Mayor Tom Tait may no longer place items on future council meeting agendas unless he does so during a council meeting.
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Council Considers Altering Mayor’s Power
The council majority is set Monday to clash with Mayor Tom Tait over the mayor’s power to place items on council meeting agendas. The move is widely seen as retaliation for Tait’s criticism of the pending Angel Stadium lease deal.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Banked Vacation and Sick Leave Lead to Big Payouts
Over the past five years, many high-level employees in Orange County government have reaped six-figure sick and vacation leave payouts. “This is not something we intended to become a practice,” says a state senator.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
On the Agenda
Anaheim’s council majority plans to retract one of the mayor’s few powers, and Costa Mesa approves an increase in reprographics costs.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Community Editorial: Replace Our 70-Year-Old Animal Shelter
The present shelter in Orange was built during World War II to serve a county population of only 200,000 people.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
PBS: Irvine Council Members Argue Over Great Park Vision
As new sports fields open at Orange County Great Park, the old fight between the park’s warring factions continues.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
PBS: Stadium Debate Heats Up
Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait calls the council majority’s approach a giveaway, while city consultant Charles Black says concessions were key to keeping the team focused on negotiations instead of moving.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Council to Strip Mayor of Agenda Power
On Sept. 30 the council majority will likely vote to strip Mayor Tom Tait of his power to unilaterally place items on council meeting agendas. Tait says its retaliation for his efforts to bring transparency to the stadium deal.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Another Count of Homelessness but Progress Toward Remedy Still Slow
The 2013 count estimates about 12,700 of Orange County’s 3 million residents are homeless at some time during the year.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Can Mayor Pulido Resurrect Redevelopment Agencies?
The Santa Ana mayor and the public relations firm Forde & Mollrich have joined to raise money for a ballot initiative that would revive California’s controversial redevelopment agencies.
