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.
Last week, an official in the city’s planning department sent a
memo to employees ordering them destroy records.
A memo from a Planning Department official, which comes after a
Voice of OC records request, threatens disciplinary action if
“unnecessary” documents are found on employee computers or in
offices.
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A staff report shows checks were done to make sure Jon Traw
doesn’t have similar conflict of interest issues as previous head
Scott Fazekas.
Kris Murray’s pressuring of city staff over a permit approval
for her company’s barbeque could have violated the charter’s
“non-interference” clause.
Anaheim Councilwoman Kris Murray pressed city officials after it
appeared her company wouldn’t get a city permit in time to hold an
employee barbeque, emails show.
Council accepts recommendations ranging from eliminating
conditional use permits to instilling a welcoming culture for
business at City Hall.
A task force created by Mayor Tom Tait presented recommendations
aimed at cutting regulations for both economic and moral
reasons.
Recent revelations of potential conflicts of interest among
high-level officials show the city needs an independent watchdog,
expert says.
OC labor leader Tefere Gebre says Anaheim has been the closest
thing we have to a corporate city for a long time.
Councilwoman Kris Murray cast a vote this year to approve a
report by a subsidiary of Willdan Group, which employs her as its
senior vice president, city records show.
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