Anaheim might become the latest city to require subcontractors to disclose any state labor law violations and penalties they have before working on certain development projects.
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Is Anaheim’s Fall of Reform Going to Freeze Over?
Elected officials in Anaheim – a city rocked by one of the biggest public corruption scandals in Orange County history – are slowly taking steps towards reform. But some proposals have fizzled out.
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Anaheim Considers an Ethics Officer in Fallout of City Hall Corruption Scandal
After an FBI corruption probe and an independent investigation, Anaheim officials are exploring the creation of an ethics officer position at city hall and what exactly the role will be.
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Is Anaheim’s Corruption Scandal a Conduit For Reforms Across Southern California?
Politicians across OC and one in San Diego are citing the corruption scandal in Anaheim as a cautionary tale and calling for reforms in their own cities.
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Two OC Cities Consider Increasing Transparency on City Manager Spending
Anaheim and Tustin politicians are exploring increasing transparency around how city managers spend taxpayer dollars after Anaheim’s public corruption scandal and a Voice of OC investigation.
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Anaheim Tightens Electronic Device Policy After Probe Finds Disregard for Records Law
City officials are also moving to keep emails for two years now, instead of the 90-day window that’s currently in place and require staff to use government devices for city business.
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Classroom, Church and State: Anaheim Officials Side With Residents, Block Charter School
In a rare late night move, Anaheim city council members rejected a developer’s proposal to convert a church into a school after residents raised safety concerns.
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Will Disney’s Representative Have to Register as a Lobbyist at Anaheim City Hall?
Anaheim officials may change the city’s lobbyist definition in a move that could mean companies like Disney will have to register government relations employees as lobbyists.
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Can You Really Reform Orange County’s City Halls From the Inside?
Elected officials who challenge the status quo across Orange County city halls – in places with small budgets like Cypress and as big as Anaheim and Irvine – often face pushback from their colleagues.
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Winds of Reform Spark in Anaheim Along With Council Tension During Corruption Probe Fallout
On Tuesday night, Anaheim’s mayor broke what to some residents felt like a months-long silence – and sent a message to her colleagues that she won’t shelve City Hall’s corruption crisis.
