VCTA took positions on the following issues in 2025 to date:

01/12/25 - Spoke out against Ventura County’s proposal for a not-for-profit municipal electric utility. 

01/16/25 – VCTA joined a coalition letter with VC CoLAB to expand Gov. Newsome’s executive order waving CEQA and supporting other regulatory streamlining to assist with the Ventura County Mountain Fire victims (originally for LA Fire recovery only). 

02/06/25 – Penned an article titled: “Accountability Now”, How Ventura County Medical System is Draining Taxpayer Dollars

02/24/25 – Opposed the City of Ventura’s rental registry as it imposed unnecessary burdens on taxpayers, risked wasteful spending, and duplicated existing state protections. 

02/10/25 – VCTA joined the supporting the Taxpayer Protection Act 

02/25/25 – VCTA pushed for a fair and transparent RFP process for their EMS contracting process involving Ventura County Fire and American Medical Response (AMR). 

02/28/25 – VCTA pushed for a follow up audit and increased financial oversight of VCMS

03/03/25 – VCTF released its Q1 Economic Report: “Where is the Ventura County Economic Momentum in 2025?”

03/07/25 – VCTA again rejects the idea of a “rental registry” with the City of Ventura, along with security deposit limits, relocations assistant mandates, and right to purchase. 

03/11/25 – VCTA pushed for the Foxen Canyon Groundwater Management Agency to become an independent agency with independent council, not managed by the County. 

03/27/25 – VCTA joins a coalition with CalChamber to Oppose SB 684, requiring fossil fuel companies to pay into a newly established state fund based on their historical greenhouse gas emissions. 

04/11/25 – VCTA joined the Economic Vitality Strategic Plan as a stakeholder to provide feedback. 

04/15/25 – VCMS approves a measure, advocated by VCTA, to begin charging interest on the VCMS debt borrowed from the County’s general fund. 

04/17/25 – VCTF Released its 2025 Ventura County Economic Outlook

04/23/25 – VCTA joins CALIBRATE, a coalition formed to push back on the Advanced Clean Cars (ACC II) regulation adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in 2022, which goes into effect this year.

05/06/25 – VCTA updated Ventura County on the CA Mileage Tax

05/19/25 – VCTA supported United Water Conservation District’s petition to support a revision to the critical habitat designation for Southern California Steelhead under the Endangered Species Act. 

06/03/25 – VCTA objected the budget increases to VCMS citing “there is no contingency plan” to budget shortfalls and that VCMS is “functionally cash-flow insolvent.” 

06/25/25 – VCTF presented the Q2 Economic Report: “Will the Adoption of AI Eliminate Jobs?”

07/07/25 – VCTA opposed the Ventura City Council attempt to revise meeting protocols that would limit public participation and restrict freedom of speech. 

07/07/25 – VCTA joined the coalition to Opposed AB 1448 (Hart) which imposed new and unnecessary regulatory hurdles on California’s offshore oil and gas operations — putting jobs, tax revenue, and energy reliability at risk.

08/05/25 – VCTA created a call to action to demand funding for Prop 36, voted overwhelmingly by California voters. 

08/08/25 – VCTA supported the Port of Hueneme’s grant request to support their Fiscal Year 2025 Port Infrastructure Development Program that would deepen Wharf #2 to increase port capacity. 

08/08/25 – VCTA joined a coalition to oppose AB 699, which sought to undo the positive change made by AB 809 (2015) and AB 195 (2017) by exempting a measure that imposes or increases a tax with more than one rate.

08/17/25 – VCTA supported United Water Conservation District on their Grant Request to support FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).

08/26/25 – VCTA joined the coalition to oppose Prop 50, the unnecessary redistricting initiative by Governor Newsom costing the taxpayers $200M.  

08/29/25 – VCTA opposed the Ventura County Board proposal to use taxpayer funds for an Immigration Legal Defense Fund, seven new positions in the Public Defender’s Office Immigrant Defense Unit at an annual cost of about $1.3 million, and up to $1.9 million over three years for a migrant education program. 

09/08/25 – VCTA supported Southern California Edison’s coalition for a Sustainable Wildfire Fund. 

09/09/25 – VCTA supported Calleguas Water District’s funding request for their Delta Conveyance Project to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.

09/25/25 – VCTA Defended the Commission’s Citizen-Drawn maps against Politically-drawn maps.  VCTA urged voters to vote NO on Prop 50

10/01/25 – VCTA urged accountability regarding the fiscal instability of VCMS during the County of Ventura’s budget review. 

10/13/26 – VCTA objected to the City of Ventura’s water rate increase citing the recent Patz v. City of San Diego ruling against tiered water rates.

10/14/25 – VCTA urged a quick resolution to the stalled negotiations between the County of Ventura and the SEIU

11/14/25 – VCTA delivered an update to the Board of Supervisors on VCMS titled “The Dual Deficit”. 

11/18/25 – VCTA supported the Ventura County Board of Supervisors move to reform CEQA. 

12/01/25 – VCTA educated the Ventura County Community College District on Project Labor Agreements. 

12/12/25 – VCTA supported the Port of Hueneme’s Oxnard Truck Charging Project Application.

12/16/25 – VCTA supported the Board of Supervisor’s abandoning the prospect of establishing a not-for-profit Municipal Utility District (MUD) in Ventura County.