A San Diego-based attorney alleges that four council members had illegal conflicts of interest when they approved a $158-million hotel subsidy.
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Anaheim City Council Again Approves Huge Hotel Subsidy
Despite objections from a packed council chambers, the 4-1 council majority approved a subsidy that could be worth as much as $158 million to a politically connected hotel developer.
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Anaheim Names Interim City Manager
The appointment of Marcie Edwards, general manager of city Public Utilities, ends uncertainty over the status of the outgoing city manager.
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Confusion Over When Anaheim City Manager Will Depart
For a while last week, word around Anaheim City Hall was that Bob Wingenroth would be leaving his post prematurely.
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Mayor Tait: A Man Apart
In a stark display of the Anaheim mayor’s political isolation, the City Council refused to authorize a funding increase for his policy aide.
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OC Register Alters Ad Policy After Politicians Complain
The newspaper refuses to publish a local activist’s ads criticizing Anaheim Councilwomen Kris Murray and Gail Eastman after the two complained.
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Lawyer Tied to Pringle Named Anaheim Interim City Attorney
Michael R.W. Houston, who served with former Mayor Curt Pringle’s 1996 Assembly speaker campaign, will replace ousted city attorney.
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Hotel Developer Still Wants $158-Million City Subsidy
Bill O’Connell, developer of GardenWalk Hotels, wants the Anaheim City Council to again grant him a tax break to build his luxury hotel project.
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When Will Anaheim Hotelier Disclose Project’s Investors?
A successful Brown Act lawsuit against the City Council’s approval of a $158-million taxpayer subsidy for a hotel project might mean that the identities of investors in the project will remain secret for longer.
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Anaheim Council’s $158-Million Hotel Subsidy Overturned
An Orange County Superior Court judge Monday voided the controversial agreement, saying the vote violated the state’s open-meeting law known as the Ralph M. Brown Act.
