West Hills, California Public Records

Law enforcement services for West Hills are provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. This agency is responsible for patrolling the community, responding to emergency calls, and investigating criminal activities. Residents can contact the local sheriff's station to report incidents, obtain crime statistics, or inquire about community policing initiatives in the West Hills area.

West Hills voters are served by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, which administers all elections in Los Angeles County. The main office is located at 12400 Imperial Highway, Norwalk, CA 90650, phone (800) 815-2788 or (562) 466-1323, website https://lavote.gov. West Hills residents can register to vote online through the California Secretary of State's online voter registration portal at https://registertovote.ca.gov, which requires a California driver's license or ID card number and the last four digits of the Social Security number. The voter registration deadline is 15 days before any election. California also offers conditional voter registration and same-day registration at vote centers and county elections offices through Election Day. West Hills is a neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, which holds municipal elections for Mayor, City Attorney, City Controller, and City Council seats on a staggered schedule. Los Angeles uses odd-numbered years for municipal elections, with the next citywide general election scheduled for March 2025 and the following in 2027. West Hills is part of Los Angeles City Council District 12, currently represented by a council member elected to four-year terms. Voters can find candidate lists, campaign finance reports, and ballot measure information at https://ethics.lacity.org and https://lavote.gov. To locate their assigned polling place or vote center, West Hills residents can use the polling place lookup tool at https://lavote.gov or call (800) 815-2788 with their address. Los Angeles County uses a Vote Center model where voters can cast ballots at any vote center in the county during the 11-day voting period before and including Election Day. Election records that are public in California include voter registration files (names, addresses, party affiliation, voting history, but not vote choices), campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission and California Fair Political Practices Commission, candidate statements and nomination papers, and certified election results by precinct available at https://lavote.gov. In the November 2024 presidential election, Los Angeles County reported approximately 4.2 million registered voters with turnout of approximately 67-70%, with West Hills precincts showing similar or slightly higher turnout rates typical of suburban areas. For the November 3, 2026 General Election, West Hills voters will decide races including California Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, all statewide constitutional offices, U.S. House of Representatives (West Hills is in California's 30th Congressional District), California State Senate, California State Assembly, Los Angeles County Superior Court judges, Los Angeles County offices including Sheriff, Assessor, and District Attorney, and various local ballot measures. The U.S. Senate seat currently held by Alex Padilla will not be on the ballot in 2026, as it was last elected in 2022 (next election 2028). California allows no-excuse absentee voting; any registered voter can request a vote-by-mail ballot through the online portal at https://lavote.gov or by calling (800) 815-2788. As of 2020, California automatically mails ballots to all registered voters, though voters may still vote in person at vote centers. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within 7 days after the election to be counted.