Calls for a civilian check on police renewed after DA declined to file charges in fatal shooting of documented gang member who was unarmed.
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.
County Demands Refund or Report From Brandman
The county counsel sent a letter last demanding that the Anaheim city councilman either finalize a heavily criticized report or refund $24,000 he has been paid for the work.
Jordan Brandman’s $24,000 Wiki-Report
An entire section of a government report drafted by Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman appears to have been copied from Wikipedia.
Email Exchange Erupts Between Register Publisher and Professor
Publisher Aaron Kushner tells USC journalism professor Marc Cooper that Cooper hasn’t done his “homework” on the role of newspapers.
Good Enough For Government Work?
The Orange County clerk-recorder’s office paid Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman $24,000 for a draft report that two county supervisors are now questioning.
Brandman’s County Consulting Contract Raises Questions
He received some $26,400 from the county clerk-recorder while campaigning for Anaheim City Council, but did he do the work?
Mayor Tait: A Man Apart
In a stark display of the Anaheim mayor’s political isolation, the City Council refused to authorize a funding increase for his policy aide.
Anaheim’s Elections Advisory Committee Faces Problems
Three committee members have abruptly resigned less than three months before recommendations on sweeping changes to the city’s electoral system are due. Meanwhile, the chairwoman and a new appointee express doubts about the committee’s work.
Disney Expansion Is Reason for $319-Million Streetcar Proposal
Anaheim Councilwoman Kris Murray acknowledges that cars must come off the road in order for Disneyland to open a third gate.
Owner of OC Register Considering Purchase of LA Times
Aaron Kushner told The Wall Street Journal that the Times might fit into his business model.









