Orange County District 5: Office of Commissioner Semrad

05/03/2026

Samaritan Resource Center executive director Zeynep Portway responds to recent calls to move the East Orlando facility, noting that the SRC provides community-based support to the area’s homeless population.

04/21/2026

The new agreement the county seeks states a person can be released after 48 hours if ICE hasn’t picked them up.

04/14/2026

04/12/2026

03/17/2026

The mother-son duo has become a force to reckon with, particularly when they have state lawmakers in their sights, and are the Orlando Sentinel’s 2025 Central Floridians of the Year.

02/27/2026

Critics say the changes approved by lawmakers Thursday still wouldn’t protect local home rule power.

02/24/2026

Please keep spreading the word 🙏📢🚨 Special interests and DEVELOPERS DREAM BILL (SB 354 / HB 299 “Blue Ribbon Projects”) is quickly making its way through the Florida legislature‼️

WE NEED TO FLOOD legislators with emails and calls 🌊 Please help us TELL THEM that SB 354 / HB 299 (and any other anti-smart growth bills) are a HELL NO from Floridians.

📧 Easily and quickly email legislators using the 1000 Friends of Florida and Matanzas Riverkeeper links below.

➡️ https://shorturl.at/hPrtM

➡️ https://shorturl.at/tjUay

02/19/2026