In a Facebook post, Jose Solorio criticizes the all-white City Council for appointing only white people to the committee. Meanwhile, Mayor Tom Tait and a good-government expert say committee members should file public statements of economic interest.
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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Anaheim Officials Pull Tennis Center Rehab From Budget
The renovation was dropped after outrage from the mayor and Latino residents.
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Pringle Applies For Anaheim Charter Review Commission
The former mayor and current lobbyist has applied for a commission that will make recommendations on how the city should be governed.
Posted inAnaheim, Santa Ana
Anaheim, Santa Ana Dealing With Tennis Centers Differently
Santa Ana leaders want a nonprofit to teach tennis to inner-city youth. Anaheim, meanwhile, faces outrage over planned upgrades to its tennis center.
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Millions Budgeted for Tennis Center Sparks Outrage in Anaheim
City leaders have portrayed the coming fiscal year’s budget as focused on working-class Latino areas. But critics say a decision to spend $6.4 million on improvements to an upscale tennis center paints a different picture.
Posted inAnaheim, Inside the Newsroom
Voice of OC on KPCC: Council Districts Rebuffed Again
Reporter Adam Elmahrek appeared on the NPR station’s Take Two broadcast to discuss the council’s repeated rejections.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Council Again Rejects Elections by Council Districts
In a 3-2 vote, the council instead backed a charter amendment that would require residents to live in districts but still be elected at large. Latino activists say that would still leave their community disenfranchised.
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Councilman: Honda Center Employees Should Be Rehired
Jordan Brandman announced he wrote to management requesting priority for the more than 400 arena employees who received layoff notices.
Posted inAnaheim, Government
Anaheim Council Faces Pushback on Decorum Rules
A group of public speakers at the Anaheim City Council meeting Tuesday night argued during public comments that the city’s recent warning about council meeting decorum — including rules against […]
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Anaheim Council to Mull Citywide Vote on Council Districts
Council members decided to review at their next meeting the recommendations of a committee to let voters decide on changes in the city’s electoral process and size of council.
