BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, January 13, 2026
Approved: Selection of 2026 Board Officers, unanimous (4-0, Supervisor Desmond absent)
What happened
On January 13, 2026, San Diego County approved Selection of 2026 Board Officers (unanimous).
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors held its January 13, 2026 meeting, unanimously re-electing Chair Lawson Riemer, Vice Chair Montgomery Stepp, and Chair Pro Tem Agiri to their leadership positions.
- Jurisdiction
- San Diego County, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- January 13, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous (4-0, Supervisor Desmond absent)
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Selection of 2026 Board Officers
Board unanimously re-elected Chair Lawson Riemer, Vice Chair Montgomery Stepp, and Chair Pro Tem Agiri to continue in their leadership positions for 2026. Supervisor Anderson proposed a substitute motion to rotate the chair position but received no second.
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Key Decisions (8)
Selection of 2026 Board Officers
CLEAR Ordinance - Law Enforcement Access to County Facilities
Appointment of County Counsel Damon Brown
DROP Program First Reading - Deferred Retirement Option for Safety Employees
Fire Station Construction and Maintenance Pilot Program
Homeland Security Grant Acceptance
Vista Jail Elevator Replacement
Child and Family Strengthening Advisory Board Ordinance
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Development Activity (3)
Descanso Fire Station Replacement
Infrastructure
Deer Springs Fire Station
Infrastructure
Fire Station Worksheds
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
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Zoning terms (6)
14 recorded timestamps
- industrial (1 timestamps)
- zoning (1 timestamps)
- deferred (6 timestamps)
- approved (4 timestamps)
- residential (1 timestamps)
- land use (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (7)
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