Joseph D Ayala
CA · Simi Valley City Council Member, District 1
Simi Valley District 1 council member since February 2025, a proposal development director at Teradata who lectures on communication at Cal State Northridge. His priorities are public safety and a balanced budget with a surplus for unexpected costs.
Where Joseph D Ayala stands, based on their records
Supports
Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Mixed record
Housing Affordability (3 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Moved to add $21,700 in city funding for events of the Simi 250 Celebration. The council approved it.
June 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support · 1 oppose
Cast the only vote against approving up to $60 million in revenue bonds to finance the Tapo Street Apartments. The bonds were approved 3-1.
March 23, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Voted to give the Runkle Canyon housing development a three-year extension of its development agreement, with a possible two more years. The vote was 4-1.
October 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Moved to approve an 80-unit apartment complex with 16 affordable units at 4910 Cochran Street, proposed by Lighthouse Bible Church. The council approved it unanimously.
July 21, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Voted to move forward a request to rezone parts of the Simi Valley Town Center mall area from commercial to high-density housing. The vote was 4-1.
May 19, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Seconded and voted for including four city-owned properties in the Samaritan Center's transitional housing feasibility study. The vote was 4-1.
July 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted to adopt new water service rates for 2026 through 2030, as a director of Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8. The vote was unanimous.
November 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Voted for a five-year sanitation rate study and higher sewer rates and fees for 2025-2030. The measure passed 4-1.
May 5, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Moved to create a council Film Ad Hoc Committee to make Simi Valley more competitive as a filming location. The council approved it unanimously.
December 1, 2025
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for pausing for one year the city's policy on splitting year-end surplus money, moving it into the general fund instead.
October 6, 2025
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Abstained on a council resolution opposing a proposed congressional map that put Simi Valley in District 32. The other four members voted for it.
September 15, 2025
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Voted against lowering the age limit of a senior affordable housing agreement from 62 to 55. The change passed 3-2. At the same meeting he cast the only vote against starting the process to raise water service rates, which passed 4-1.
September 8, 2025
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Voted to have staff draft rules adding short-term rentals to the city code so the city can collect hotel tax from them. The vote was 4-1.
August 4, 2025
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Seconded and voted for denying an appeal, which upheld approval of a 24,290-square-foot industrial building with outdoor storage on Cochran Street. The vote was 4-1. At the same meeting he moved to appoint Lee Kennedy to the Planning Commission, and the council approved.
April 7, 2025
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Was appointed to the vacant Simi Valley City Council District 1 seat on a 3-1 council vote after interviews with nine applicants.
February 24, 2025
Source: simivalley.granicus.com
Past race Joseph D Ayala ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District 1 (Short Term) · November 3, 2026 · Simi Valley city, California · incumbent