I have been running a contest for my readers to submit Where in Ventura County pictures that include pictures of their signs in an interesting location. Here are the winners:

Most on message photograph:

Honorable Mention:

Best essence of Ventura County:

Honorable Mention:

Fan Favorite (Determined by unscientific online poll results):

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Many candidates pay to be included on targeted slate mailers. Sometimes they are deceptive, like when a Republican Simi Valley City Council Member pays to be included on a mailer with the headline: Voter Information Guide for Democrats. That's okay as she helped to fund a mailer for all of the Democrats listed that did not pay!

If there is an asterisk next to a candidate's name that means they paid to be included on the slate mailer. The best I have seen is when conservative Democratic Party Republican Party leader Audra Strickland paid to be on a mailer with John F. Kennedy on it. Audra Strickland is a proud conservative Republican. Her inclusion on that mailer doesn't reflect her voting record.

The endorsement of a party allows access to resources for a candidate including databases of voters, inclusion on official slate mailers, invitations to events, being put on the agenda to speak to party club meetings, and more.

Because of the great campaigns being put on by many proud Democrats like Nathan Sweet, Bob Rust, Marie Panec, and more I expect that Democrats will come out as winners in Ventura County this week. They won't win every contest but they will have a deeper bench of leaders after the ballots are counted.

Bob Rust is running a strong campaign for the Pleasant Valley School District. His website lists his endorsements including the union representing teachers in the district, The Ventura County Democratic Party, and elected education leaders. I expect that Bob Rust will win a seat on the PVSD Board.

Here is his new entry into my Where in Ventura County Contest. Click on continue reading to see the other entries.

Bob Rust is running for a seat on the Pleasant Valley School Board. His website lists his endorsements and biography but this picture above was submitted by his campaign for my where in Ventura County contest.

The goal is for a picture to be difficult, but not impossible, to figure out where it was taken.

You don't need to register to comment but keep it classy.

Where do you think this picture was taken? Be as specific as you can.

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