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.”
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, Community Opinion
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.
Posted inAnaheim, Community Opinion, Countywide, Health & Wellness
Samson: Battling Cancer Will Make You Appreciate Bernie Sanders’ Health Care Plan
Anaheim resident Jestin Samson – who introduced Bernie Sanders at an Anaheim rally last week, writes that after watching his family spend $100,000 on copayments, chemotherapy and medications for his mother’s stage-four breast cancer, he understands Sanders’ suggestion that health care is a human right.
Posted inAnaheim, Community Opinion
Robbins: Stonewalling Continues on Anaheim Short-Term Rental Issue
Residents have had it with short term rentals. Should they be banned?
Posted inAnaheim, Education
Anaheim School District Reported Inaccurate Suspension Data to State
Mistakes in how Anaheim Union High School District officials reported student suspensions mean several years of data are not reliable. The officials say they can’t fix the data, but are dedicated to improving discipline policies.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
A Day of Rage as Trump Comes Back to Town
Hundreds of protesters vented their anger at Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump outside his rally at the Anaheim Convention Center on Wednesday, taking to the streets, throwing rocks at police and assaulting cars on the road.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Amin David, Activist and Founder of Los Amigos, Dies at 83
The renowned Latino activist who for decades fought for the rights of underrepresented communities in Orange County, died Saturday night after a bout with lymphoma.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Short-Term Rental Opponents Ramping Up Pressure On Anaheim Council
Nearly 70 people marched outside the Anaheim City Hall Tuesday evening and called for the City Council to enact a strict ban on short-term rentals, which have exploded in the neighborhoods surrounding Disneyland.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Supervisors Inch Closer to Making Year-Round Homeless Shelter a Reality
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to begin the process of choosing an operator for the county’s first permanent homeless shelter. But disagreement remains over whether an emergency shelter should be closed.
Posted inAnaheim
Presidential Politics Trump Anaheim Council Meeting
The scene at Anaheim City Hall Tuesday resembled a Donald Trump rally, with flashes of physical violence, verbal bashing of Muslims and illegal immigrants, and even a condemnation of the media. Except Trump was 3,000 miles away.
