Protesters say over 300 people will show up at Anaheim City Hall Tuesday night to oppose last week’s City Council decision to push back the city’s transition to district elections and scrap a districts map that had broad support.
Author Archives: Adam Elmahrek
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Heated Debate Follows Proposal to Nix Anaheim Streetcar Project
A Transportation Authority committee’s recommendation to formally ask Anaheim officials to quit the controversial project pits residents against city officials and tourism industry interests.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Anaheim Streetcar Project Dealt Another Blow
Citing high costs and the likelihood that federal funding won’t materialize, an ad-hoc committee of the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors concluded that Anaheim should drop plans for a 3.2-mile streetcar system.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Anaheim City Council Stalls Transition to District Elections
In a split 3-2 vote that angered Latino residents, the council majority decided to scrap the so-called “people’s map” of election districts and push back the transition from an at-large system of electing council members to districts-based elections.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
How Much Does This Man Scare Anaheim’s City Council Majority?
Is the possible election of Dr. Jose Moreno, president of the grassroots Latino group Los Amigos of Orange County and nemesis of the city’s business establishment, the reason why the council members excluded the only Latino majority district from next year’s election.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
College District Leaders to Review Travel, Gift Rules
The review by the Rancho Santiago Community College District board follows a Voice of OC series that showed how officials took thousands of dollars in gifts from district contractors and traveled in luxury on the taxpayers’ dime.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Latino Groups Accuse Anaheim City Council of ‘Intentional Discrimination’
State and national Latino organizations said the City Council of blatantly violated the federal Voting Rights Act when it decided not to include the city’s only Latino council district in next year’s election.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: Compensation for Top District Officials Among Highest in State
The benefits given to three board trustees at Rancho Santiago Community College District are the most generous statewide of those tracked by the state controller’s office. And the chancellor’s pay tops in OC.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: Official’s Passion for Golf Pays Dividends for Contractors
Peter Hardash, the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s vice chancellor of business operations, has received thousands of dollars in golf trips from vendors who’ve been given millions in district contracts.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Fast Times at Rancho Santiago: College District Officials Travel in Luxury on Taxpayers’ Dime
In recent years, officials have stayed at five diamond hotels, eaten expensive meals, and taken limo services while students have had to sell hotdogs to save a math class.
