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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ventura County Star Stories: Local election news</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/elections/local/</link><atom:link href="http://venturacountystar.com/news/elections/local/" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"></atom:link><description>Ventura County Star Stories: Local election news</description><language>en-us</language><category>elections/local</category><item><title>Voters will be asked to OK sales tax raise
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/04/voters-will-be-asked-ok-sales-tax-raise/</link><description><![CDATA[The Port Hueneme City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to put a half-cent sales tax increase on the Nov. 4 ballot.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/04/voters-will-be-asked-ok-sales-tax-raise/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Measure on term limits makes ballot
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/25/measure-on-term-limits-makes-ballot/</link><description><![CDATA[Ventura County voters will decide in November whether to limit county supervisors to three terms, after the board took the final step Tuesday to put the matter on the ballot.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/25/measure-on-term-limits-makes-ballot/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Strickland aide put on leave after fracas at fundraising event
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/strickland-aide-put-on-leave-after-fracas-at/</link><description><![CDATA[Assemblywoman Audra Strickland placed a top aide on leave Thursday following his involvement earlier this week in altercations during a demonstration outside a fundraiser for her husband, state Senate candidate Tony Strickland.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/strickland-aide-put-on-leave-after-fracas-at/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Parvin to run for mayor of Moorpark
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/parvin-to-run-for-mayor-of-moorpark/</link><description><![CDATA[Moorpark Councilwoman Janice Parvin announced Thursday she is running for mayor in November's election.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/parvin-to-run-for-mayor-of-moorpark/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Mayor of Moorpark won't seek re-election
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/17/mayor-of-moorpark-wont-seek-re-election/</link><description><![CDATA[Patrick Hunter, Moorpark's mayor for 12 years, announced Monday that he is not seeking re-election in November.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/17/mayor-of-moorpark-wont-seek-re-election/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Dark horse winner stuns Democratic party leaders
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/24th-congressional-district-primary-dark-horse/</link><description><![CDATA[Jill Martinez ran for Congress two years ago, lost badly and learned a lot.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/24th-congressional-district-primary-dark-horse/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Tuesday's election results
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/tuesdays-election-results/</link><description><![CDATA[final results from election   ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/tuesdays-election-results/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Failed land-use initiative ends long and costly efforts in T.O.
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/failed-land-use-initiative-ends-long-and-costly/</link><description><![CDATA[Eight months of intense campaigning and more than a million dollars spent by both sides culminated Tuesday night with the defeat of Measure B by Thousand Oaks voters.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/failed-land-use-initiative-ends-long-and-costly/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>No surprises in parties' primary voting in county
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/no-surprises-in-parties-primary-voting-in-county/</link><description><![CDATA[Ventura County's Republican and Democratic parties look as if they'll keep sailing their current courses, after voters in each party re-elected most of their leaders in Tuesday's primary election.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/no-surprises-in-parties-primary-voting-in-county/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>5th district runoff is likely in November
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/5th-supervisorial-district-flynn-zaragoza-runoff/</link><description><![CDATA[County Supervisor John Flynn still holds a glimmer of hope that he won Tuesday's primary election outright, but the far likelier outcome is that he will face Oxnard Councilman John Zaragoza in a November runoff.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/5th-supervisorial-district-flynn-zaragoza-runoff/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Traffic initiative expected to proceed
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/traffic-initiative-expected-to-proceed/</link><description><![CDATA[An initiative that could significantly reduce growth in Oxnard has reached an important threshold on the road to getting on the November ballot.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/05/traffic-initiative-expected-to-proceed/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>3 incumbents win races for Board of Supervisors
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/3-incumbents-ahead-in-races-for-board-of/</link><description><![CDATA[All three incumbents up for re-election to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors defeated their opponents Tuesday night, though Supervisor John Flynn is headed for a November runoff with his top challenger, John Zaragoza.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/3-incumbents-ahead-in-races-for-board-of/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Bennett wins race for judge 
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/bennett-takes-lead-in-race-for-judge/</link><description><![CDATA[Veteran prosecutor Jeff Bennett won a seat on the Ventura County Superior Court bench, based on early returns from Tuesday's primary election.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/bennett-takes-lead-in-race-for-judge/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Jorgensen headed to surprise victory; Gallegly wins
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/jorgensen-headed-to-surprise-victory-gallegly/</link><description><![CDATA[Apparently powered by the appeal of the word &quot;educator,&quot; a teacher and former nurse from Solvang appeared headed to an unexpected win in the three-way race for the Democratic nomination in the 24th Congressional District.
   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/jorgensen-headed-to-surprise-victory-gallegly/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Voters backing school tax initiatives
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/voters-backing-school-tax-initiatives/</link><description><![CDATA[Voters in Oak Park and Somis threw their support behind area schools Tuesday, based on early returns for two school tax measures in those areas.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/voters-backing-school-tax-initiatives/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Pavley headed for easy win in 23rd
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/pavley-headed-for-easy-win-in-23rd/</link><description><![CDATA[Former Assemblywoman Fran Pavley, capitalizing on her record as a trend-setting champion in the movement to combat global warming and promote alternative energy, appeared headed to an easy victory in the 23rd Senate District Democratic primary.
   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/pavley-headed-for-easy-win-in-23rd/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Voter turnout appears to be low
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/voter-turnout-appears-to-be-low/</link><description><![CDATA[If early numbers are any indication, turnout in Ventura County for Tuesday's election will be low.
   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/voter-turnout-appears-to-be-low/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Santa Paula's development Measure G wins in landslide
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/santa-paulas-development-measure-g-wins-in/</link><description><![CDATA[A bid to extend Santa Paula's eastern border for a 500-acre development won in a landslide Tuesday night.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/santa-paulas-development-measure-g-wins-in/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>Measure B loses in T.O.
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/measure-b-losing-in-early-votes-from-to/</link><description><![CDATA[Measure B, the controversial land-use initiative on the Thousand Oaks ballot that led to divisive campaigns, lost in the polls Tuesday night.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/04/measure-b-losing-in-early-votes-from-to/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item><item><title>McClintock appears on his way to Nov. election
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/03/mcclintock-appeared-his-way-nov-election/</link><description><![CDATA[Sen. Tom McClintock of Thousand Oaks appeared to be on his way to an easy primary win Tuesday in his quest to move to Congress and, officially, to Northern California.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:40:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/03/mcclintock-appeared-his-way-nov-election/</guid><category>elections/local</category></item></channel></rss>