A notice of intent to circulate a recall petition against City Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava was successfully filed last Friday, according to the city clerk.
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.
Posted inGovernment
A Rare Look At What Happens When Local Police Play Politics
Anaheim’s police union is one of the largest spenders on citywide elections, often putting money toward resort-backed candidates. Their big raises now trigger big questions.
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Fear and Loathing at Anaheim City Hall: Working Under the Gun of Retribution
So, you called your City Hall boss a political “chameleon” to Anaheim corruption investigators. Now what?
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Could The Angels Soon Be Playing Baseball Without A Stadium Lease in Anaheim?
Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu has agreed to admit to leaking key city documents in a failed stadium sale, raising questions whether a vote reinstating a stadium lease the team tore up is legal.
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As Anaheim Waffles on Corruption Reform, Residents Question City Hall’s Legitimacy
City Council members’ public downplaying of a public corruption report this week led to jeers and laughs from the audience, along with increasing questioning of the city’s leadership.
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Ex-Anaheim Mayor Sidhu Agrees to Plead Guilty to Corruption Charges
After resigning in disgrace more than a year ago, former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu has agreed to plead guilty to public corruption.
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Proposed Anaheim Reforms Sputter as City Council Disputes Corruption Probe Findings
Two weeks after the release of a scathing 353-page corruption investigation report, city council members debated reforms for the first time late Tuesday and weighed in on the probe.
Posted inState
State Auditors to Probe Anaheim’s Rerouting of Federal Funds to Chamber of Commerce
City officials are also looking to audit Visit Anaheim – the city’s tourism bureau – more than three years after it received a $6.5 million city bailout when the pandemic kicked off.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Anaheim Council Members Keep Fundraising Off Resort Interests Detailed in Corruption Probe
In the wake of a scathing probe examining alleged corruption, Anaheim officials are slated to consider reforms – but the only two members of the council who are fundraising are taking money from resort interests called out in the probe.
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Are Reforms Coming to Anaheim in Wake of Corruption Probe?
Tonight, city officials will discuss a series of potential reforms in Anaheim following an independent corruption probe. Some residents question why campaign finance reform is not up for debate.
