District 3 Council Member· 2022-2026
David Newman
Thousand Oaks
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 21
- Total speaking time
- 2:53:18
- Avg per meeting
- 8:15
- Segments
- 2120
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Top issues during term (18)(Development)
Removal of mature Coast Live Oak at 192 Dale Avenue
Replacement and monitoring costs fall on the applicant, not the city.
Latigo Hillcrest project design modifications
No city money involved, but the changes would have saved the developer roughly $4 million on a $200 million project.
Second-story addition and height increase at 1456 El Verano Drive
No direct city cost; the project could nudge neighborhood property values up, per one commissioner.
Adaptive reuse of vacant commercial building for religious assembly
No city cost — a vacant private building returns to active use.
Downtown Thousand Oaks Project advancing to public hearings
$4,585,000 from General Fund reserves, including $50,000 for the leaseback and $35,000 for escrow and title.
FY 2026-27 Community Sports Grant program
The grant program allocates city funding to community sports organizations for the coming fiscal year; specific amounts were not stated in the agenda.
Reduction of Miller Ranch buffer lot (Lot 15)
Neighbors worry the loss of the buffer could lower their property values; the HOA plans to use sale proceeds for wildfire-safe landscaping and drainage improvements.
Affordable housing impact fee exemption
The city forgoes fee revenue on qualifying affordable projects to lower development costs.
$2M Ventura County permanent supportive housing partnership
The stalled $26 million Quality Inn funding was intended to house people experiencing homelessness.
Read Road unpermitted carport and deck legalization
State housing laws and local development pipeline
No direct city expenditure; future affordable production depends on state funding programs like CalHome, AHP, and PLHA.
Overdevelopment Concerns Raised in Public Comment
New single-family residence at 1283 La Granada Drive
297-unit mixed-use housing development at 195 East Hillcrest Drive
Adds 25 affordable units and new rental housing to the housing supply; the developer says the project will generate construction and local spending, and the Chamber of Commerce backed it for walkable access to local businesses.
Hillcrest Homes affordable for-sale project funding gap
A potential waiver of city impact fees to help close a $4.7 million funding gap on a $51.2 million project.
Sale of former City Hall site to park district
The city receives $30.4 million earmarked for downtown; residents' taxes won't change, and the park district will use reserves plus a loan repaid partly with developer fees.
24-hour Club Studio fitness club at Northgate Plaza
Backfills a vacant big-box space with an operating business; no city cost identified.
hotel development
This new hotel could mean more tourist dollars flowing into the city.
Decisions during term (4)
Recorded while Newman was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Horizontal Mixed-Use Development — 195 East Hillcrest Drive (DP 2025-70001, LD 2025-70004, PTP 2025-70002, CEQA 2025-70001)
Community Development Department Update (12A)
Consent Calendar 9.M — Development impact fee annual report
General Plan conformity finding and recommendation to approve Development Agreement DAGR-2025-70004
Voting record (2)(Development)
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