Final OC Election Results: Democrats Win Big as GOP Looks to 2020
2018 elections
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Midterm voters turned out in OC at the highest rate in decades and Democrats gained major wins in local Congressional and state legislative seats.
The Latest on the Anaheim and Santa Ana Election Counts
2018 elections
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An update of ballot counts Wednesday evening showed Anaheim and Santa Ana candidates retaining the leads they had in election night counts. At least 40 percent of ballots are still left to count across Orange County, which could take weeks to finish counting.
Anaheim’s Contested Mayor and Council Race [Latest Election Night Count]
2018 elections
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The election results determine the balance of the Anaheim City Council majority in a year where the Disneyland Resort, hotel industry and unions have spent a record amount on the election.
Disney Pumps Another $600k Into Anaheim Election; Tied With Unions at $1.5 million
Disney election spending
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The Disneyland Resort pumped another $600,000 Wednesday toward influencing the Anaheim City Council election, surpassing its previous spending record with more than $1.5 million spent so far this year.
Disney Spends Almost $1 Million on Anaheim Elections, Could Beat Previous Spending
Disneyland Resort
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The Disneyland Resort has spent almost $1 million to influence Anaheim city council campaigns and oppose a minimum wage initiative with three weeks to go before the Nov. 6 election, more than it spent at this point ahead of the 2016 election.
Anaheim Minimum Wage Initiative Could Apply to GardenWalk Mall and DoubleTree Hotel
Anaheim Minimum Wage Initiative
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Public commenters told the Anaheim City Council and its city attorney Tuesday that big hotels aren’t the only businesses affected by a proposed $18-an-hour minimum wage initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Anaheim to Increase Security at City Parks
Civic News
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A unanimous Anaheim City Council has approved $400,000 partly to ramp up visible, private security and park rangers at city parks where large numbers of homeless people are known to visit.
Anaheim City Attorney Says Disney Exempt From $15 an Hour Wage Initiative
Civic News
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Anaheim City Attorney Robert Fabela said the Disneyland Resort is exempt from a “living wage” initiative on the November general election ballot, known as Measure L, because the company isn’t receiving a tax rebate, according to his report.
Disney Reaches Tentative $15/hour Wage Deal With Hotel Workers
Anaheim Minimum Wage Initiative
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The Disneyland Resort has reached a tentative deal with hotel workers to raise minimum wages from $13.25 to $15 an hour starting in 2019, according to Disney and one of the unions.
Disney Wants to Cancel Its Anaheim Tax Subsidies, Calling Them “Divisive”
Anaheim business subsidies
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The Disneyland Resort is asking Anaheim officials to cancel two major tax subsidy deals, saying the deals have become “a flashpoint for controversy and dissention [sic] in our community.”