Many residents argued, through email comments, that cannabis sales could bring in new revenue to fill an expected $75 million budget shortfall stemming from Coronavirus.
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Anaheim Speeds up Angel Stadium Sale Process, Raising Payment Questions
Under a pandemic budget crunch, the Anaheim City Council has significantly sped up selling Angel Stadium and 153-acres around it to team owner Arte Moreno to net $25 million for the general fund.
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Anaheim City Council Declines to Extend Eviction Ban
Anaheim residents won’t be shielded by the city from evictions past this month after Mayor Harry Sidhu failed to get enough votes to extend the eviction ban until the end of June.
Posted inAnaheim, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim Housing Debate Creates Unlikely Partnership Between Two Foes
Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu and Councilman Jose Moreno both voted against an Anaheim Hills housing proposal Tuesday — marking the first time the two foes have voted together on a significant issue.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Anaheim City Council Not Worried About Total Cash Value For Angel Stadium
The Anaheim City Council is moving forward with selling the Angel Stadium land, despite calls from state lawmakers and two councilmembers to postpone the process until a final price tag is hashed out.
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Anaheim Council Tweaks Short-Term Rental Rules, Angering Residents
Changes approved by a split city council Tuesday are compromises that city staff say will lead to a settlement of a lawsuit, but they also could extend the time some rental owners were given to phase out their businesses.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Anaheim to Overhaul All City Boards and Commissions
The Anaheim City Council this week narrowly approved a plan to dismiss all appointees to city boards and commissions so as to create more equal representation under the city’s new district-based electoral system.
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Anaheim Neighborhoods Have Become Parking Battlegrounds
Faced with an influx of cars from other neighborhoods, Anaheim homeowners have increasingly pushed the city for permit-only parking on their streets. But that has forced apartment dwellers to park blocks — and in some cases nearly a mile — from their homes.
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Anaheim Council Members Clash Over Pay Raise for Mayor’s Policy Aide
A years-long battle between Anaheim City Council members over the salary of Mayor Tom Tait’s policy aide flared again Tuesday night, with the mayor pushing through a proposal to make the position full time and include a significant pay bump.
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Anaheim Leaders Criticized for Muddled Approach to Sanctuary City Issue
While a number of cities across California have loudly declared themselves sanctuaries from federal immigration authorities, in Anaheim — which is more than half Latino — officials are approaching the issue with caution.
