San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA Public Records
San Buenaventura (Ventura) is an incorporated city in Ventura County with an estimated population of 109,831 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 21.9 square miles of land. That is down about 923 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 4/1/1866, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 San Buenaventura (Ventura) City Clerk
The city clerk keeps San Buenaventura (Ventura)'s own official records: city council agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, contracts, campaign and conflict-of-interest (Form 700) filings, and responses to California Public Records Act requests. In California, the city clerk does not issue birth, death or marriage certificates or record deeds; those come from the county offices below. The address and phone shown are those the city reported to the Secretary of State; ask for the clerk's office when you call.
🏢 San Buenaventura (Ventura) City Clerk
| City Clerk | Michael B. MacDonald |
| City Hall address | 501 Poli Street Ventura, CA 93001 |
| City Hall phone | (805) 658-4787 |
| Office hours | 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (closed on alternating Fridays) |
| cityclerk@cityofventura.ca.gov | |
| Official website | www.cityofventura.ca.gov |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for San Buenaventura (Ventura)
San Buenaventura (Ventura) is in Ventura County. Court cases are handled by the county's Superior Court, and birth, death and public marriage records and recorded property documents (deeds) are kept by the County Recorder.
📍 Ventura County at a Glance
| County | Ventura County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 835,427 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Hall of Justice (Superior Court of California, County of Ventura)
| Address | 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Hours | Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Records available | Court case files: criminal cases, mental health, civil cases, small claims, unlawful detainers, family law (incl. divorce), domestic violence and harassment, drug court, records department. |
| Official website | ventura.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | ventura.courts.ca.gov/…/hall-justice ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Ventura County Recorder
| Address | Hall of Administration, Main Plaza, 800 South Victoria Avenue, LN 1260, Ventura, CA 93009 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (805) 654-3666 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Certified copies of birth and death records (all years) and public marriage records; recorded property documents (deeds) |
| Good to know | Confidential marriage records are kept by the County Clerk. Birth and death records from the current and prior year are also available from the county health department (local registrar). |
| Official website | recorder.countyofventura.org |
| Sources | cdph.ca.gov/…/county-registrars-and-recorders.aspx ↗ cdph.ca.gov/…/Obtaining-Vital-Records-From-County-Offi ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Ventura County records page →
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