Board approves legislative platform items including Murphy conservatorship changes; some measures split for later votes

Dec 16, 2025

Supervisors approved multiple additions to the county's 2026 legislative platform, including proposals to amend conservatorship timelines and other housing and public‑health priorities; one federal coastal drilling resolution failed to pass after a split vote and several items will be pursued individually with legislative authors.

The full story

The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted Dec. 16 to adopt a series of legislative positions and to direct staff to work with the county’s legislative delegation on authoring bills, including changes aimed at Murphy conservatorship procedures and extensions to Homekey timelines.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in