Progressive Alliance of Ventura County

05/18/2026

04/22/2026

May 19th, make this case be heard.

04/05/2026

03/10/2026

PAVC is proud to endorse Ruth Luevanos for District 4 Ventura County Supervisor!

Ruth has made it her mission to champion true inclusivity and progressive values, something the leadership of Ventura County needs right now. As a progressive candidate, Ruth understands that real unity isn't just a talking point. It's built by listening to every voice in our community, investing in working families, and creating policies that leave no neighborhood behind.

As the only Democrat running for this seat, Ruth represents an opportunity to bring fresh, forward-thinking leadership to District 4. She brings the kind of leadership that bridges divides and brings people together around the issues that matter most: affordable housing, quality healthcare, environmental justice, and economic opportunity for all.

Ventura County is stronger when everyone has a seat at the table, and Ruth Luevanos will make sure of it.

Join us in voting for Ruth Luevanos for District 4 Ventura County Supervisor.

03/01/2026

War is based on power and profit. Follow the money.

Trump just sold the United States military for the price of a luxury jet and some crypto deals, and American soldiers are now fighting a war that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and Netanyahu bought and paid for.

His own Secretary of State admitted days before the strikes that Iran wasn't enriching uranium.

Trump himself bragged he already "obliterated" their nuclear program last June. Iran had even agreed in Thursday's Switzerland talks to never stockpile enriched uranium. By Saturday morning, bombs were hitting Tehran while children walked to school.

Every justification this administration has offered collapses under its own weight. So ask the only question that matters: who's getting what they paid for?

Qatar gave Trump a $400 million Boeing 747, a flying palace he keeps personally after leaving office through his presidential library foundation. The UAE routed $2 billion through a crypto transaction into the Trump family's financial firm. The Saudis parked $2 billion with Jared Kushner's fund the second he left government.

And who was running America's Iran negotiations right before the bombs fell? Kushner himself, pockets lined by Iran's chief rival, alongside Steve Witkoff, Trump's real estate pal whose son recently courted Qatar's sovereign wealth fund for family business.

Then there's Israel. Netanyahu wasted no time joining the assault, calling on Iranians to "cast off the yoke of tyranny." Destroying Iran has been his white whale for decades, and with Israeli elections coming in October, a joint military campaign against Tehran is a political gift that shores up his standing with voters.

Netanyahu gets to play wartime leader on America's dime while Trump plays tough guy in a baseball cap from Mar-a-Lago. A match made in hell.

The operation explicitly aims to topple Iran's government and destroy its military, the exact outcome Gulf monarchies and Israel have dreamed about for decades. They just couldn't do it alone. So they bought a president who'd do it for them.

Those same Gulf states were publicly pushing diplomacy and privately urging the administration not to strike, performing concern for the cameras while the wire transfers had long since cleared.

Trump once said Obama would start a war with Iran to win reelection. Obama never did. Now Trump, drowning politically before the midterms, did exactly what he accused someone else of plotting.

02/26/2026

Would you join a Democratic group that bans WOC and their advocates just because they call out racism that exists within the party? If so, you are the reason for the division. Not them.

02/25/2026

Let’s get real.

If we want to see change, we need to work on our local elections.

Here is the list (as of 2/24/26) of the people running for City Council. Don’t let the paperwork fool you. There are people on this list who have checked off that they are “nonpartisan” when we know they aren’t (cough Mike Judge cough).

If we are to enact change in this city, we need to vote for leaders who are not Trump supporters, those who do not blindly follow the Republican party line, and even those we need to sus out as DINOs (Democrats in Name Only). We need TRUE PROGRESSIVES to run.

Let us know what you think of our current list of candidates. Is Simi doomed to be a red city?

Mayor:
Mike Judge
Robert Clarizio
Dee Dee Cavanaugh

District 1
Anthony Q. Thompson
Joseph D. Ayala
Jill Abele

District 2
Richard Perini
Samuel Cohen

District 4
Scott Juceam
Natalie I Christmann

01/28/2026

Black Americans have never been seen as people. This image implies the federal government protected Ruby Bridges but not Liam Ramos—while ignoring that the government created the conditions that put Ruby in danger, then intervened to protect its own legitimacy after Brown v. Board.

If you can't see how both sides are connected in creating these issues, do not give yourself tge label of being "progressive".

Everything is connected.
Also, stop using AI to make a point. Its environmentally unsafe and puts people out of work.

01/28/2026

True Progressives:

Want equal rights and respect for everyone.

Will criticize ANY lawmakers because we dont worship people, including our own. This is a job. You got hired and you can be fired too.

Put marginalized voices first. Because we recognize that society hasn't done that, and when when we do, progress is made.

Look at voting records, because EVERYTHING is connected. Its not purity test, it's a domino effect if you don't recognize that.