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A March 9 special election to fill an open seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors is heating up, with five candidates having qualified to run by the Jan. 25 filing deadline.
But the real battle could be between three Republican contenders whose campaigns are already clashing as they seek endorsements that threaten to split the GOP vote.
Former state Sen. John Moorlach who previously served as a 2nd District supervisor from 2006 to 2015 secured the backing of the Republican Party of Orange County more than a month before outgoing supervisor Michelle Steel retired and was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives.
Special Supervisor Election Heats Up as GOP Condemns Two Republican Challengers
Jan. 27, 2021
The five final candidates to replace Michelle Steel on the Orange County Board of Supervisors. From left: Councilman Kevin Muldoon of Newport Beach, attorney Janet Rappaport of Corona del Mar, Mayor Katrina Foley of Costa Mesa, Mayor Michael Vo of Fountain Valley, and former supervisor and state Senator John Moorlach. Credit: Photos by Julie Leopo for Voice of OC, and campaign websites
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Just as the filing deadline for candidates closed this week on a hotly contested, coastal county supervisors’ seat, local GOP leaders went on the attack against two Republican candidates in the race, calling them selfish and ego-driven.
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Like other cities in Orange County and around the world, Newport Beach is not alone in its experiences in a year shaped largely by the ongoing pandemic and sweeping shutdown orders.
The city saw beach closures, tragedy, new members of its City Council, a presidential visit, an agreement for a homeless shelter and the cancellation of a time-honored Christmas tradition as part of a number of events that rocked 2020.
Here are some of the top stories of Newport Beach in 2020:
A woman prays at a makeshift memorial for Lakers legend Kobe Bryant outside Pelican Crest, the gated community in Newport Coast where Bryant lived with his family. His daughter Gianna, 13, died with him in a helicopter crash in Calabasas.
Boat owners go ahead with canceled Newport Beach holiday parade [The Orange County Register]
Dec. 18 An estimated 160 brightly lit vessels toured the Newport Harbor Thursday evening in a parade organized by boat owners unhappy the community’s beloved annual event had been canceled by coronavirus concerns.
The unofficial parade was pulled together after the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, the host of the traditional parade, canceled its 112th annual event amid increasing state restrictions on gatherings and businesses to curb the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
More than 100 boats had registered to participate before the start of the parade on Thursday, Dec. 17, but Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials expected that number would likely grow and had staffed up. Outdoor recreation is allowed under the most recent stay-at-home orders.