Overview

• Paloma Aguirre was officially sworn in on July 22 during a ceremony on the County Administration Center’s west lawn, taking the oath administered by her husband, Delio Bacalski.
• The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted 4-0 earlier that day to certify the July 1 special election results that gave Aguirre a 53.9% victory over John McCann.
• With her arrival, Democrats regain a 3-2 majority on the five-member board, enabling the election of Terra Lawson-Remer as chair and Monica Montgomery Steppe as vice chair.
• Aguirre announced her senior leadership team, including Paul Worlie as chief of staff and Aida Castañeda as deputy chief of staff, to advance her South Bay priorities.
• She pledged immediate action on the Tijuana River sewage crisis, new affordable housing measures and cost-of-living relief for working families in District 1.