If residents want to sound off, they’ll have to head to city hall at 5 p.m. because there’s no live streaming of the discussion.
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 inSafety, Security & Justice
Armored Vans, Flashbangs and AR-15s: How Strapped is Your Local Police Department?
One by one, police departments across Orange County are disclosing their inventory of military equipment and weaponry following a new state law requiring them to do so.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Commissioner’s Firing Raises Questions About Standards For Serving on City Panels
Commissioner Leonard Lahtinen raised concerns about a chamber of Commerce backed-resident group, Anaheim First. He was fired the same night the group made its return.
Posted inGovernment
Does the Angel Stadium Sale Put Every Public Property Across California Up For Grabs?
While the $96 million fine on Anaheim is the biggest ever, land use activists wonder if state Attorney General Rob Bonta just set a bad precedent for the Surplus Land Act.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Council Agrees to Pay $96 Million Fine for Illegally Selling Angel Stadium
Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu claims the fine will be paid for in “new cash” from the team’s owner, but the city’s own documents show money will be reshuffled on the back end of the deal.
Posted inAnaheim
With Angel Stadium Sale Cleared, ‘Anaheim First’ Makes a Comeback
A city commissioner, who’s criticized the group, is also slated to get fired Tuesday night.
Posted inNEWS
California AG Fines Anaheim $96 Million in Angel Stadium Sale, City Says Team Owner Will Pay
State Attorney General Rob Bonta says the city will pay a $96 million fine to build affordable homes after city officials violated the surplus land act. Mayor Harry Sidhu says Angels owner will pay.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Angels Get a Stadium On The Cheap, Anaheim Taxpayers Get Nearly $100 Million in State Fines
The $96 million fine comes on the heels of a failed lawsuit by an activist group. The moves are raising questions about whether it’s time to tighten state laws to keep public land deals transparent.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
City Officials Throughout OC Try to Tackle a California Problem: Catalytic Converter Theft
With a rise in catalytic converter thefts, city council members across Orange County are passing ordinances in efforts to prosecute a common crime they say state laws fail to address.
Posted inNEWS
Does Your Local Police Department Need A Military-Grade Armored Truck?
Under a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last year, local sheriffs and police departments must divulge what equipment they own and ask permission for every time they want to buy something new.
