With just days before voters go to the polls and control of the City Council majority hanging in the balance, candidates for District 4 and 5 council seats are attracting a lot of attention and money.
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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Amid Objections by Mayor and Residents, Anaheim Council Appoints Interim City Attorney
A split council approved the appointment of Arturo N. Fierro, who has close ties to Councilman Jordan Brandman, to the position for the next six months.
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Disney Breaks Its Own Spending Record in This Year’s Anaheim Council Election
With a week to go until the election, The Walt Disney Company’s spending on Anaheim City Council races has blown past the record it set in 2014 and is approaching the $1-million mark, according to the most recent campaign finance filings.
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Controversial City Attorney Appointment Back on Anaheim Agenda
The Anaheim City Council is set to appoint Arturo N. Fierro, the father of Councilman Jordan Brandman’s campaign manager and policy aide, as city attorney. If approved, Fierro will serve as interim city attorney for six months.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Fullerton Police Chief to Take Job at Disneyland
Dan Hughes, who was promoted to chief to clean up the police department following the 2011 beating death of Kelly Thomas, will retire from the department next month and become an executive overseeing security at the Disneyland resort in Anaheim.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Alleviating Dental Health Disparities With Long-Distance Care
The creators of a teledentistry pilot program in Anaheim’s Danbrook Elementary are working toward the goal of eliminating dental health disparities statewide.
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A Kaleidoscope of Candidates Gather at Anaheim Election Forum
The forum showed how district elections have made it possible for a new crop of political hopefuls — whose experiences are bringing to the fore issues that affect underserved communities — to run for Anaheim City Council seats.
Posted inAnaheim, Community Opinion, Countywide, Transportation
City of Anaheim Council Candidates: Their Plans in Their Own Words
Anaheim city council candidates talk about their plans in their ballot statements.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Anaheim Council Postpones Vote on City Attorney Appointment
Anaheim City Council members Tuesday, with no explanation, postponed a vote to appoint a controversial candidate to the city’s vacant city attorney post.
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Anaheim Council OKs Measures Against Hotel Projects for 2018 Ballot
But even if voters passed the two referendums, which oppose the building of luxury hotels with large tax subsidies, they would not stop the developer from going ahead with the projects or receiving city tax breaks, city officials say.
