About two thirds of voters who casted a ballot in the special election were against a $25 an hour wage increase for hotel workers in Anaheim – a city reeling from a public corruption scandal.
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 inEducation
Two Orange Unified School Board Members May Face Recall For Firing Superintendent
Orange Unified School Board President Rick Ledesma and Board Member Madison Miner could face a recall election after the board quietly fired their superintendent over winter break.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Election Night Results: Will Hotel Workers Get a $25 Minimum Wage?
Here’s a look at the initial tally’s on the minimum wage measure for hotel and event workers in Anaheim, known as Measure A.
Posted inGovernment
Two OC Cities Consider Increasing Transparency on City Manager Spending
Anaheim and Tustin politicians are exploring increasing transparency around how city managers spend taxpayer dollars after Anaheim’s public corruption scandal and a Voice of OC investigation.
Posted inAnaheim
Former Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman Dead at 43
The former councilman had a controversial tenure in public office, known as a staunch advocate of Disneyland resort interests and the controversial and ill-fated attempt to sell off Angel Stadium.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Voters Consider $25 Minimum Wage on Hotel Workers
Voters in Anaheim will decide Tuesday whether to increase the minimum wage for hotel and event workers amid strikes and the continued fallout from public corruption.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Tightens Electronic Device Policy After Probe Finds Disregard for Records Law
City officials are also moving to keep emails for two years now, instead of the 90-day window that’s currently in place and require staff to use government devices for city business.
Posted inTop Stories
Cypress Investigates Leak of Secret Decision on Voting Rights Lawsuit
After a local newspaper reported on a secret vote, officials are launching an investigation to find who leaked details about a voting rights lawsuit.
Posted inAnaheim
Can Anaheim Residents Really Turn Their City Hall Around?
A series of community forums is raising troubling questions about whether city residents can really push their local politicians to regulate themselves.
Posted inAnaheim
Classroom, Church and State: Anaheim Officials Side With Residents, Block Charter School
In a rare late night move, Anaheim city council members rejected a developer’s proposal to convert a church into a school after residents raised safety concerns.
