Candidate Endorsements
Ballot Initiatives
Candidate Endorsements
November 2020:

Christy Smith
for US House of Representatives, CA-25


Joe Ayala
for Simi Valley Mayor


Phil Loos
for Simi Valley City Council District 1


Ryan Valencia
for Simi Valley City Council District 3

Josh Gray
for Rancho Simi Parks and Recreation Board
Alex Avalos
for Rancho Simi Parks and Recreation Board
Mark Johnson
for Rancho Simi Parks and Recreation Board
Sofya Bagdasaryan
for Simi Valley Unified School District Trustee Area C
Kameren Chase Neal
for Calleguas Municipal Water District Division 1
Bernardo Perez
for Ventura County College District Trustee Area 4
Ballot Initiatives
November 2020:
Proposition 14 – YES
via Ballotpedia: Issues $5.5 billion in bonds for state stem cell research institute. Read more.
Proposition 15 – YES
via Ballotpedia: Requires commercial and industrial properties to be taxed based on market value and dedicates revenue. Read more.
Proposition 16 – YES
via Ballotpedia: Repeals Proposition 209 (1996), which says that the state cannot discriminate or grant preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education, or contracting. Read more.
Proposition 17 – YES
via Ballotpedia: Restores the right to vote to people convicted of felonies who are on parole. Read more.
Proposition 18 – YES
via Ballotpedia: Allows 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primaries and special elections. Read more.
Proposition 19 – YES
via Ballotpedia: Changes tax assessment transfers and inheritance rules. Read more.
Proposition 20 – NO
via Ballotpedia: Makes changes to policies related to criminal sentencing charges, prison release, and DNA collection. Read more.
Proposition 21 – YES
via Ballotpedia: Expands local governments’ power to use rent control. Read more.
Proposition 22 – NO
via Ballotpedia: Considers app-based drivers to be independent contractors and enacts several labor policies related to app-based companies. Read more.
Proposition 24 – NO
via Ballotpedia: Expands the provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and creates the California Privacy Protection Agency to implement and enforce the CCPA. Read more.
Proposition 25 – YES
via Ballotpedia: Replaces cash bail with risk assessments for suspects awaiting trial. Read more.
Measure O – YES
via VC Star: The measure allows the commercial cultivation, processing and distribution of cannabis within the unincorporated area of Ventura County. Read more.