Le, who came to the city in 2017, has accepted a new position as senior director of entitlements for the Irvine Co. Her last day in Costa Mesa will be Jan. 22.
Cecilia Gallardo-Daly, a former assistant city manager and community development director for San Clemente, fills a vacancy left by Susan Price, who retired in August 2022.
After visiting Sacramento this week, Costa Mesa city leaders acquiesced to the state’s plan to build a regional emergency operations center at the 114-acre former state hospital site.
Officials say they'll fight a plan to build a regional emergency operations center on 15 acres of the state-owned site, identified as a housing opportunity site.