Shadowed by an FBI corruption probe, three Anaheim council members refuse to curb the influence of resort interests – the same interests under federal investigators’ microscope.
Tag: Anaheim City Council
Posted inGovernment
FBI Highlights How OC Politicians Subvert the Public’s Right to Government Records
While California has stringent public record rules, officials have given themselves a big loophole by having government conversation on their own cell phones and personal emails.
Posted inAnaheim
OC Grand Jury: Anaheim Leaders ‘Betrayed’ Residents With Secretive Angel Stadium Sale
Grand jurors call for new transparency reforms to prevent anything like the stadium sale from happening again.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Anaheim City Hall Struggles to Investigate Itself While Facing FBI Corruption Probe
Some are questioning the optics of Anaheim officials setting the agenda, scope and direction of a public corruption investigation into what very well may be themselves.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Council Deadlocks on Campaign Finance Reform Following FBI Corruption Probe
Half of the city council members decided against limiting the influence of Disneyland area resort interests while some of those interests are caught in an FBI corruption probe.
Posted inAnaheim
Will Anaheim Limit Disneyland Resort Industry’s Influence Following FBI Corruption Probe?
Anaheim City Council members are set to debate limiting the influence of the Disneyland resort area interests, which funded a majority of their campaigns.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: In Wake of FBI Probe, Who Should Take Over As Anaheim’s Mayor Until November’s Election?
An FBI probe prompts recriminations and a mayor’s resignation along with hard questions about a charter provision that sets a 60-day deadline for appointment or election of a new mayor.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Continues Reckoning With Big Money Influence in Wake of FBI Corruption Probe
An FBI corruption probe into former Mayor Harry Sidhu and the Chamber of Commerce has renewed a concern raised by residents for years: big money’s influence on city decisions.
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Santana: After Shadowy Stadium Deal Explodes, Do LA Angels Even Have a Valid Lease?
After Anaheim city officials killed the stadium sale, can the LA Angels fall back into a lease that was reinstated as a “temporary lease extension” spearheaded by resigned Mayor Harry Sidhu?
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Anaheim Residents Are Asking What It Takes to Get Corporations to Sit Out the Local Campaign Season
A Wednesday rally in the heart of Anaheim’s resort industry put the FBI corruption scandal under a working-class lens.
