Candidates Forum 2026

Name: Candidates Forum 2026

Date: September 17, 2026

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT

Registration: Register Now

Event Description:

The Chamber, the Acorn Newspapers and Cal Lutheran University are collaborating to host a Candidates Forum for City of Thousand Oaks Councilmember candidates and Ventura County Community College District Trustee candidates appearing on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This is our community’s opportunity to hear candidates discuss their priorities, positions and vision — and how they would approach the decisions and responsibilities of City Council and the Community College District if elected.

Candidates Forum will be held in the Lundring Events Center at California Lutheran University on Thursday, September 17 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. The forum will be moderated and all candidate questions posed by Becca Whitnall, editor with The Acorn Newspapers and Dr. Haco Hoang, professor of Political Science at California Lutheran University.

Open to the public and free to attend, the event will be live streamed on the Chamber Facebook page: www.facebook.com/GreaterConejoValleyChamber

THOUSAND OAKS CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES

District 1
Karen Arreola
Mikey Taylor

District 2
Gus Gougas
Kyle Rohrbach

District 3
Victor Hayek
David Newman

VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT TRUSTEE CANDIDATES

Area 2
Roger Bowerman
Lou Lechtl

In addition to the in-person viewing, the Candidates Forum will be streamed live on the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce Facebook page.

Simultaneous Livestreaming on September 17, 2026:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GreaterConejoValleyChamber