To make the November ballot, an initiative to require a citywide vote on hotel development tax subsidies needs approximately 7,000 more petition signatures than previously thought.
Tag: $158-million subsidy
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Taxi War Provides View Into City Business and Politics
In Anaheim, one taxicab company has filed a lawsuit accusing another of setting up an illegal monopoly with Disney and two Anaheim hotels. The battle features some of the city’s biggest power brokers.
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Anaheim City Council Strips Galloway of Mayor Pro Tem Title
Council majority takes action against Councilwoman Lorri Galloway for using her title in support of proposal to put hotel subsidies to citywide votes.
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Candidate Ousted From Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Group
City Council candidate Brian Chuchua claims he was pushed out of the Chamber of Commerce’s ambassadors group because of his public stand against a controversial hotel subsidy. Chamber president says that is not the reason.
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Anaheim Council Members Want Changes in Meeting Rules
Moves by Harry Sidhu and Kris Murray seem to be in response to the impromptu meeting held in January regarding a subsidy deal with hoteliers.
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Unions Are Making Moves Beyond Financing Political Campaigns
Increasingly, labor unions are moving past a their lock step with the Democratic Party and into more community coalition building.
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Anaheim Council Rejects Citywide Vote on Hotel Subsidy
Council members shot down a move by the mayor to have city residents vote on a controversial $158-million subsidy for the developer of two four-star hotels.
Posted inAnaheim, Norberto Santana Jr.
Councilwoman’s Votes Involve Donors to Her Charity
Anaheim’s Lorri Galloway has repeatedly cast votes on matters involving donors to Eli Home, the charity that employs both her and her husband. Good-government experts say the donations are examples of a frequently used loophole in campaign finance laws.
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Anaheim Activists File Lawsuit Over Hotel Subsidy
Some residents are continuing to fight a $158-million tax subsidy to the developer of two four-star hotels at the GardenWalk center, calling for a referendum on the issue and filing a lawsuit to block the subsidy.
Posted inAnaheim, Norberto Santana Jr.
Anaheim Councilwoman Schedules Review of City Manager
Council members are set to review acting City Manager Bob Wingenroth’s performance after a sharp divide erupted on the council over granting a large subsidy to a hotelier.
