Anaheim officials tonight are expected to decide if they will spend more money on their city commissioned corruption probe or not – a decision that could kill the investigation. Here’s what investigators are looking for.
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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How Deep Do Anaheim Leaders Want to Dig For Corruption?
City council members, many whose campaigns were financed by resort interests, recently questioned the need to continue a probe since they were elected. Tonight, they vote on whether to move forward.
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Here Comes The Judge: Meet the Man Overseeing Anaheim’s Corruption Probe
Retired Judge Clay Smith was brought in by Anaheim city officials to oversee their corruption probe. Now, newly elected city council members want investigators to scale down their scope. Smith cautions against burying the probe.
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Meet the Investigators Trying to Shine a Light on Corruption at Anaheim City Hall
Investigators Jeff Love and Jeff Johnson have been hired by Anaheim officials to lead a corruption probe at city hall amid fallout from the FBI’s own investigation. Will newly elected officials kill that investigation next week?
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Anaheim Leaders Rarely Question Spending Like They Do On Anti-Corruption Efforts
Anaheim officials are hesitant to spend more money on a city commissioned corruption probe, questioning a recent request at length. Here’s some of the stuff council members spent money on with minimal discussion.
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How Much Taxpayer Money Should a Public Agency be Able to Spend Without a Public Vote?
City managers across Orange County can sign off on as much as $200,000 for contracts without a public vote. This week, Buena Park will ask whether their city manager’s signing authority should go up from $30,000 to $80,000.
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City Officials Across Orange County Are Taking a Stand Against Iran’s Violent Regime
City council members in 13 OC cities have declared support of the Iranian American community as protests against the government and its morality police continue in Iran.
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Calls Intensify for Anaheim’s City Leaders to Keep Promises to Root Out Corruption
In the aftermath of a fiery FBI corruption probe into Anaheim, officials launched their own investigation. This week, council members wanted to scale it back, but a host of residents say otherwise.
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Special Interests Don’t Always Win Elections in Orange County
The last election found some of OC’s most powerful special interests falling short of their desired political spending results.
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Is Anaheim Shortchanging its Commissioned Corruption Probe?
Investigators asked for more time and money to further examine what they said could be criminal activity. City Council members, citing cost concerns, asked them to narrow the probe.
