Aliso Viejo is a city in the San Joaquin Hills of southern Orange County,California. It had a population of 52,176 as of the 2020 census,up from 47,823 as of the 2010 census. It became Orange County's 34th city on July 1,2001,the only city in Orange County to be incorporated since 2000. It is bordered by the cities of Laguna Beach on the west and southwest,Laguna Hills on the east,Laguna Niguel on the southeast,and Laguna Woods on the north. It is similarly named to another nearby city,Mission Viejo.
Laguna Niguel is a city in Orange County,California,United States. The name Laguna Niguel is derived from the words "Laguna" and "Niguili". As of the 2020 census,the population was 64,355. Laguna Niguel is located in the San Joaquin Hills in the southeastern corner of Orange County,close to the Pacific Ocean,and borders the cities of Aliso Viejo,Dana Point,Laguna Beach,Laguna Hills,Mission Viejo,and San Juan Capistrano.
Mission Viejo is a commuter city in the Saddleback Valley in Orange County,California,United States. Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest master-planned communities ever built under a single project in the United States and is rivaled only by Highlands Ranch in size. Its population as of 2020 was 93,653.
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is the transportation planning commission for Orange County,California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. OCTA is responsible for funding and implementing transit and capital projects for the transportation system in the county,including freeway expansions,express lane management,bus and rail transit operation,and commuter rail funding and oversight.
Curtis L. "Curt" Pringle is an American politician from the U.S. state of California. He is the most recent Republican to have served as the Speaker of the California State Assembly. He is a former mayor of Anaheim and a former chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Since leaving office,Pringle has operated a public relations and government affairs firm,Curt Pringle &Associates.
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council,town council,town board,community council,rural council,village council,or board of aldermen.
Diane Lynn Harkey is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Board of Equalization,representing its fourth district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she was previously elected to the Dana Point City Council (2004–2008),including a stint as Mayor of Dana Point (2007–2008),as well as the California State Assembly (2008–2014). She was a Republican candidate for California's 49th congressional district seat in the 2018 election,losing to Democrat Mike Levin.
Aliso Niguel High School (ANHS),which is part of the Capistrano Unified School District,is located in the city of Aliso Viejo,California. Most of its students reside in the communities of Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel. The school is a California Distinguished School,a National Blue Ribbon School,and a New American High School. Aliso Niguel was ranked as number 252 in Newsweek's 2016 list of the top 500 high schools in the nation.
Steven Seokho Choi is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly representing the 68th Assembly District from 2016 to 2022. A Republican from Orange County,California,he previously served two terms as Mayor of Irvine,California. In 1998,he became the first Asian-American elected to the Irvine Unified School Board and served two consecutive terms there before becoming the first Asian American to have been elected to a four-year term on the Irvine City Council and one of two Korean Americans on the council.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors is the five-member governing body of Orange County,California along with being the executive of the county.
Aliso Creek is a 19.8-mile (31.9 km)-long,mostly urban stream in south Orange County,California. Originating in the Cleveland National Forest in the Santa Ana Mountains,it flows generally southwest and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Laguna Beach. The creek's watershed drains 34.9 square miles (90 km2),and it is joined by seven main tributaries. As of 2018,the watershed had a population of 144,000 divided among seven incorporated cities.
Sukhee Kang is an American Democratic Party politician from Orange County,California. From 2008 to 2012,Kang served as Mayor of Irvine,California,the first Korean American to serve as mayor of a major American city.
Patricia "Pat" Carmody Bates is an American Republican politician who served in the California State Senate,representing the 36th Senate district,which encompasses parts of Orange and San Diego counties. She left office on December 5,2022. She served as the Senate's minority leader from 2017 to 2019. She previously served as a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from 2007 to 2014,and the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2004. She also served as the first mayor of Laguna Niguel,California following its incorporation in 1989,and continued to serve on the city council until 1998. Before serving as mayor,she had been employed as a social worker in Los Angeles County.
Will O'Neill is the former Mayor of the City of Newport Beach and Chair of the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency.
Douglas B. Chaffee is an American politician and retired attorney serving as a member &former Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from the 4th district. Elected in November 2018,he assumed office on January 7,2019. He previously served as a Fullerton City Councilmember. In December of 2017 he was selected to serve as Mayor Pro Tem of Fullerton and the following year he was selected as Mayor of Fullerton
Mayoral elections in Irvine,California,are held every two years.
The 2022 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 7 and November 8,2022. Three of the five seats of the Orange County,California Board of Supervisors were up for election. This was the first set of elections held after the 2020 redistricting cycle. County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. A two-round system was used for the election,starting with the first round in June. Runoffs were held in all three districts,as no candidate managed to reach the 50% + 1 threshold.
Farrah N. Khan is an American politician serving as the 23rd mayor of Irvine,California. A member of the Democratic Party,Khan first served Irvine as a member of City Council before being elected mayor in 2020.
Diane Brooks Dixon is an American politician serving in the California State Assembly. A Republican,she represents the 72nd State Assembly District,which includes Huntington Beach,Newport Beach,Seal Beach,Laguna Hills,Laguna Woods,Lake Forest,Aliso Viejo,and Laguna Beach. She was a former mayor and city councilwoman of Newport Beach,California.
