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Larry for Ojai City Council

District 2

Forty years dealing with business issues. Five years at nearly every city council meeting. This is the job now, full time.

Ask Larry a question

Election Day November 3, 2026

Larry Steingold, smiling, on his front porch in a grey ASK LARRY t-shirt.

Let’s use Larry Steingold as an example. He was the one who said you really should do another test on the soil. He was totally right.

Mayor Andy Gilman

Ojai Local HeroA Conversation with Ojai Mayor Andy GilmanAugust 28, 2026

Campaign lines

The League of Women Voters forum

Fifteen questions Larry didn’t pick.

Larry Steingold at the dais, mid-answer, both hands raised. His nameplate and the League of Women Voters of Ventura County sign are on the front of the desk.Watch the forum

On September 28 the League’s moderator put fifteen questions to Larry at a public forum: housing, the budget, lawsuits, tourism and traffic, the school district property. The whole hour is on the League’s own channel, start to finish.

Watch the forum1 hour 2 minutes, on YouTube

League of Women Voters logoThe League of Women Voters of Ventura County hosted and moderated the forum and published the recording. The League is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose any candidate.

City government can’t run on vibes. It runs on homework.

So ask about Ojai. He reads every card himself.

Ask LarryQuestion card

No public comments. It goes straight to Larry, and he answers on the site rather than privately, so the question and his answer may go up here with a number. Your name never does. What we do with your email

See the questions he’s already answered →

The platform

Three commitments.

“Every dollar spent on one priority is unavailable for another.”

  • A budget anyone can read: who gets what, and why.
  • Agendas posted early enough to make the paper before the meeting.
  • Three questions asked out loud before every vote.

Before every vote, out loud

  1. What problem are we solving?
  2. What are the facts and data?
  3. What will it cost Ojai in five, ten, and twenty years?

Advocate for District 2

No appointment needed.

Stuck dealing with City Hall? Need help?

If elected, I’ll try to help you connect with the appropriate staff and work to find answers to your questions.

You can contact me anytime. I’ll be your representative.

larry@larryforojai.com

About Larry

Forty years in real estate. An MBA to back it up.

For me, a seat on the city council is an opportunity to be of service, and to give back forty years of business experience.

I’m up at six most mornings and busy until late, and I have the capacity and the desire to treat this like a full-time job.

in commercial and industrial real estate
40years

in commercial and industrial real estate

in Ojai, roots down, family close
9years

in Ojai, roots down, family close

at nearly every city council meeting
5years

at nearly every city council meeting

Where you’ll find him

  • On his bicycle
  • At the gym
  • With his grandkids
  • Volunteering at Twice Told Tales

Serving Ojai

  • Public Safety Commission
  • CERT
  • OUSD bond oversight
  • Troop 504

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