Donald J. Trump’s campaign announced that the GOP presidential frontrunner will hold a rally Thursday at the OC fairgrounds. And if Tuesday’s Anaheim City Council meeting is any indication, things could get ugly, even by Trump standards.
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Presidential Politics Trump Anaheim Council Meeting
The scene at Anaheim City Hall Tuesday resembled a Donald Trump rally, with flashes of physical violence, verbal bashing of Muslims and illegal immigrants, and even a condemnation of the media. Except Trump was 3,000 miles away.
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Anaheim Might Steer $320 Million in Tax Subsidies to Hoteliers
City Manager Paul Emery confirmed the city could award room-tax subsidies for three or four upcoming luxury hotel projects. With this news, deep divisions among council members resurfaced at Tuesday’s meeting.
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Jordan Brandman’s Campaign Finance Dilemma
Campaign finance watchdog Shirley Grindle has called foul on Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman’s attempt to move tens of thousands of dollars from his U.S. Congressional campaign to his campaign for city council.
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Anaheim Mayor Proposes Short-Term Rental Ban
Mayor Tom Tait’s call for a ban came after a workshop on the issue Tuesday brought out dozens of supporters and opponents of the businesses.
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‘People’s Map’ Victory a Lesson in Hardball Activism
Threats of a protest outside a major convention in Anaheim this year likely made the difference in getting members of the city’s council majority to change their minds regarding the new council districts map.
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Anaheim Neighborhood Has Become a Cautionary Tale of Sharing Economy
Sherwood Village was once a sleepy neighborhood of town homes in Anaheim — but the new age of short-term rentals has changed that.
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Anaheim Council Gives Final Approval to ‘People’s Map’
Despite an eleventh-hour revelation that the council districts map no longer has a Latino majority district, council members stood by their decision to adopt the map and put the most Latino district up for election this year.
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Another Twist in Anaheim’s ‘People’s Map’ Drama
Latinos and many other city residents hailed the map as perfectly balancing the diverse interests of Anaheim’s various communities. But city officials now say the map has no Latino majority districts.
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A ‘People’s’ Victory in Anaheim
In a rare win for the city’s activists, the City Council Tuesday night voted to restore a council districts map, known as the “people’s map,” that has broad community support and put a Latino-majority district up for election in 2016.
