Who we are and Who supports us

Non-Profit, Tax free donations

SF gate the chronicle san francisco housing our neighborhood voices

 

Our Neighborhood Voices Educational Corporation (ONVEC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering communities through education, advocacy, and resource access.

Through workshops, mentorship, and community-driven initiatives, our organization works to bridge gaps by educating residents on how State laws are crafted to understand the local impacts of land-use and zoning at a local level.

ONVEC’s mission is to create spaces where a broad range of voices are heard and supported, thereby strengthening local communities. By fostering collaboration between local leaders, educators, and organizations across the State, ONVEC aims to cultivate stronger, more resilient neighborhoods that thrive through education and collective action.

 

Statewide Initiative -Just like Proposition 13

our neighborhood voices silicon valley business journal op ed Guest viewpoint: What's wrong with California's new housing laws

 

The State Initiative spearheaded by Our Neighborhood Voices (ONV) 501(c)(4) group seeks to advance comprehensive state-level policy reforms that address affordable housing.

Through grassroots mobilization and strategic advocacy, ONV is working to build broad coalition support for this initiative. The goal is to pass a State-wide initiative that guarantees local control of land-use and zoning to all cities.

Sustainable Development

With every overstep, Sacramento Legislators empower ONV.

 

There are many resident groups that support Our Neighborhood Voices (ONV & ONVEC).  They span a diverse spectrum of communities, all united by a shared commitment to support local control and people’s homes. These groups include Cities, Joint Powers Authorities, Districts, local grassroots organizations, and community-based nonprofits.

Neighborhood Associations

  • Local groups representing specific geographic areas, such as urban neighborhoods, suburban communities, or rural regions.

Community-Based Nonprofits

  • Organizations focused on providing political lobbying efforts to stop or modify proposed State laws that affect local zoning.

  • Groups that provide educational efforts across the State to locally elected officials.
  • Groups that are working to protect their neighborhoods from bad development projects.
  • Organzations that have formed to protect their cities local zoning rights.

Cities & Government Groups That Have Endorsed Us

  • Anaheim
  • Beverly Hills
  • Brentwood
  • Burbank
  • Camarillo
  • Carson
  • Chino Hills
  • Clayton
  • Corona
  • Del Mar
  • El Segundo
  • Encinitas
  • Fullerton
  • Gilroy
  • Glendora
  • Hawthorne
  • Hermosa Beach
  • Huntington Beach
  • Manhattan Beach
  • Mission Viejo
  • Monte Sereno
  • Newport Beach
  • Oceanside
  • Ontario
  • Lomita
  • Murrieta
  • Palos Verdes Estates
  • Pleasanton
  • Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Rancho Santa Margarita

  • Redondo Beach
  • Rolling Hills Estates
  • San Clemente
  • San Dimas
  • San Marcos
  • San Marino
  • Saratoga
  • Torrance
  • Villa Park
  • Whittier
  • Yorba Linda
  • Yucaipa
  • Southern California Association of Governments
  • California Contract Cities Association
  • South Bay Council of Governments

Community Leaders That Have Endorsed Us

(Titles are for identification purposes only.)

  • Trish Herrera Spencer – Former Mayor, City of Alameda
  • Richard Royce – Councilmember, City of Banning
  • Carla Woodworth – Former Councilmember, City of Berkeley
  • Julian Gold – Former Councilmember, City of Beverly Hills
  • John Mirisch – Councilmember and Former Mayor, City of Beverly Hills
  • Marty Simonoff – Councilmember, City of Brea
  • Faye Maloney – Councilmember, City of Brentwood
  • Jovita Mendoza – Councilmember, City of Brentwood
  • Susannah Meyer — Mayor, City of Brentwood
  • Karen Rarey – Former Councilmember, City of Brentwood
  • Sharon Springer – Former Councilmember, City of Burbank
  • James Bozajian – Mayor Pro Tem, City of Calabasas
  • Alicia Weintraub – Councilmember, City of Calabasas
  • Charlotte Craven – Former Councilmember, City of Camarillo
  • Joe Clarke – Mayor, City of Capitola
  • Michael Routh – Former Councilmember, City of Capitola
  • Al Clark – Councilmember and Former Mayor, City of Carpinteria
  • Lula Davis-Holmes – Mayor, City of Carson
  • Tim Schaefer – Councilmember, City of Citrus Heights
  • Ray Singleton – Former Councilmember, City of Coalinga
  • Frank Navarro – Mayor, City of Colton
  • Isaac Suchil – Former Mayor Pro Tem, City of Colton
  • Jonathan Bowers – Councilmember, City of Compton
  • Wes Speake – Councilmember and Former Vice Mayor, City of Corona
  • Jeff Cooper – Former Mayor, City of Culver City
  • Mike Frost – Councilmember, City of Dana Point
  • Terry Gaasterland – Deputy Mayor, City of Del Mar
  • Tracy Martinez – Councilmember, City of Del Mar
  • Steve Tye – Mayor Pro Tem, City of Diamond Bar
  • Christian Dinco – Councilmember, City of Eastvale
  • Drew Boyles – Mayor, City of El Segundo
  • Lance Giroux – Councilmember, City of El Segundo
  • Kalimah Priforce – Councilmember, City of Emeryville
  • Sheila Cameron – Former Mayor, City of Encinitas
  • Mike Lewis – Resident, City of Encinitas
  • Susan Turney – Resident, City of Encinitas
  • Jim O’Hara – City Council Member, City of Encinitas
  • Bruce Ehlers– Mayor, City of Encinitas

  • Luke Shaffer – City Council Member, City of Encinitas
  • Marco San Antonio – City Council Member, City of Encinitas
  • Ed Alves – Former Mayor, City of Escalon
  • Frank Egger – Former Mayor and current Councilmember, City of Fairfax
  • Acquanetta Warren – Mayor, City of Fontana
  • Mike Losey – Former Councilmember, City of Fortuna
  • Jon Froomin – Former Councilmember, City of Foster City
  • Linda Koelling – Former Mayor, City of Foster City
  • Marie Blankley – Former Mayor, City of Gilroy
  • Gary Boyer – Former Councilmember, City of Glendora
  • Angie Reyes English – Councilmember, City of Hawthorne
  • Olivia Valentine – Former Mayor Pro Tem, City of Hawthorne
  • Linda Krupa – Councilmember, City of Hemet
  • Raymond Jackson – Councilmember, City of Hermosa Beach
  • Eniko Gold – Councilmember, City of Hidden Hills
  • Stuart Siegel – Former Mayor, City of Hidden Hills
  • Daniel Tabor – Former Mayor and Councilmember, City of Inglewood
  • Vince Palomar – Mayor Pro Tem, City of Kingsburg
  • Greg Stefflre – Councilmember, City of La Habra Heights
  • Steve Sanchez – Councilmember, City of La Quinta
  • Cam Burks – Former Councilmember, City of Lafayette
  • Susan Candell – Mayor, City of Lafayette
  • Lynn Hiden – Transportation and Circulation Commissioner, City of Lafayette
  • Traci Reilly – Former Councilmember, City of Lafayette
  • George Weiss – Former Councilmember, City of Laguna Beach
  • Erica Pezold – Councilmember and Former Mayor, City of Laguna Hills
  • Carol Moore – Councilmember and Former Mayor Pro Tem, City of Laguna Woods
  • Ariel Pe – Former Councilmember, City of Lakewood
  • Todd Rogers – Mayor, City of Lakewood
  • Jeff Wood – Councilmember, City of Lakewood
  • Kevin Haroff – Former Mayor, City of Larkspur
  • Patricia Matthews – Mayor, City of Lemoore
  • Holly Andreatta – Mayor, City of Lincoln
  • Ramona Caudillo – Former Mayor, City of Lindsay
  • Jim Gazeley – Councilmember, City of Lomita
  • Cindy Segawa – Mayor Pro Tem, City of Lomita
  • William Uphoff – Councilmember, City of Lomita
  • Anita Enander – Former Mayor, City of Los Altos
  • Lynette Lee Eng – Former Mayor, City of Los Altos
  • Lydia Grant – President, Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, City of Los Angeles
  • Linda Gravani – President, Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council, City of Los Angeles
  • Paul Koretz – Former Councilmember, City of Los Angeles
  • Herb Wesson – Former CA Assembly Speaker and City Council President, City of Los Angeles
  • Artemio Villegas – Councilmember, City of Madera
  • Mark Burton – Former Mayor/Councilmember, City of Manhattan Beach
  • Russ Lesser – Mayor Pro Tem, City of Manhattan Beach
  • Wayne Powell – Former Mayor and Councilmember, City of Manhattan Beach
  • Oliver Brown – Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
  • Paul Collacchi – Former Mayor, City of Menlo Park
  • Rob Silano – Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
  • Ann Schneider – Former Mayor, City of Millbrae
  • Carmen Montano – Vice Mayor, City of Milpitas
  • Wendy Bucknum – Mayor Pro Tem, City of Mission Viejo
  • Lon Allan – Former Mayor, City of Monte Sereno
  • Rowena Turner – FormerCouncilmember, City of Monte Sereno
  • Rene Spring – Former Councilmember, City of Morgan Hill
  • Mark Turner – Mayor, City of Morgan Hill
  • Lisa Matichak – Former Mayor, City of Mountain View
  • Julie Vandegrift – Director, Murrieta Valley Unified School District
  • Joy Brenner – Former Councilmember, City of Newport Beach
  • Desley Brooks – Former Councilmember, City of Oakland
  • Sue Higgins – Former Mayor, City of Oakley
  • Randy Pope – Former Vice Mayor, City of Oakley
  • Anissa Williams – Councilmember, City of Oakley
  • Peter Weiss – Councilmember, City of Oceanside
  • Christopher Rodriguez – Former Councilmember, City of Oceanside
  • Esther Sanchez – Mayor, City of Oceanside
  • Arianna Barrios – Councilmember, City of Orange
  • Chip Monaco – Former Councilmember, City of Orange
  • Kim Nichols – Former Mayor Pro Tem, City of Orange
  • Steve Hofbauer – Former Mayor, City of Palmdale
  • Lydia Kou – Former Mayor, City of Palo Alto
  • Michael Kemps – Former Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, City of Palos Verdes Estates
  • Dawn Murdock – Former Councilmember, City of Palos Verdes Estates
  • Felicia Williams – Former Councilmember, City of Pasadena
  • Brian Myers – Former Director, Penryn Fire Protection District
  • Julie Testa – Councilmember and Former Vice Mayor, City of Pleasanton
  • Eric Alegria – Former Mayor, City of Rancho Palos Verdes
  • David Bradley – Mayor, City of Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Susan Brooks – Former Mayor, City of Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Steve Perestam – Councilmember, City of Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Bill Brand (1959-2024) – Former Mayor, City of Redondo Beach
  • Barbara Epstein, Board Member South Bay Parkland Conservancy
  • James Light – Mayor, City of Redondo Beach
  • Todd Loewenstein – Councilmember, City of Redondo Beach
  • Nils Nehrenheim – Councilmember, City of Redondo Beach
  • Bob Pinzler – Former Councilmember, City of Redondo Beach
  • Eugene Solomon – City Treasurer, City of Redondo Beach
  • Deborah Robinson – Former Mayor, City of Rialto
  • Susan Hollingsworth-Adams – Councilmember, City of Rohnert Park
  • Pam Stafford – Former Councilmember, City of Rohnert Park
  • Bea Dieringer – Mayor, City of Rolling Hills
  • Leah Mirsch – Former Councilmember, City of Rolling Hills
  • Frank Zerunyan – Mayor Pro Tem and Former Mayor, City of Rolling Hills Estates
  • Laura Ferguson – Former Councilmember, City of San Clemente
  • Alex Zukas – Board Member, El Cerrito Community Council (San Diego)
  • John Ebiner – Former Councilmember, City of San Dimas
  • Sylvia Ballin – Former Mayor, City of San Fernando
  • Patty Lopez – Retired California State Assemblymember, Councilmember, City of San Fernando
  • Aaron Peskin – Former President Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco
  • Dennis Richards – Former Planning Commissioner, City of San Francisco
  • Pierluigi Oliverio – Former Councilmember, City of San Jose
  • Diane Boss – Santa Barbara Community Environmental Council
  • Phil Brock – Former Mayor, City of Santa Monica
  • Rishi Kumar – Former Councilmember, City of Saratoga
  • Thomas Moore – Former Councilmember, City of Seal Beach
  • Mike Judge – Former Councilmember, City of Simi Valley
  • Elaine Litster – Councilmember, City of Simi Valley
  • Lesa Heebner – Mayor, City of Solana Beach
  • Jill MacDonald – Councilmember, City of Solana Beach
  • David Zito – Councilmember, City of Solana Beach
  • Denise Diaz – Former Councilmember, City of South Gate
  • Evelyn Zneimer – Former Councilmember, City of South Pasadena
  • George Chen – Councilmember, City of Torrance
  • Mike Griffiths – Former Councilmember, City of Torrance
  • Aurelio Mattucci – Councilmember, City of Torrance
  • Jessica Martinez – Former Councilmember, City of Whittier
  • Janice Lim – Mayor, City of Yorba Linda
  • Justin Beaver – Councilmember, City of Yucaipa