Oxnard City Council District 5 · Nov 3, 2026
Gabriela Basua
Candidate for City Council District 5 (incumbent)
Gabriela Basua, the incumbent, is running for Oxnard City Council District 5 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Noemi Corpuz.
Mail ballots sent to active registered voters · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayDistrict 5 councilmember since 2018 and Port Hueneme's Director of Housing and Facilities Maintenance.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- City of Oxnard Councilwoman
- Endorsed by
- Lists endorsements from Supervisor Vianey Lopez, Councilmember Michaela Perez, Assemblymember Steve Bennett and former Mayor John Zaragoza, among others. Gabriela Basua campaign site
- Campaign website
- www.gabrielabasua.com
Where Gabriela Basua 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
Homelessness1 sourced position
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
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 protections4 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 no 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
Says she advocated for and led Oxnard to adopt rent stabilization.
“She successfully advocated for and led Oxnard to adopt rent stabilization.”
Own statementGabriela Basua campaign site
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
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Oxnard City Council District 5 in 2022 (won).
Council voteVentura County Elections · Nov 8, 2022
What Gabriela Basua said vs. how Gabriela Basua voted
Renter protections
In their words
Says she advocated for and led Oxnard to adopt rent stabilization.
On the record
Voted yes on amendments to the just-cause eviction ordinance and rules for the rent stabilization ordinance (passed 6-1, April 2025).
Apr 29, 2025 ·Oxnard City Council minutes, 2025-04-29 · Apr 29, 2025
Voted no on rules for landlord fair-rate-of-return petitions under the rent stabilization ordinance (passed 5-2, Feb. 2026).
Feb 3, 2026 ·Oxnard City Council minutes, 2026-02-03 · Feb 3, 2026
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