,000 annually while bonds are outstanding at a rate of approximately 6 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, independent citizens’ oversight committee, NO money for salaries and no money taken by the STATE?

G – Fillmore Unified School District – Bond Measure G, School Improvements Bond Measure

Measure G: To acquire, constuct, repair classrooms, facilities, physical education facilities, sites, equipment, upgrade electrical wiring for classroom technology, reduce overcrowding, repair older classrooms, facilities, aging infrastructure, without increasing current tax rates, shall Fillmore Unified School District’s measure authorizing $41,6000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying, on average, 5 cents/$100 assessed value ($2,452,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, be adopted, with independent audits, public disclosure of bonds spending, citizen oversight, all funds used locally and taken by the State?

H – Rio Elementary School District – Bond Measure H – School Improvements Bond Measure

A “yes” vote supports authorizing the Rio Elementary School to issue $72,000,000 in bonds with bond revenue going to fund school improvements and requiring an estimated property tax levy of $21 per $100,000 in assessed value.

I – Oxnard School District – Bond Measure I – School Improvements Bond Measure

To reconstruct older middle schools, modernize and construct elementary classrooms and support facilities, increase teacher and student access to modern classroom technology, and improve student security and safety, shall Oxnard School District’s measure be adopted to issue $215,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, raising on average $10.7 million annually for issued bonds through maturity, with levies projected at 3 cents per $100 assessed valuation, with citizens’ oversight committee, annual audits, and no money for adminstrator salaries?

J – Mupu Elementary School District – Bond Measure J, School Modernization Bond Measure

A “yes” vote supports authorizing the Mupu Elementary School District to issue $800,000 in bonds with bond revenue going to fund school modernization and requiring an estimated property tax levy of $30 per $100,000 in assessed value.

K – Mupu Elementary School District – Bond Measure K, School Improvements Bond Measure

A “yes” vote supports authorizing the Mupu Elementary School District to issue $800,000 in bonds with bond revenue going to fund school improvements and requiring an estimated property tax levy of $30 per $100,000 in assessed value.

L – Ojai – Measure L – City Government Organization Measure

Shall the voters amend the Ojai Municipal Code to repeal Measure A and return to five elected city council members and a mayor selected by rotation from among the five elected city council members?

M – Ojai – Measure M – Ranked-Choice Voting Measure

Shall the voters authorize, at the discretion of the City Council, the use of ranked choice voting, also known as instant runoff voting and allowing voters to rank candidates for elected office in order of preference, to elect City offices at-large, thereby amending the Ojai Municipal Code to no longer elect City Council members by district, if the City Council implements it starting with the November 2024 general election?

(VC Star) Ojai mayor selection, ranked-choice voting set for ballot in November 2022

S – Las Virgenes Unified School District – Bond Measure S, School Bond Measure

A “yes” vote supports authorizing the Las Virgenes Unified School District to issue $340,000,000 in bonds with bond revenue going to fund school improvements and requiring an estimated property tax levy of $36 per $100,000 in assessed value.