Board names Simi Valley crisis stabilization unit for former Supervisor Bob Huber

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April 14 to name the county’s new crisis stabilization unit in Simi Valley for former Supervisor Bob Huber, honoring his decades of work advancing behavioral health services in East County.

The board adopted Supervisor Parvin’s recommendation to designate the facility the Bob Huber Crisis Stabilization Unit. Supervisor Parvin described Huber as a “community leader” who pushed to secure American Rescue Plan Act funding to transform an existing facility into a crisis stabilization unit. The motion was moved and seconded and passed without opposition.

Family members addressed the board before the vote. Todd Huber, identifying himself as a 57‑year Simi Valley resident and Bob Huber’s son, urged the board to approve the naming. “I wanted to urge you to name this new crisis stabilization unit after my dad because he worked for it,” he said, describing Huber’s long commitment to mental‑health work and pro bono service as a mental‑health judge.

Deb Holler, Huber’s wife, thanked Supervisor Parvin and the board and recounted Huber’s decades of pro bono work on behalf of minors and families. “For more than 20 years he served as a mental‑health judge and did much of that work pro bono,” she told the board.

Supervisors praised the nomination on the record. One supervisor said Huber “fought really hard to bring services out to the East Side of the county,” and thanked the family for attending. The board invited the family and staff to a photo opportunity following the vote.

The action is a ceremonial naming; the county will proceed with the facility’s planned operations. The board’s vote was recorded as unanimous.