English-speaking district · Area 09
District 12
South Orange County: the Laguna cities, Dana Point and San Clemente, Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Rancho Santa Margarita and the canyon communities of the Santa Ana Mountains.
- 17cities & communities
- Orange CountyTerritory
- In personBusiness meeting
- 1961Year formed
District business meeting
The GSRs of the district's groups meet with the DCMC and the district officers to share news from the groups, the Area and the General Service Conference.
When
7:15–8:15 PM · Pacific time
- Next: Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Next: Thu, Dec 3, 2026
- Next: Thu, Jan 7, 2027
- Next: Thu, Feb 4, 2027
- GSR School at 6:45 PM. No longer meets on Zoom.
Add to your calendar
Google Calendar and the .ics file add every date of this meeting; Outlook.com adds the next date.
For new GSRs: GSR School at 6:45 PM (side room).
Next dates
- Nov 5 Thursday 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
- Dec 3 Thursday 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
- Jan 7 Thursday 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
- Feb 4 Thursday 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
- Mar 4 Thursday 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
- Apr 1 Thursday 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
- May 6 Thursday 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
- Jun 3 Thursday 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
No upcoming dates are listed. Please check with the district.
Dates and times come from the Area calendar (Pacific time).
About this district
District 12 covers south Orange County: the Laguna cities, Dana Point, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Rancho Santa Margarita, Ladera Ranch and the canyon communities. District 12 has an extensive service roster, with male and female DCMs in three subdistricts and chairs for workshops, Traditions Day, the Labor Day picnic and more, each reachable at a district e-mail address. Its website posts monthly minutes, contribution reports and guidelines. Spanish-speaking groups are served by District 20.
History
Created in 1961.
3 subdistricts
- 12A
- 12B
- 12C (each with male and female DCM positions)
Cities and communities17
The district serves the English-speaking A.A. groups (and groups in languages other than Spanish) that meet in:
- Aliso Viejo
- Capistrano Beach
- Coto de Caza
- Dana Point
- Ladera Ranch
- Laguna Beach
- Laguna Hills
- Laguna Niguel
- Laguna Woods
- Lake Forest
- Mission Viejo
- Modjeska Canyon
- Rancho Santa Margarita
- San Clemente
- San Juan Capistrano
- Silverado Canyon
- South Laguna
Spanish-speaking groups
Spanish-speaking A.A. groups in this district are served by:
Trusted servants
Panel 76 · 2026–2027The district's officers and committee chairs. Write to them at their service addresses.
DCM Sub-District A (female)
Open position
DCM Sub-District B (female)
Open position
Cooperation with the Elder Community Chair
Open position
Guidelines Audit Chair
Open position
Pacific Regional Events Chair
Open position
Sponsorship Workshop Chair
Open position
In keeping with Tradition Eleven we list first names and last initials only, with service e-mail addresses.
Find an A.A. meeting near you
Meeting lists are kept by local central offices and intergroups, not by the district or the Area. Call or visit:
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South Orange County Central Office(949) 582-2697 · 24 hoursoc-aa.org
- Orange County meeting list (oc-aa.org) oc-aa.org
- Meeting Guide app A.A.'s free app, with meetings near you kept up to date by local offices.
- Find A.A. near you (aa.org) Shows the nearest central office or intergroup for any address.
- Online meetings Online Intergroup of A.A., with meetings around the clock.
- New to A.A.? What to expect and how to get help today.
District events
Nothing this district hosts is on the Area calendar right now. Its workshops, socials and Area meetings show up here once they are posted.
Recently hosted
- Aug 9 2026 Area Service Committee Meeting Area Service Committee · Laguna Niguel
- Mar 22 2026 District 6,12,18 Pre Conference Agenda Item Bootcamp (in person) Conference · Costa Mesa
Coming up in the Area
- ASC Hosted by District 5 Long Beach Community College, Long Beach · + Zoom Area Service Committee
- MSCA Area 09 Panel 76 Servathon Knights of Columbus, San Bernardino Servathon
- Area Service Committee (ASC 2) Place to be announced Area Service Committee
- MSCA09 Area Meeting Hybrid · Zoom Area meeting
No events hosted by this district are on the Area calendar right now.
Open the calendarHosting a workshop or event?
Send the flyer and its text, in English and Spanish if you can, to the Area webmaster: it goes on the Area calendar and on this page.
District documents27
Guidelines, minutes, newsletters and reports the district has shared with the Area.
Neighboring districts
Something out of date?
Write to the district or to the Area webmaster and we will fix it.