Democrat Jose Moreno and Republican Robert Nelson put incumbent Councilman Jordan Brandman on the defensive by focusing on his support of tax giveaways to Disneyland and other hotels.
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.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Pays Former City Attorney $1.45 Million to Settle Discrimination Suit
The payment settles a lawsuit filed in 2014 by former City Attorney Cristina Talley, who claimed she was forced to resign her post in 2013 after facing years of age, gender and race-based discrimination.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, News Briefs, Top Stories
Anaheim Police Chief and Top Deputy Being Investigated for Time Card Fraud
Anaheim Police Chief Raul Quezada and Deputy Chief Dan Cahill are under investigation for allegedly falsifying time cards, after a fellow police officer raised the allegations in a memo obtained by ABC7 News.
Posted inAnaheim
Battle for District 3 City Council Seat Epitomizes the Two Anaheims
Nowhere is the contrast between the Anaheim enjoyed by tourists and the reality lived by residents more evident than in District 3, where an incumbent councilman is facing two challengers.
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Anaheim Council Approves Plans for Long-Awaited Makeover of City’s West Side
Plans include commercial and residential developments along Beach Boulevard that would replace motels that have become hotspots for illicit activity.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs, Transportation
Anaheim Council Asks OCTA to Keep Streetcar Option Open
Anaheim City Council members are asking the Orange County Transportation Authority to keep the city’s streetcar project as a priority despite a lack of local, state, or federal funding for the project.
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Angels Play Hardball to Force Delay of Council Vote on Proposed Development
The Anaheim City Council voted Tuesday to postpone a vote on a $450 million, mega-development at the Platinum Triangle after facing heavy opposition from the Major League Baseball team.
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Anaheim Council Approves Contract With USA Volleyball Despite Mayor’s Objections
Under the $1.53 million contract, the United States men’s and women’s national teams will host events in Anaheim and participate in youth programs. Mayor Tom Tait said the money should instead be spent on programs directly benefiting residents.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Fullerton, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Top Stories
Mercy House to Run the County’s Permanent Homeless Center
The 200-bed facility is scheduled to open in Anaheim at the end of 2017 and replace the existing winter shelter at the National Guard Armory in Fullerton.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Yorba Linda
Cutting Edge, But Too Close for Residents’ Comfort
A proposed food waste facility in Anaheim would use new technology to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from a local landfill. But residents say it poses dangers and is too close to homes and an elementary school.
