A city-paid consultant says the policy to steer 70 percent of a four-diamond hotel’s room-tax subsidy back to the developer will raise surrounding hotel rates, thereby increasing tax revenue. Others say that reasoning is flawed.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Tired of OIR, OC Supes Refocus on Appointing a Party Planner-in-Chief
After failing on topics like police oversight or animal control, Santana notes that Orange County supervisors are now formally focusing on what they do best: Events.
Posted inGovernment, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories
Dog Attack on Pregnant Woman Raises More Questions About County Animal Control
A pit bull that attacked a Huntington Beach woman in her ninth month of pregnancy had been declared a “vicious dog” earlier in the year, but county officials reversed that declaration, according to documents.
Posted inGovernment, News Briefs, Top Stories
Supervisors OK Changes to Troubled Xerox Contract
Months after declaring the company was at fault for costly delays in its work for the county, board members approved a contract change aimed at getting things back on track. But doubts persist.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
County Approves $5.8 Billion Budget
The county planned for having more than $60 million in extra discretionary money, and about half of it was provided to two departments: the sheriff and district attorney, amid salary and benefit increases for their staff.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom, News Briefs
Voice of OC Podcast: Happy Days Are Here Again
This week, we talk about the most exciting part of the year: budget season. While some cities are celebrating surpluses, others are still struggling to crawl out from underneath stubborn deficits.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Economy, Top Stories
Anaheim to Continue Protecting Disney From Entertainment Taxes
The city would reimburse Disney for any entertainment tax levied on the resort in exchange for a $1 billion resort expansion by Dec. 31, 2024.
Posted inNews Briefs, Westminster
Westminster Council Passes Budget With Dire Warnings for the Future
Council members choose to close a $5.3 million budget deficit by raiding reserve accounts, but indicate future deficits will have to be eliminated by cutting staff and/or raising taxes.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Garden Grove Hires Demographics Firm Amid Threat of Voting Rights Lawsuit
Council members voted 3-1 to approve a $17,200 contract with the Dolinka Group to conduct a study and determine whether or not there is racially polarized voting in Garden Grove.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Smoller/Grindle: Time is Now for an Ethics Commission
Chapman University Professor Fred Smoller and Campaign Finance Watchdog Shirley Grindle are teaming up to challenge Orange County to consider adopting a ballot initiative establishing a countywide ethics commission.
