Through interviews with city officials past and present, JL Group investigators have brought new light to a private retreat attended by resort interests and city councilmembers in 2020.
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 inAnaheim
Did the Anaheim Police Go to Bat for Disgraced Former Mayor?
A refusal to assist a corruption probe and alleged advocacy on a politically-entangled gas station dispute is putting a spotlight on the police force for OC’s largest city.
Posted inInvestigative
Anaheim’s Corruption Investigation Highlights How Lobbyists Across OC Slip Past Registration Rules
While the investigative report focused on Anaheim, it’s a problem that’s become more apparent across the county amidst questions on how special interests influence city leaders.
Posted inGovernment
Investigators Find Anaheim Failed to Oversee Free Tickets For Over a Decade
Investigators hired by the city found city leaders failing to properly oversee where hundreds of free tickets go each year, backing up a Voice of OC report that found the same earlier this year.
Posted inAnaheim
Calls for Reform, Resignations, Gain Momentum in Anaheim After Corruption Probe
Demands for reforms and even resignations are growing after the release of a scathing report detailing alleged corruption at Anaheim city hall.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Mayor Proposes Reform Discussions a Week After Corruption Probe Drops
Mayor Ashleigh Aitken is calling for a series of reform discussions one week after the release of a corruption investigation report, just as residents renew calls for policy changes.
Posted inAnaheim
New Players, Same Game: Has Anything Really Changed in Anaheim?
Investigators and residents say that while some players in Anaheim’s alleged corruption have changed, the system that created a culture of ‘pay to play’ is still very much in place.
Posted inAnaheim
How Disneyland Resort Interests Planned to Withhold Tax Money from Anaheim’s Working Class
The results of a public corruption probe into Anaheim City Hall details resort interests and allied city leaders strategizing to keep millions in tax revenue from going back to Anaheim’s working class.
Posted inAnaheim
Where’s The Anaheim City Council In Wake of Corruption Probe Fallout?
Toward the end of a week that saw the release of a scathing city hall corruption investigation report, residents are wondering why their elected officials seem very quiet.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Anaheim’s Corruption Probe Backs Up Years of Reporting, Community Concerns. Now What?
A bombshell report identifies nearly 60 potential criminal violations, much of it involving insider dealings, after an independent look at how Anaheim City Hall really works – or doesn’t – for residents.
