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.
Both opponents and supporters of a $158-million tax break for
two four-star hotels planned in Anaheim voiced strong opinions at
Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
As of now, there are no limits on speakers, which Mayor Tom Tait
says unfairly favors those who hog the microphone.
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William O’Connell argues there should be no concerns about his
campaign donations to Harry Sidhu’s 2010 supervisorial campaign.
Not so, says county watchdog Shirley Grindle.
What was supposed to be a special session of the Anaheim City
Council to reconsider a $158-million tax break instead became an
impromptu, angry town hall meeting.
Focus will stay on building stronger neighborhoods and cutting
regulatory red tape for businesses, mayor vows in State of the City
address.
Mayor Tom Tait called a special meeting of the City Council for
Tuesday with hopes that council members will reconsider a deal to
divert $158 million in room tax subsidies to the developers of two
four-star hotels.
City officials, responding to orders to purge emails, will study
storage costs. Open-government experts say emails must be kept two
years.
The extension for Republic Services comes after a $20-million
remodeling of the waste hauler’s materials recovery facility.
Waiving 80 percent of the city’s room tax could amount to a
$158-million savings for the project.
Partnerships controlled by GardenWalk hotel developers William
O’Connell and Ajesh Patel gave Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu at
least $6,800 in illegal contributions during his 2010 supervisorial
run, according to finance records.
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