Jeannette Sanchez-Palacios
CA · Member, Ventura City Council, District 4
Ventura City Council member and current mayor, with an Ed.D. and more than 20 years of public service in the city, who also sits on the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging. Her priorities are street repairs and public safety, and more housing options.
Where Jeannette Sanchez-Palacios stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Housing Affordability (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Voted no on bringing back a ban on tree removal and trimming at protected wildlife habitat sites. It passed 5-2.
January 13, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on the city revenue measure resolution for the November 2026 ballot. It failed 3-4.
June 2, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Moved to find budget money to fully staff the police Patrol Task Force with two new positions. It passed 3-2.
July 25, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Voted with the majority against a separate vote to fund Medic Engine 8 with three firefighter positions in the city budget. The motion failed.
June 21, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved to find budget money to fully staff the police Patrol Task Force with two new positions. It passed 3-2.
July 25, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 oppose
Voted no on studying a 20% affordable housing requirement for new projects. It failed 3-4.
June 10, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Cast the only no vote on a temporary just-cause eviction rule for renters facing demolition or major remodels. It passed 6-1 after the retroactive part was removed.
May 23, 2022Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Voted no on a resolution backing expanded Medicare for All. It failed 2-5.
January 9, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Moved to offer Spanish interpretation and translation at all Ventura council meetings with no advance request needed. It passed unanimously.
October 23, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to keep the city's traffic circulation improvement fee program instead of rescinding it. The motion passed.
October 15, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Was endorsed by the Central Coast Labor Council, AFL-CIO, for Ventura City Council District 4 in the 2026 election.
September 27, 2026
Source: centralcoastlabor.org
Was endorsed by the Democratic Club of Ventura for Ventura City Council District 4 in the November 3, 2026 election.
September 27, 2026
Source: venturademocrats.org
Was chosen by the Ventura City Council as mayor for a two-year term.
December 17, 2024
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Moved to delay paid downtown parking until January 2025 and add time limits on busy lots. The motion failed.
February 27, 2024
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Moved to adopt an urgency ban on bikes and other wheeled vehicles on the Main Street Moves promenade. It failed on a 4-2 vote.
June 12, 2023
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Won election to the Ventura City Council District 4 seat on November 8, 2022, with 2,882 votes to 2,045.
November 8, 2022
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Was appointed by the Ventura City Council to fill the vacant District 4 council seat. The council voted 4-2.
February 20, 2021
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Was appointed to the Ventura Planning Commission, nominated by Councilmember Mike Johnson. The council approved it 7-0.
January 25, 2021
Source: cityofventura.ca.gov
Past race Jeannette Sanchez-Palacios ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District 4 · November 3, 2026 · San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, California · incumbent