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Guest Post by Michelle Rosenblum- Environmental Advocate & Ventura County Resident On Earth Day, Ventura County Supervisor Jeff Gorell wrapped himself in the green flag, posting a list of environmental commitments that would make you think he’s a climate warrior. But here is the hard truth: Jeff Gorell is a Republican who has consistently aligned himself with a national platform that is currently executing the most aggressive assault on our environment in American history, an

Jeff Gorell is flaunting unauthorized programs, ignoring Public Records Act requests, and using encrypted apps to potentially avoid transparency laws. What is he hiding?

Mid February 2026, Supervisor Jeff Gorell (District 2, Thousand Oaks) issued a last minute statement for entry into the public record at the upcoming Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting, formally directing staff to pause the proposed transition of the Area Agency on Aging, withdraw the request to the state, and return with a full analysis of alternative service models and fiscal impacts. What’s missing is context because none of his frantic efforts would have been ne

*Updated* Supervisor Jeff Gorell, Area 2 Ventura County, is up for re-election, but conduct during his current term has left us with some serious questions. ***This story has been updated with new information that has been received.*** The Backstory Ventura County Supervisor Jeff Gorell may have defrauded a group of business leaders and our community via something known as Gold Team. He may have done so because he wanted to use his connections to former Los Angeles Mayor Eric