Santa Ana leaders want a nonprofit to teach tennis to inner-city youth. Anaheim, meanwhile, faces outrage over planned upgrades to its tennis center.
Tag: Anaheim City Council
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Millions Budgeted for Tennis Center Sparks Outrage in Anaheim
City leaders have portrayed the coming fiscal year’s budget as focused on working-class Latino areas. But critics say a decision to spend $6.4 million on improvements to an upscale tennis center paints a different picture.
Posted inAnaheim, Inside the Newsroom
Voice of OC on KPCC: Council Districts Rebuffed Again
Reporter Adam Elmahrek appeared on the NPR station’s Take Two broadcast to discuss the council’s repeated rejections.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Council Again Rejects Elections by Council Districts
In a 3-2 vote, the council instead backed a charter amendment that would require residents to live in districts but still be elected at large. Latino activists say that would still leave their community disenfranchised.
Posted inAnaheim
Councilman: Honda Center Employees Should Be Rehired
Jordan Brandman announced he wrote to management requesting priority for the more than 400 arena employees who received layoff notices.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Council to Mull Citywide Vote on Council Districts
Council members decided to review at their next meeting the recommendations of a committee to let voters decide on changes in the city’s electoral process and size of council.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Neighbors Confront Police
Volatile crowds in the West Guinida Lane neighborhood are increasingly confronting police officers who enter the poor Latino community.
Posted inAnaheim
Tensions With Police Simmering Again in Anaheim
The latest dust-up happened Saturday when the mother of a gang member, shot and killed by police last year, claimed she was harassed.
Posted inAnaheim, Top Stories
Honda Center Layoffs Could Mean Tax Credits for Firm
Because the arena is in an enterprise zone, Anaheim Arena Management could reap millions in tax credits when it replaces more than 400 employees it is laying off.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim City Council Again Approves Huge Hotel Subsidy
Despite objections from a packed council chambers, the 4-1 council majority approved a subsidy that could be worth as much as $158 million to a politically connected hotel developer.
