The Anaheim City Council unanimously decided Tuesday on a council districts map that had broad support in the community and was dubbed “the people’s map.”
Tag: Anaheim City Council
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Resident Anger at Short-Term Rentals Has Reached Boiling Point in Anaheim
The Anaheim City Council Tuesday night extended a moratorium on applications for new short term rentals after hearing from residents who say the businesses are destroying their neighborhoods.
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Anaheim Council Members Have to Put Their Smartphones Away
Under the new policy, city council members can no longer text or email during council meetings. It arose from concerns about council members texting with lobbyists during policy deliberations.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
A Little Detective Work Reveals ARTIC’s Truth
Anaheim’s new train station was portrayed as having bustling crowds in HBO’s crime drama “True Detective.” But new ridership numbers show that’s far from the truth.
Posted inAnaheim, Investigative
Grand Jury Provides More Fodder for Anaheim Battle Over Convention Center Financing
The city this month filed a formal rejection to a recent grand jury report that harshly criticized the city’s scheme for financing the convention center expansion. Mayor Tom Tait agrees with the grand jury and refused to sign the city’s rebuttal.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness
Residents Cheer Anaheim’s Proposed Voting Districts
With enthusiastic support from broad range of Anaheim community members, a panel of retired judges this week officially endorsed a map for the city’s first voting districts. Now it is up to Anaheim City Council members to decide whether they like the maps.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Outdoors, Top Stories
Homeless Advocates Call Anaheim Councilwoman’s Dog Park Solution ‘Mean-Spirited’
Councilwoman Lucille Kring caught some flak this week for suggesting that homeless people could be ousted from city parks by turning the spaces into dog parks. But some frustrated residents are supporting her.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Anaheim, Santa Ana Pass Moratoriums on Short-Term Rentals
Faced with a deluge of complaints from residents, city councils in both cities hit the breaks on the fast growing short term rental business.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Education, Top Stories
Anaheim Council Narrowly Approves School Funding
The City Council was sharply split over whether to insert a line item into next fiscal year’s budget reserving an unspecified amount of funding for the city’s schools.
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Anaheim Councilwoman: Kick Homeless Out of Parks, Bring Dogs In
In response to resident complaints about homeless people in a city park, Councilwoman Lucille Kring suggested it be turned into a dog park. She also criticized churches for feeding homeless people at the park.
