During the last election for city council there was an anonymous robocall targeting Steve Sojka. At that time his supporters told me they were confident they were going to be able to prove who did it.

Is there an update on finding out who did it?

After each election there are a few signs that people forget to remove. I post them here to remind people to remove their signs and because it is fun. It is not our duty to go and remove any signs we see for you. These signs are from the 2012 election.

Send in your pictures and I will post them. I will give you credit for your picture if you ask.

This home often keeps up their signs long after an election.

Simi Valley City Council candidate Mark Littleton cleaned up most of his signs. This one by the mall escaped his efforts.

Do you have pictures of old signs that have not been removed? Email them to me and I will post them.

How transparent is your local government?

Updated Campaign finance reports are posted on the city's website. Any surprises?

There was recently a robocall that went out to Simi Valley voters. The group that paid for it has not been identified. I wonder if we will ever know who paid for it. Transparency in campaign finance is important to follow the money in politics. We need better disclosure.

I am glad that so many candidates are campaigning for a seat on the Simi Valley City Council. Those candidates are out informing people what the city council does and what the issues are in Simi Valley. The signs might look trashy to some people but I see them as an example of a robust democracy.

There are two seats on the Simi Valley City Council. Do you know who you will be supporting?

You do not need to register to comment but keep it classy.

I haven't agreed with many of the priorities Mayor Bob Huber has chosen but I am glad he continues to hold town hall meetings. Does your Mayor hold town hall meetings?

Bob Huber has announced he intends to run for re-election. Do you think he will face serious competition? The last campaign between Steve Sojka and Bob Huber was among the competitive election for Mayor in Simi Valley that I remember. It would be great to watch Bob Huber make the case of why he has deserves re-election and why his priorities have helped Simi Valley.

Who do you want to run against him? I have heard that Glen Becerra has been considering running.

Steve Sojka and Barbra Williamson are also up for election if they run again.

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Progressives in Ventura County are currently recruiting candidates for many positions from local School Boards to State Assembly. They have a training program to help candidates get started and access to their mailing lists for candidates that earn party support. If you are thinking of running send me an email and I will pass it on to them.

Who would you nominate to run for office?

I would like to see Simi valley City Council Member Steve Sojka run for the State Legislature. He is a Republican but he isn't strident or ideological. I think Sacramento could benefit from his experiences as a small business person.

Who would you like to see run for office?

Kyle Quiroz, the co-creator of the most viral video for a local candidate in Ventura County, nominated a fellow supporter of Steve Sojka. Team Sojka didn't win in the end but they put together a great campaign. Here is Kyle's nomination:

I would like to nominate Kevin Underwood who did so much for Steve Sojka's campaign. Although Sojka did not win, Underwood coordinated events by emailing updates and helping to manage the Run Steve Run facebook page. He was there through everything. From precinct walks to street corner rallies, and he stayed there until the end of the campaign party. For someone who's not even related to Steve he did a heck lot more than a lot of us. That's why I nominate Kevin Underwood for an award. Kyle Quiroz

( With all the negativity between the campaigns this video should remind people about what unites us.)

Steve Sojka's field commander Kevin Underwood sends out regular updates with events for supporters to attend. Click on continue reading to see the latest.

I included this message Kevin sent me as an example to other candidates on how to organize field operations for a local campaign. Team Huber is doing similar things this weekend. I expect the street corners and freeway overpasses will be crowded this weekend.

What's your favorite last weekend campaign event?

I read this post and the comments on it on the Simi Valley Facebook Page. You can go read it by going to that page and scrolling down the page.

I know that parties and activists want to promote people they agree with because candidates for one office might run for another office later. But I don't find this issue compelling in the race for mayor of Simi Valley. Do you?

I do find it interesting to learn how people make their decisions on local candidates.

I have been taking pictures of events for school board , city council, and mayoral candidates. Some of them I post on this page but many of them I post on my Facebook fanpage for my blog. Please go to facebook.com/briandennerthere to see more about Ventura County politics.

You can also directly upload your photographs there. I will be posting every mailer sent to me there as an online library of Ventura County campaigns.

Tomorrow morning Sojka for Simi Valley supporters will be rallying on street corners again. I won't be going by their rally but they can spread their message by posting the pictures to my blog's Facebook page directly from the event.

Click on continue reading for details on upcoming Team Sojka events.

Last Feburary I challenged a young Sojka supporter to make a song about Simi Valley. He did and the video above is the product of that challenge. As a reward I kept Sojka for Mayor blog posts at the top of my page for a month over the summer.

I was out walking the other night and I came across the writer/singer of that song, Kyle Quiroz. We talked for a few minutes and he told me Youtube contacted him because they are now promoting his video. That basically means it is at the top of the search results for Simi Valley on Youtube and they are paying him. At around 4,000 views it isn't much but I am proud that my blog helped launch the most viral campaign video in Ventura County Campaign history. I am more impressed that Youtube is now sharing ad revenue with Kyle.

I offered a similar deal to Team Huber but they rejected it. I also offered to let them come up with some challenges but they didn't see the value in that either.

Go to my past entry for the lyrics and my original post on this video.

Simi Valley City Council Member Steve Sojka has a unique meet and greet at the Simi Valley Town Center where voters can get a free haircut and talk to him about his campaign for mayor. I like the idea of informal and free gatherings where people can meet the candidates. Click on continue reading for the details.

For my hip hop fans out there which rapper has a song where he says people are so busy talking about him in barber shops they don't get their haircut? I didn't directly quote the song to make it harder to google the answer.