Ventura City Council met on Feb. 20 for a special meeting to interview thirteen candidates for the vacant District 4 seat on the council. After nearly five hours of interviews and deliberations, the council voted 4-2 to appoint Jeannette Sánchez-Palacios as the councilmember for District 4.

The City of Ventura’s $15 million budget for Measure O expenditures mainly focus on the Public Works, Police, Parks and Recreation, Fire, City Manager and Community Development Departments, respectively.