The City of Lake Forest is withdrawing from the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA). Its city council voted 4-1 to withdraw from the OCBA board during a Feb. 16 meeting, ending plans for it to participate in a community choice aggregation (CCA) program. “Sorry citizens and residents, we will never have a CCA,” Lake Forest Mayor Scott Voigts said following the vote. Lake Forest had agreed last December to join the OCPA, a program started by the City of Irvine whereby cities can use a public utility service that allows them the choice of getting electricity from a utility provider or the government. The eventual withdrawal from the joint powers agreement began as an agenda item to present council with a presentation and allow them to ask various questions on the subject. After council members were briefed on the  program, Voigts suggested holding a virtual town hall where information could be provided to city residents, who could also provide feedback. Councilmember Mark Tettemer shot back at the idea, noting that it …