# EN ESPANOL - Foro de la Ley TRUTH de la Junta de Supervisores 20 octubre de 2026


**Body:** County of Ventura Government
**Date:** October 20, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Public Safety, Regulatory Compliance


The Ventura County Board of Supervisors held a regular meeting that included a California Truth Act community forum on October 20, 2026 (the meeting metadata is dated October 21 UTC). Sheriff James Fryhoff described the department’s interpretation of SB 54 and its discretionary cooperation with federal immigration authorities, reporting that in 2025, 169 of 1,329 detainer requests met the criteria he cited and 114 people were taken into ICE custody. Community members urged the County and Sheriff’s Office to end voluntary transfers and notifications, restrict federal access to county property without a judicial warrant, and consider public oversight. Supervisors and the Sheriff responded to concerns, but no policy change or related vote was recorded. No contract awards, RFPs, or purchasing decisions were identified.

Other agenda discussion included a progress update on the County Homelessness Plan: presenters cited declining permanent housing placements in 2026 amid reduced funding and noted several projects under development for 2027, including an 88-unit Homekey Plus project. A supervisor’s comments also referenced $285,000 in funding for a black-carbon monitoring and community-participation research project in South Oxnard and Port Hueneme; the transcript does not establish a related vote or procurement action. The Board unanimously received and filed the presentations and correspondence items discussed before the forum.

**Source:** County of Ventura Government