A state auditor report on Anaheim’s tourism bureau is raising questions if it is legal to use tourism dollars to lobby elected officials.
Category: NORTH COUNTY
North Orange County covers Fullerton, Brea, La Habra, Buena Park, Placentia, Yorba Linda and their neighbors, where city budgets have been the recurring story. Every story we have published about north county, newest first.
Posted inInvestigative
Who Was Improperly Lobbied by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce?
State auditors listed over two dozen elected leaders who had meetings with the Chamber of Commerce that were improperly financed, but none of their names were included.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Two Orange Unified School Board Members Face March Recall Election
Voters in the Orange Unified School District could oust two school board trustees after they voted to fire the superintendent shortly after they were elected in 2022.
Posted inBrea
Brea City Council Gets a Pay Raise
City council members voted Tuesday to increase their monthly incomes to $824 starting in Jan. 2025 after adoption of a new state law last year aimed at keeping up with inflation.
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton’s Nature Trail Moves Forward After Resident Advocacy
A nature trail that working class families pushed for is expected to be built using state grant money in the southern part of Fullerton with portions of it carved out for potential development.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim’s Scathing Audit Marks Another Chapter in a Corruption-Plagued City Hall
Residents, former council members and two California legislators react to a scathing state audit that alleges resort interests improperly spent tax dollars – including influencing elected officials.
Posted inAnaheim
Will the U.S. Attorney General be Next in Line to Probe Anaheim?
Congressman Lou Correa (D-Anaheim) is calling on federal officials to examine if federal tax dollars were illegally spent in Anaheim after a state audit alleged misspending by the tourism bureau.
Posted inAnaheim
Should a City Spokesman Craft Statements for Elected Officials on Private Matters?
A Voice of OC investigation found Anaheim City Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava used the city’s public information office to respond to questions about her private employment.
Posted inCypress
Cypress City Council Admonishes Mayor For Accusing Colleagues of Misconduct
Cypress Mayor Scott Minikus was admonished by the city council after publicly accusing two of his colleagues of misconduct. Some officials and residents question if it’s enough.
Posted inGovernment
CA Auditors Lambast Anaheim’s Tourism Bureau, Find Improper Tax Dollar Spending
State Auditors found that Anaheim’s tourism bureau inappropriately dished out taxpayer dollars to an Anaheim Chamber of Commerce controlled nonprofit during the COVID pandemic.
