In 2012, the council majority cut the budget for Mayor Tom Tait’s aide, a move widely seen as retaliation for his opposition to tax subsidies for politically connected businesses.
Tag: Anaheim City Council
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Split Anaheim Council Approves New Chamber Contract
Mayor Tom Tait argued it’s time for the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce to be “weened” off government subsidies. But he lost a 3-2 vote to give the Chamber a new $167,000 city contract.
Posted inAnaheim
Chamber No Longer in Charge of Anaheim’s State of the City Address
The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce for years had organized and made money on the annual state of the city event. But after a rough-and-tumble political season, Mayor Tom Tait says he wants to send a different message.
Posted inAnaheim, Top Stories
Anaheim Leaders Want to Get Moving on Forming Council Districts
Although the deadline to submit maps for districts isn’t until July of 2016, council members argue the maps should be submitted sooner so potential candidates have ample time to prepare their campaigns.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Anaheim Backs Away From Proposal for Giant Billboard
City leaders Tuesday night shot down a plan for an 84-foot-tall billboard adjacent to the new transit hub after a torrent of phone calls and emails from concerned residents.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Controversial Billboard on Anaheim Council Agenda
City leaders will consider approving the construction of an 84-foot-tall electronic billboard, part of a plan to raise revenue for the city’s new transit hub.
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Eastman and Vanderbilt Neck-and-Neck in Anaheim Council Race
Incumbent Anaheim Councilwoman Gail Eastman is in a tight race for her council seat with challenger and city school district board member James Vanderbilt.
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Tait, Vanderbilt Deal Blow to Anaheim Council Majority
Anaheim’s mayor handily won re-election, while his endorsed candidate for City Council unseated incumbent Councilwoman Gail Eastman.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Anaheim Voters Approve Council Districts
The ballot measures transform the city’s electoral system and increase the size of the city council.
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Disney Breaking Its Own Campaign Spending Records
In what some say is an all-out effort to save the Anaheim City Council majority, the megaresort has so far doubled what it spent in 2012.
