Category: Katrina Foley

OC Supervisors to Ask Newsom to Suspend Gas Tax for 6 Months

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on March 22 to urge California Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend the state’s gas tax for six months. The matter, brought forward last-minute by both OC Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Don Wagner and Supervisor Katrina Foley in two separate resolutions, will ask the state…


Orange County Offers $100,000 Reward for Road Rage Killing

The Orange County Board of Supervisors is offering a $100,000 reward for information on the fatal road rage shooting of a six-year-old boy on the Costa Mesa Freeway in Orange, Calif. Aiden Leos was killed May 21 on the 55 freeway while his mother, Joanna Cloonan, was driving him to kindergarten at Calvary Chapel school in Yorba Linda. “This is…


Newly-Elected Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley Takes Oath

Orange County’s newest Supervisor Katrina Foley was all smiles March 26 as she took the oath of office, representing the second district, during a live-streamed ceremony. Foley won the board of supervisors seat in March during special election to replace former supervisor Michelle Steel, who was elected to Congress last November. “What will we be…


Meet the Mayor: John Stephens Steps up to Fill Vacant Costa Mesa Seat

The conclusion Costa Mesa’s most recent city council meeting ended on a high note for former city councilmember John Stephens, who was appointed to replace outgoing Mayor Katrina Foley. Foley will vacate her council seat after being elected onto the Orange County Board of Supervisors March 9. Council members and constituents in support of the…


‘I’m Finally Free’: Moorlach Breaks From Politics Following Election Defeat

Former state senator John Moorlach says he’s taking a break from politics after his Orange County Board of Supervisors election loss. “I have been blessed with a 27-year career,” Moorlach told The Epoch Times March 10, a day after the special election to fill a vacant District 2 seat. “I was not supposed to be in public…


Democrat Wins Special Election For Orange County Board of Supervisors

SANTA ANA—Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley March 10 will begin preparing to take the Second District seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors after winning a special election to fill vacancy caused by Michelle Steel’s election to the House of Representatives. Foley received 44.28 percent of the vote in the nonpartisan five-candidate race March…


Hard-Fought Orange County Supervisor Race Winds Down

Orange County Board of Supervisors candidates were gearing up for election night Monday night as officials prepared to count ballots. With polls closing at 8 p.m., the Orange County Registrar of Voters will provide its first unofficial results announcement at 8:05 p.m., spokesperson Jackie Wu told The Epoch Times. Candidates for the vacant District 2 seat…


On Election Day, Former Supervisor Michelle Steel Reflects on Role

As voters cast ballots for a vacant Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) seat, its former holder is sharing hopes for her replacement. It’s been about two months since U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Steel left her District 2 seat for higher office. During an interview with The Epoch Times, she said she would like the incoming…


Voters Weigh In on Orange County Supervisor Election

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—On March 9, residents of Orange County, California, will vote to fill the Board of Supervisors seat vacated in District 2 when Michelle Steel left for Congress. The election is to be certified by April 8. The Epoch Times spoke with voters in the district ahead of election night to see how they…


Supervisor Candidates Share Approaches to Orange County’s Top Issues

Orange County’s next supervisor will be elected March 9, ending a hotly-contested campaign to fill the Board of Supervisors’ vacant District 2 seat. Candidates include: former state senator John Moorlach, Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley, Fountain Valley Mayor Michael Vo, Newport Beach Councilmember Kevin Muldoon, and tax attorney Janet Rappaport. As voters prepare to make…