The two websites that host online listings for short term rentals, filed lawsuits last week against the City of Anaheim for an ordinance that fines websites for hosting the ads of home shares operating without a city permit.
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, Economy, News Briefs, Top Stories
Anaheim Agrees to Contracts With General Employees, Police Managers
Rank-and-file city employees get a 4-percent raise over two years, and police captains and lieutenants will get a 7-percent raise over three years.
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Will Anaheim’s Luxury Hotel Subsidies Work?
Proponents of Anaheim’s $550-million subsidy program for luxury hotels say it is a win-win-win for businesses, labor and city residents. But some industry experts question whether this rosy picture will pan out.
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Anaheim City Council Approves Massive Luxury Hotel Subsidy Deals
In front of a packed house of both subsidy supporters and detractors, council members voted Tuesday to give Disneyland and another four-diamond hotel developer bed-tax rebates that could total more than $500 million for three hotel projects.
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Anaheim Council Set to Vote on $500 Million in Luxury Hotel Subsidies
Council members Tuesday will consider requests for tax rebates worth a half a billion in new tax dollars from the developers of three luxury hotel projects, including a proposal from Disneyland for the largest subsidy in the city’s history.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness
Anaheim City Council Passes Strict Short-Term Rental Ban
After a marathon special meeting, a split council approved a ban that gives the city’s 363 permitted short-term rental operators 18 months to phase out their businesses.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories, Transportation
OCTA Votes Unanimously to End Anaheim Streetcar Project
The Orange County Transportation Authority will stop all planning activities with Anaheim officials for the city’s controversial streetcar project.
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Anaheim to Fly LGBT Flag in Solidarity With Orlando Shooting Victims
The City Council Tuesday night voted 4-0 to fly the rainbow-colored flag annually during June, the LGBT Pride Month.
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Disneyland Asking for Largest Hotel Tax Subsidy in Anaheim History
The mega resort is asking for a subsidy worth well over $200 million from the city to build a new luxury hotel. Anaheim’s mayor called the request “insane.”
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Briceño: Correcting Correa
Did Lou Correa play a leadership role in getting district elections into Anaheim? Ada Briceño disputes Correa’s election mailers saying he was a no-show on the issue.
