Disneyland employees are voting on a strike, calling for better pay months after Anaheim officials approved a historic theme park expansion – one where city, business and labor leaders touted the Mouse as a great boss.
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Anaheim Council Denies Disney Gate Tax Discussion, Approves Budget with $75 Million Shortfall
Anaheim Councilmembers refuse calls for a $1 ticket tax for Disneyland, Angel Stadium and the Honda Center, while approving a budget with an estimated $75 million shortfall.
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Anaheim Hotel to Get a Luxury Upgrade Thanks to 20-Year Tax Subsidy
Anaheim City Councilmembers finalized a luxury hotel development agreement Tuesday, which is also contingent on a 20-year hotel tax subsidy.
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Anaheim Hotel Renovation Revives Debate Over City Subsidies
The Anaheim Hotel is getting an upgrade to luxury level, thanks to renewed tax subsidies granted by Anaheim taxpayers, who have become partners of sorts with developer Good Hope International for the next 20 years.
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Anaheim City Attorney Says Disney Exempt From $15 an Hour Wage Initiative
Anaheim City Attorney Robert Fabela said the Disneyland Resort is exempt from a “living wage” initiative on the November general election ballot, known as Measure L, because the company isn’t receiving a tax rebate, according to his report.
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Anaheim Council to Vote Tuesday on Minimum Wage Ballot Measure Aimed at Disney and Other City-Subsidized Businesses
A ballot initiative to require Anaheim Resort-area businesses receiving city subsidies to pay workers a minimum $18 an hour by 2022 has met a signature requirement to qualify for the November general election ballot.
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City-Subsidized Hotel Resort in Garden Grove Moves Forward
Plans for a 769-room, three hotel resort in Garden Grove will move forward after the City Council approved a development agreement that hands over a 5.18-acre property to the developer for $852,571 in fees. The city also will pay up to $250,000 in improvements to the site and give the developer tax subsidies worth at least $17.6 million.
