Tonight’s City Council agenda includes a subsidy extension for the developer of a four-star hotel in the city’s resort district.
Tag: Anaheim Gardenwalk
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Is Another ‘Bill O’Connell Deal’ in the Works in Anaheim?
Sources say next week’s City Council agenda will include another subsidy request by a hotel developer. The item prompts references to the $158-million subsidy given to the developers of the GardenWalk hotels earlier in the year.
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Anaheim Hotel Subsidy Initiative Dealt a Setback
To make the November ballot, an initiative to require a citywide vote on hotel development tax subsidies needs approximately 7,000 more petition signatures than previously thought.
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Grindle Again Reverses Stance on Sidhu Contributions
Campaign watchdog first insisted the councilman return donations from a hotelier, then changed her mind. Now she’s back to her original position.
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Taxi War Provides View Into City Business and Politics
In Anaheim, one taxicab company has filed a lawsuit accusing another of setting up an illegal monopoly with Disney and two Anaheim hotels. The battle features some of the city’s biggest power brokers.
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‘Take Back Anaheim’ Initiative Drive Targets Future Subsidies
A coalition of residents called Take Back Anaheim is proposing a ballot measure that would require a citywide vote to approve future subsidies.
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Anaheim Council Members Want Changes in Meeting Rules
Moves by Harry Sidhu and Kris Murray seem to be in response to the impromptu meeting held in January regarding a subsidy deal with hoteliers.
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Anaheim Council Rejects Citywide Vote on Hotel Subsidy
Council members shot down a move by the mayor to have city residents vote on a controversial $158-million subsidy for the developer of two four-star hotels.
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Anaheim Activists File Lawsuit Over Hotel Subsidy
Some residents are continuing to fight a $158-million tax subsidy to the developer of two four-star hotels at the GardenWalk center, calling for a referendum on the issue and filing a lawsuit to block the subsidy.
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Businessman’s Solution to Hotel Subsidy Controversy
Longtime Anaheim businessman Bill Taormina says a room tax
discount should be offered to all hoteliers in the city in exchange
for community benefits.
