Despite objections from a packed council chambers, the 4-1 council majority approved a subsidy that could be worth as much as $158 million to a politically connected hotel developer.
Tag: Bill O’Connell
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Council Agrees to Another Business Subsidy
This time the money is for the owners of the GardenWalk mall.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Lawyer Tied to Pringle Named Anaheim Interim City Attorney
Michael R.W. Houston, who served with former Mayor Curt Pringle’s 1996 Assembly speaker campaign, will replace ousted city attorney.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Hotel Developer Still Wants $158-Million City Subsidy
Bill O’Connell, developer of GardenWalk Hotels, wants the Anaheim City Council to again grant him a tax break to build his luxury hotel project.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
When Will Anaheim Hotelier Disclose Project’s Investors?
A successful Brown Act lawsuit against the City Council’s approval of a $158-million taxpayer subsidy for a hotel project might mean that the identities of investors in the project will remain secret for longer.
Posted inAnaheim, Government, Top Stories
Do New Resources Mean DA Will Finally Get to Sidhu Case?
The Orange County district attorney still hasn’t finished an investigation into whether the Anaheim councilman accepted illegal campaign donations.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Council Grants Subsidy Extension to Hotelier
The 3-2 vote for a tax subsidy worth up to $44 million to the developer of a four-star hotel in the city’s resort district mirrors an earlier vote on a controversial hotelier subsidy granted earlier in the year.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
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.
Posted inAnaheim
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.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
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.
