Category: Orange County Board of Supervisors

Orange County Voters Will Elect New Supervisor in March

A date has been officially set for the Orange County Board of Supervisors (OCBS) second district special election. The election will be held March 9. The seat became available after of former OCBS chair Michelle Steel won her congressional bid for California’s 48th District during the Nov. 3 election. She previously represented the second district, which covers Costa Mesa, Cypress,…


Orange County Transportation Authority Appoints New Leadership

Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do has been unanimously elected the new Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) board chairman. Do is responsible for planning, funding, and implementing transportation improvement projects for all of Orange County. He served as the vice chairman of the board last year, and is replacing outgoing chairman, Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones,…


Congresswoman Michelle Steel Tests Positive for COVID-19

Newly-inaugurated U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Steel, who represents California’s 48th Congressional District, has the coronavirus. “This morning I learned I had been in contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19,” Michelle Steel said Jan.  6 in a press release. “I have no symptoms, but out of an abundance of caution received a test through…


US Rep. Michelle Steel Tests Positive for COVID-19

Newly inaugurated U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel, who represents California’s 48th Congressional District, has tested positive for COVID-19. “This morning, I learned I had been in contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19,” Steel said in a Jan. 6 statement. “I have no symptoms, but out of an abundance of caution received a test…


Michelle Steel Steps Into Congress With Goal of Lowering Taxes

As Michelle Steel took her place in Congress as representative of California’s 48th District on Jan. 3, her colleagues on the Orange County Board of Supervisors expressed well wishes and optimism for her in her new role. Steel served as supervisor for the county’s District 2, and she was chair of the board in 2017…


Supervisor Candidates Refuse to Back Down as Steel Vacates Seat

The Orange County Board of Supervisor’s (OCBS) seat of newly-inaugurated Congresswoman Michelle Steel is officially up for grabs, and local Republicans are vying to fill it. Despite the Orange County Republican Party (GOP) endorsing former state senator John Moorlach for the job, other party candidates said they’re determined to remain in the running. An upcoming…


Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner Sees Silver Lining in Pandemic

Looking ahead to a post-pandemic Orange County, Supervisor Don Wagner foresees a different kind of life for residents of the Southern California region. And, as he puts it, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “There may be some things that come out of COVID-19 that we ought to be focusing on and trying to encourage,”…


Orange County Supervisors Discuss Michelle Steel’s Replacement

As Michelle Steel prepares to abandon her Orange County Board of Supervisors (OCBS) seat for higher office, her colleagues are weighing in on her replacement. Steel will retire from the OCBS Jan. 3, when she assumes the role of congresswoman for California’s 48th District. A by-election to fill her vacancy will likely happen in March….


Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee Talks Hopes for the New Year

As many others do, Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee longs for a better world in 2021—sort of like the one he was living in before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. “I’m dreaming that our resort areas get open and recover, and the tourism that comes with it,” Chaffee told The Epoch Times during an end-of-year…


Economic Uncertainty Troubles Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett

Reflecting on a difficult year, Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett says a new set of challenges awaits after the clock strikes midnight New Year’s Day. As the Southern California county grapples with a $200 million budget deficit, its board of supervisors is bracing for more financial hardship with the Dec. 31 expiration of the federal…