A series of community forums is raising troubling questions about whether city residents can really push their local politicians to regulate themselves.
Tag: Anaheim City Council
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Will Mickey Mouse Continue to Cast a Big Shadow Over Anaheim’s Election Campaigns?
In recent years, Disney has become one of the biggest spenders in local politics, pumping millions into every race for a city hall that has increasingly grown friendlier to the resort.
Posted inAnaheim
Former Anaheim Mayor, Who Admitted to Corruption, Funds Legal Defense With Campaign Money
Disgraced former Mayor Harry Sidhu’s campaign disclosure shows he spent $300,000 remaining in his campaign account to fund his legal defense against the Department of Justice.
Posted inGovernment
Anaheim Can’t Find Email Detailing Stadium Sale Corruption Called Out by FBI
While federal investigators refer to a copy of an email showcasing how Angels representatives, along with current and former Anaheim city council members, worked together to sell Angel Stadium, city staff say they can’t find a copy.
Posted inInvestigative
Anaheim Officials Refuse To Audit Tourism Bureau’s Alleged Illegal Diversion of COVID Funds
While the city has asked for some of the money back, they will not pursue cutting off the tourism bureau’s funding as a state audit is underway.
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Is Anaheim a Cue for More Cities to Start Registering Lobbyists?
If a city with one of the most robust public lobbying disclosures can still find itself under the FBI’s lens and an independent corruption probe, what does that say about cities without such rules?
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Anaheim City Council Campaigns Funded More by Special Interests than Residents
While city council members are insisting they don’t respond to financial incentives, nearly all the money they fundraise isn’t coming from their constituents.
Posted inState
State Bill Reforming Public Land Deals Gets Cut Up in Wake of Angel Stadium Corruption
While Orange County state legislators have looked to stop a similar deal from ever moving forward, their efforts have been repeatedly undercut.
Posted inState
State Auditors to Probe Anaheim’s Rerouting of Federal Funds to Chamber of Commerce
City officials are also looking to audit Visit Anaheim – the city’s tourism bureau – more than three years after it received a $6.5 million city bailout when the pandemic kicked off.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Anaheim Council Members Keep Fundraising Off Resort Interests Detailed in Corruption Probe
In the wake of a scathing probe examining alleged corruption, Anaheim officials are slated to consider reforms – but the only two members of the council who are fundraising are taking money from resort interests called out in the probe.
