Oxnard City Council District 1 · Nov 3, 2026
Bert E. Perello
Candidate for City Council District 1 (incumbent)
Bert E. Perello, the incumbent, is running for Oxnard City Council District 1 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against John Barrick and Eduardo Huerta.
Mail ballots sent to active registered voters · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayDistrict 1 councilmember since 2013, first elected to finish the term Tim Flynn left to become mayor.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Oxnard City Councilmember District 1
- Endorsed by
- Lists endorsements from Oxnard Firefighters IAFF Local 1684, Assemblymember Steve Bennett, Supervisor Vianey Lopez, Congresswoman Julia Brownley, SEIU Local 721, the West Ventura County Business Alliance and United Farm Workers of America, among others. Bert Perello campaign site
- Campaign website
- www.bert4oxnard.com
Where Bert E. Perello stands: positions on the record
Budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on adopting the city's 2026-27 operating and capital budget (passed 6-1, June 2026).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2026-06-16 · Jun 16, 2026
Homelessness2 sourced positions
Voted yes on a one-year, $3.2 million agreement with Mercy House to run the Oxnard Navigation Center shelter (passed 6-1, June 2026).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2026-06-01 · Jun 1, 2026
Says he supported the Casa de Carmen shelter and efforts that helped cut homelessness 15% two years in a row.
“Supported the Casa de Carmen Shelter and efforts that helped reduce homelessness by 15% two years in a row.”
Own statementBert Perello campaign site
Ormond Beach power plant2 sourced positions
Voted yes on seeking state approval of an agreement to convert the Ormond Beach power plant to battery storage with $45 million for South Oxnard (passed 4-3, Nov. 2025).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2025-11-18 · Nov 18, 2025
Voted yes on a resolution opposing a third extension of the Ormond Beach power plant past Dec. 31, 2026 (passed 6-0-1, April 2025).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2025-04-29 · Apr 29, 2025
Renter protections3 sourced positions
Voted yes on the first reading of a tenant anti-harassment ordinance (passed 6-1, April 2025).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2025-04-29 · Apr 29, 2025
Voted yes on amendments to the just-cause eviction ordinance and rules for the rent stabilization ordinance (passed 6-1, April 2025).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2025-04-29 · Apr 29, 2025
Voted yes on rules for landlord fair-rate-of-return petitions under the rent stabilization ordinance (passed 5-2, Feb. 2026).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2026-02-03 · Feb 3, 2026
Public defender funding1 sourced position
Voted yes on committing $600,000 over three years toward one more Ventura County public defender attorney (passed 5-1, Nov. 2025).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2025-11-18 · Nov 18, 2025
Immigration enforcement1 sourced position
Voted no when the council directed the City Attorney to seek to intervene in a federal lawsuit over immigration enforcement (approved 5-1-1, Aug. 2025).
Council voteOxnard City Council minutes, 2025-08-04 · Aug 4, 2025
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Oxnard City Council District 1 in 2022 (won).
Council voteVentura County Elections · Nov 8, 2022
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