Brandman’s vulgar and disparaging texts about former colleague Denise Barnes sparked criticism from residents across the city, with Barnes demanding an investigation.
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 inCountywide
OC Boosts $20 Million to Anaheim Veteran Cemetery Effort After Irvine Stalls Out
The funding, which comes from federal coronavirus recovery dollars, will go towards a site that has strong support from many veterans and elected officials.
Posted inGovernment
OC Moves to Boost Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim by $20 Million From General Fund
The county’s contribution is the latest development in a roughly 10-year battle to get a cemetery in Orange County after political infighting in Irvine stalled two proposed sites there.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
‘Beyond Van Gogh’ in Anaheim Takes Visitors Inside the Painter’s Artworks
Review: The immersive show is a pleasant, air-conditioned experience, but it’s also rather superficial and not really worth the price of admission.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Who’s Really Running Anaheim’s Stadium Deal With Angels?
This week, Anaheim City Manager Jim Vanderpool and City Attorney Rob Fabela took tough questions about why city council members weren’t informed earlier this year when state officials advised them the recent stadium sale potentially violates state law.
Posted inEconomy
Are Anaheim Taxpayers Subsidizing Disneyland? Class Action Lawsuit May Find Out
OC Superior Court Judge Oks Disneyland employees’ class action lawsuit to move forward. They allege the entertainment juggernaut is violating a 2018 minimum wage law passed by Anaheim voters.
Posted inAnaheim
Booted Anaheim Commissioner Claims Councilman Faessel Sent Police to His Home
It comes as another member from the city council majority faces public scrutiny, and a recall effort, over his behavior from the dais.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Officials Scramble to Defend Possible Land Law Violation on Angel Stadium Sale, Face Potential $96 Million Fine
Tuesday marked city council member’s first public discussion about concerns from the state housing department that the city may have violated state surplus land law.
Posted inGovernment
OC Veterans Cemetery Could Get $20 Million Boost from County Under New Proposal
The proposal – slated for a vote on July 27 – is the latest move since supervisors this month publicly doubled down on their support of the cemetery site in Gypsum Canyon just east of Anaheim Hills, which would move the planned site from former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Irvine.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Councilman’s Vulgar Text Messages Trigger Calls For Investigation, Recall Effort
Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman disclosed he took a leave of absence last December to get “help” months after being part of a council majority that sold Angels stadium.
