Orange County

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The Orange County Division is comprised of the cities in the County of Orange, and provides members with the opportunity to exchange ideas and information and share the advantages of cooperative advocacy for local control. 33 of the 34 cities in the County are members of the Orange County Division.

Over 3 million people (second most densely populated county in California);
3rd most populous county in the State of California, 6th most populous in the United States of America; and
Over 200 city elected officials.

ORANGE COUNTY DIVISION MEMBERS

Aliso Viejo

Anaheim

Brea

Buena Park

Costa Mesa

Cypress

Dana Point

Fountain Valley

Fullerton

Garden Grove

Huntington Beach

Irvine

La Habra

La Palma

Laguna Beach

Laguna Hills

Laguna Niguel

Laguna Woods

Lake Forest

Los Alamitos

Mission Viejo

Newport Beach

Orange*

Placentia

Rancho Santa Margarita

San Clemente

San Juan Capistrano

Santa Ana

Seal Beach

Stanton

Tustin

Villa Park

Westminster

Yorba Linda

General Information

The Orange County Division is governed by a 13-member Board of Directors under the leadership of a Division President. The Division serves as an integral part of the grassroots advocacy core of the League. City Officials, both elected and professional city staff, work closely to develop regional informational programs and carry out grassroots activities to support specific legislative, regulatory and ballot measure goals.

The Division also hosts General Membership meetings which focus on issues germane to local government, and have included high-level speakers including the State Legislative Analyst, the State Controller, and numerous State Senators and Assembly Members. Rotated regionally throughout Orange County, city elected officials, city managers and professional city staff all attend the Division’s General Membership meetings to get briefed on statewide issues impacting the local government sector. The Orange County Division's General Membership meetings also provide attendees an opportunity to share and discuss strategies for strengthening cities' collective voice for increased advocacy in the State Capitol.

Division Members also participate in the development of statewide League policy through direct representation on the following:

League Board of Directors;
Policy Committees covering eight subject areas;
Annual Conference Resolution Committee; and
The Annual Conference Program Committee.

The Division is directly managed by Public Affairs Regional Manager Tony Cardenas, who is based locally in Orange County for the purpose of providing the Membership direct access to the League of California Cities and its statewide assets. If you need to contact Tony directly, please call (714) 944-4023, or email tcardenas@cacities.org.

Legislative Advocacy and Priorities

The Orange County Division Board of Directors meets on a monthly basis and adopts positions on statewide and regional legislation. If the Board adopts a position on a bill of high priority, an Action Alert will be immediately sent to the Division Membership. Bills that are a priority to the Division will be listed here.

If there is a bill that your city needs advocacy on, or if you would like a legislative update on the priority bills that the League is tracking, please contact Public Affairs Regional Manager Tony Cardenas. If you are a city elected official and would like to receive a legislative or state budget update at a future city council meeting, please contact Public Affairs Regional Manager Tony Cardenas as well.

Statewide Newspaper Service

If you would like to stay informed of the many issues impacting local government, sign up for this service available to League members. Sign up, and you will recieve an an email of newspaper article clippings that are germane to local government. For more information, email the Orange County Division's Public Affairs Manager Tony Cardenas at tcardenas@cacities.org.

2019-2020 Orange County Division Board of Directors

President - Gene Hernandez, Council Member, Yorba Linda
First Vice President - Stacy Berry, Mayor, Cypress
Second Vice President - Allan Bernstein, Council Member, Tustin
State League Director - Ross Chun, Mayor Pro Tem, Aliso Viejo
Large City Representative - Jesus Silva, Mayor Fullerton
Large City Representative - Kim Nguyen, Council Member, Garden Grove
Large City Representative - Ed Sachs, Council Member, Mission Viejo
First District Representative - Steve Nagel, Mayor Pro Tem, Fountain Valley
Second District Representative - Shelley Hasselbrink, Council Member, Los Alamitos
Third District Representative - Denise Barnes, Council Member, Anaheim
Fourth District Representative - Rose Espinoza, Council Member, La Habra
Fifth District Representative - Joe Muller, Mayor, Dana Point
City Manager Representative - Jim Vanderpool, City Manager, Buena Park
Past President - Ed Sachs, Council Member, Mission Viejo

The Orange County Division's General Membership voted the following representatives to the Division's Board of Directors on Thursday, September 13, in conjunction with the League's Annual Conference in Long Beach. If you are a city elected official and are interested in running for the Division Board of Directors, please contact the Division's Public Affairs Regional Manager Tony Cardenas.

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(Non-member city*)

ORANGE COUNTY ASSEMBLY MEMBERS

Assemblymember William Brough (73^rd District)
Capitol Office - P.O. Box 942849, Room 2174, Sacramento, CA 94249-0073; (916) 319-2073
District Office - 29122 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 111, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675; (949) 347-7301

Assemblymember Phillip Chen (55^th District)
Capitol Office - Room 3149, Sacramento, CA 94249-0055; (916) 319-2055

Assemblymember Tom Daly – (69^th District)
Capitol Office - P.O. Box 942849, Room 3126, Sacramento, CA 94249-0069; (916) 319-2069
District Office - 2400 East Katella Avenue, Suite 640; Anaheim, CA 92806; (714) 939-8469

Assemblymember Mathew Harper – (74^th District)
Capitol Office - P.O. Box 942849, Room 2002, Sacramento, CA 94249-0074; (916) 319-2074
District Office - 1503 South Coast Drive, Suite 205, Costa Mesa, CA 92626; (714) 668-2100

Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva – (65^th District)
Capitol Office - Room 4177, Sacramento, CA 94249-0065; (916) 319-2065

Assemblymember Steven Choi– (68^th District)
Capitol Office - P.O. Box 942849, Room 3098, Sacramento, CA 94249-0068; (916) 319-2068

Assemblymember Travis Allen– (72^nd District)
Capitol Office - Room 4015, Sacramento, CA 94249-0068; (916) 319-2072

ORANGE COUNTY SENATORS

Senator Patricia Bates – (36^th District)
Capitol Office - State Capitol, Room 4048, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4036
District Office - 24031 El Toro Road, Suite 201A, Laguna Hills, CA 92653; (949) 598-5850; 169 Saxony Road, Suite 103, Encinitas, CA 92024; (760) 642-0809

Senator Josh Newman– (29^th District)
Capitol Office - State Capitol, Room 4082, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4029
District Office - 1800 E. Lambert Road, Suite 150 Brea, CA 92821

Senator Tony Mendoza – (32^nd District)
Capitol Office - State Capitol, Room 5061, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4032
District Office - 17315 Studebaker Road, Suite 332, Cerritos, CA 90703; (562) 860-3202

Senator John Moorlach – (37^th District)
Capitol Office - State Capitol, Room 2048, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4037
District Office - 30 Executive Park, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92614; (949) 223-5037

Senator Janet Nguyen – (34^th District)
Capitol Office - State Capitol, Room 3048, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4034
District Office - 10971 Garden Grove Blvd, Suite D, Garden Grove, CA 92843; (714) 741-1034
Orange County Division's Next General Membership Meeting
The date of the Orange County Division's Winter General Membership is still pending, but it will take place in November, December or January. Please visit this page for upcoming updates.

Orange County Division General Membership Meetings
The Orange County Division meets on a quarterly basis for it's General Membership meetings. These events allow the Division Membership to hear updates on policy areas germane to local government from keynote speakers including State Legislators. City elected officials, city managers, city staff and League Partners are all welcome to attend these important meetings. The following are pictures of some of the most recent Division General Membership meetings:

(May 31, 2018) Tustin Community Center at the Marketplace. Frank Kim, Chief Executive Officer for the County of Orange, Helene Schneider with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, and Jason Rhine, the League's Housing Lobbyist, participated on the Division's Homelessness Symposium.

(March 23, 2018) Transportation Cooridor Agency Headquarters. Michelle Hanisee, Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County and Vice President of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, and Oliver Chi, City Manager for the City of Monrovia, provided an update on the impacts to cities of early prisoner release policies including Propositions 47, 57 and AB 109.

(Thursday, August 10, 2017 ) Mission Viejo Country Club. League of California Cities Executive Director Carolyn Coleman and Orange County Transportation Authority CEO Darrell Johnson provided the Division's General Membership with an update on transportation and SB 1 impact to Orange County, pension reform, the State budget and other issues being debated in our State Capitol.