Orange County is a county located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 3,186,989,making it the third-most-populous county in California,the sixth-most-populous in the United States,and more populous than 19 American states and Washington,D.C. Although largely suburban,it is the second-most-densely-populated county in the state behind San Francisco County. The county's three most-populous cities are Anaheim,Santa Ana,and Irvine,each of which has a population exceeding 300,000. Santa Ana is also the county seat. Six cities in Orange County are on the Pacific coast:Seal Beach,Huntington Beach,Newport Beach,Laguna Beach,Dana Point,and San Clemente.
Newport Beach is a coastal city of about 85,000 in southern Orange County,California,United States. Located about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles,Newport Beach is known for its sandy beaches. The city's harbor once supported maritime industries. Today it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island draws visitors with a waterfront path and easy access from the ferry to the shops and restaurants.
Lawrence Alan Agran is an American lawyer and the former mayor and a current city councilmember of Irvine,California.
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.
The Great Park is a public park in Irvine,California,with a focus on sports,agriculture,and the arts. It is a non-aviation reuse of the decommissioned Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro. The Orange County park comprises 28.8% of the total area that once made up the air base. The project was approved by the voters of Orange County in 2002 at $1.1 billion.
Irvine is a master-planned city in central Orange County,California,United States,in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28,1971. The 66-square-mile (170 km2) city had a population of 307,670 at the 2020 census. As of 2023,it is the second most populous city in Orange County,fifth most in the Greater Los Angeles region,and 63rd most in the United States.
Anti-Armenian sentiment,also known as anti-Armenianism and Armenophobia,is a diverse spectrum of negative feelings,dislikes,fears,aversion,racism,derision and/or prejudice towards Armenians,Armenia,and Armenian culture.
David Kunnghee Min is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party he serves as the state senator for California's 37th Senate district,which includes portions of Orange County. He was an assistant law professor at the University of California,Irvine School of Law before he was elected to the California State Senate.
Kathleen Kay Treseder is an American ecologist who specializes in the interplay between global climate change and fungal ecology. She also serves as a member of the Irvine City Council after being elected to the position in 2022. She is currently a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California,Irvine. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,the American Academy of Microbiology,and the Ecological Society of America.
Michael Christopher Carroll is an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Republican Party,he has been a member of the Irvine City Council in Irvine,California,as well as the Chairman of the Orange County Great Park and the former Vice Mayor. Before joining the city council,Carroll served as Vice Chair of the Irvine Planning Commission and as Chair of the Community Services Commission. Carroll was appointed to fill a council vacancy in May 2019,and in November 2020 he won a 4-year term as Councilmember,receiving the second highest number of votes in the City’s history.
The Silverado Fire was a wildfire that burned in October and November 2020 in southern Orange County,California northeast of Irvine. The fire started on October 26 around 6:47 AM near Orange County Route S-18 and Silverado Canyon Road,fueled by strong Santa Ana winds gusting up to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) and low humidity. Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy stated,"The winds were extraordinary even by Santa Ana standards. Fire spread is exceeding more than anything I've seen in my 44 years." The fire initially moved south from Loma Ridge toward the Orchard Hills,Northwood and Portola Springs communities of Irvine before moving southeast through Limestone Canyon and toward the communities of Foothill Ranch and Lake Forest. The fire burned in a path similar to that taken by the 2007 Santiago Fire,mostly through terrain that had not seen significant burning in the 13 years since that fire. 100% containment was announced on November 7,2020.
Championship Soccer Stadium is a 5,500 seat soccer-specific stadium at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine,California. The stadium serves as the permanent home of Orange County SC of the second tier USL Championship league after the club began its existence relocating to various stadiums within the county. Championship Soccer Stadium is publicly owned by the city of Irvine and is operated by the Great Park.
Mayoral elections in Irvine,California,are held every two years.
Tammy Kim is an American politician and nonprofit executive. She currently serves as a member of the Irvine City Council in California. Kim is an elected member of the Central Committee for the Democratic Party in Orange County representing California's 68th State Assembly district.
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.
FivePoint Amphitheatre was an amphitheatre at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine,California. It opened in 2017 as a replacement for the defunct Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. With 6,500 bleacher seats,280 VIP seats,and an approximate 5,500 standing room spaces,it was the largest amphitheatre in Orange County by overall capacity and second-largest in seated capacity,only behind the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa. The site is owned by real estate development group FivePoint and was operated by Los Angeles–based concert promoter Live Nation. The facility consisted of three temporary bleacher sections and a temporary stage with future plans to establish a more permanent amphitheatre on the Great Park premises.
The 2022 Anaheim mayoral election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the next mayor of Anaheim,California. Municipal elections in California were officially nonpartisan;candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
The 2024 Orange County,California elections were held on March 5,2024 and November 5,2024. Two Board of Supervisors seats are the only county offices up for election in presidential years. The other county supervisorial district seats and countywide offices are up for election in midterm years. County elections in California are officially nonpartisan.
The 2024 California's 45th congressional district election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the United States representative for California's 45th congressional district,concurrently with elections for the other U.S. House districts in California and the rest of the country,as well as the 2024 U.S. Senate race in California,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary election was held on March 5,2024,concurrently with the Super Tuesday presidential primaries.
The Orange County Power Authority is a joint municipal power authority in Orange County,California currently serving Buena Park,Irvine,Fullerton,and Fountain Valley. It is a community choice aggregation authority,purchasing power on behalf of ratepayers,while Southern California Edison operates local transmission infrastructure and billing. It purchases an equivalent amount of energy that customers use and puts it on the CAISO grid,balancing supply and demand.
