Immigration advocates and local city officials have noted an uptick in deportation efforts – especially in Santa Ana – after two citizens got caught up at a recent car wash raid.
Category: Anaheim
Anaheim, Orange County’s largest city and home to the Disneyland Resort and Angel Stadium, has about 340,000 residents. We cover the City Council’s votes, its budget, the resort district and policing.
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Kaiser Health Care Employees Strike for Better Pay, Staffing
Roughly 31,000 health care workers are going on strike until Sunday, protesting what union officials say are stagnant wages and low staffing levels that could jeopardize patient care.
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Headlines From Across Orange County as Fall Begins
A replica Vietnam War memorial wall coming to town, a potential gate tax on Disneyland, cities increasingly cracking down on smoking – these are just some of OC’s biggest headlines this week.
Posted inAnaheim
Tourists Could Soon Help House Disneyland Resort Workers
A portion of tourism tax dollars – scrutinized last year in a scathing state audit – could soon be used to help support housing needs of Disneyland Resort employees in Anaheim.
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Anaheim Delays Disneyland Gate Tax Proposal
After struggling to patch a multi-million dollar budget gap, Anaheim officials are delaying a discussion on a Disneyland gate tax – an idea long opposed by resort interests.
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Orange County’s Biggest Headlines After SCOTUS Lifts ICE Restrictions
Concerns of roving deportation sweeps, immigrant legal aid, a secret corruption probe into a disgraced former OC Supervisor, talks of a gate tax on Disneyland – these are some of this week’s biggest stories in Orange County.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Might Ask Voters to Consider a Disneyland Gate Tax
Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava said a gate tax could help the city get out of a roughly $60 million budget deficit and fund various quality of life initiatives, like park upgrades and other critical services.
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Anaheim’s Little Arabia Celebrates Third Anniversary
Little Arabia’s gearing up to celebrate its third official birthday amid a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and widespread deportation sweeps. What will the enclave’s future hold?
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Deportation Sweeps Pick Up Steam Again in Orange County
The efforts come as a federal court injunction pauses roving deportation sweeps throughout most of Southern California in a lawsuit that Anaheim and Santa Ana have voted to join.
Posted inEducation
Orange County Schools Prep for ICE
Here’s how five different school districts in Orange County are preparing in case federal immigration agents show up to one of their campuses.
