Mayor says $700-million elevated train system, still officially part of the city’s long-term transportation plan, would be “way too expensive.”
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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ACLU: Council Does Not Adequately Represent Minorities
The civil rights group says Anaheim must redistrict the city to ensure more Latinos are elected to the City Council.
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Anaheim Council Slashes Compensation for Mayor’s Aide
City Hall watchers say the move was part of a series of retaliations against Mayor Tom Tait over his position on hotel tax subsidies.
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Police Shootings Prompt Investigation in Anaheim
Residents have been holding weekly protests against the department, saying rogue officers are shooting young men with impunity.
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Anaheim Council Grants Subsidy Extension to Hotelier
The 3-2 vote for a tax subsidy worth up to $44 million to the developer of a four-star hotel in the city’s resort district mirrors an earlier vote on a controversial hotelier subsidy granted earlier in the year.
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Anaheim Council Set to Discuss Subsidy for Another Hotelier
Tonight’s City Council agenda includes a subsidy extension for the developer of a four-star hotel in the city’s resort district.
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Is Another ‘Bill O’Connell Deal’ in the Works in Anaheim?
Sources say next week’s City Council agenda will include another subsidy request by a hotel developer. The item prompts references to the $158-million subsidy given to the developers of the GardenWalk hotels earlier in the year.
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Mayor Puts the Brakes on Anaheim’s $2.2-Million Airplane
Mayor Tom Tait wants to make sure city gets the “best bang for its buck” before supporting police department’s purchase.
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Wingenroth Unanimously Appointed Anaheim City Manager
Council members who had criticized him while interim city manager join in the general atmosphere of praise.
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Does Anaheim Need a $2.2-Million Flying ‘Grand Caravan?’
Using funds seized in drug raids, the Police Department is planning to buy a new, fixed-wing airplane to replace a 12-year-old helicopter.
