Terra Lawson-Remer will continue as acting chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, after a vote Tuesday to pick a new leader failed.
There are multiple options facing the board, including holding a special election, appointing someone to replace Nora Vargas or doing both.Lawson-Remer, officially vice chair, was nominated by Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe to be chair, to succeed former District 1 Supervisor Nora Vargas, who announced last month that sheMeanwhile, Montgomery Steppe nominated herself to be vice chair during the Tuesday meeting, the first regular governance meeting of 2025.
There are multiple options facing the board, including holding a special election, appointing someone to replace Vargas or doing both. Before a brief recess, Lawson-Remer said she wanted"to take this opportunity to have a fresh start, and really ensure that we can work with the public, for people to be treated with respect and dignity."
He added that the unincorporated area, the largest he represents, has had no chair for five years. Had Lawson-Remer been picked as chair, that number would increase seven years, Desmond said.
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