Disneyland has contributed well over $200,000 to committees supporting the reelection of two incumbents. Meanwhile, unions and other progressive organizations are heavily funding the campaign to transform the city’s council election system.
Tag: council districts
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Outside Money Flowing Into Anaheim Council Districts Campaign
A Bay Area-based nonprofit with a mission to help elect candidates of color contributed $45,000 to the campaign to remake Anaheim’s electoral system. A local blogger calls the donation “dark money.”
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
The Irony of Anaheim’s Settlement
The recent settlement between Latino activists and the city calls for a ballot measure to change the city’s voting system via the very voting system Latinos say is discriminatory.
Posted inAnaheim
Galloway’s Mayoral Gambit Creates Rift Among Tait Loyalists
The former Anaheim councilwoman has revealed a plan under which she would run for mayor in 2014 and the current mayor would step aside.
Posted inAnaheim
ACLU to Depose City Officials in Anaheim Voting Rights Case
The American Civil Liberties Union will be deposing City Council members – and possibly former council members – on their responsiveness to the city’s Latino community. Voice of OC has requested media access.
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
A Year Later, Many in Anaheim Still Feel Disenfranchised
A year after police led to a riot outside Anaheim City Hall, there has been little progress toward addressing problems that were exposed.
Posted inAnaheim, Inside the Newsroom
Voice of OC on KPCC: Council Districts Rebuffed Again
Reporter Adam Elmahrek appeared on the NPR station’s Take Two broadcast to discuss the council’s repeated rejections.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Council Again Rejects Elections by Council Districts
In a 3-2 vote, the council instead backed a charter amendment that would require residents to live in districts but still be elected at large. Latino activists say that would still leave their community disenfranchised.
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Anaheim Council to Mull Citywide Vote on Council Districts
Council members decided to review at their next meeting the recommendations of a committee to let voters decide on changes in the city’s electoral process and size of council.
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Anaheim Committee: Voters Should Decide Electoral Change
Its final recommendation is to put formation of City Council districts on the ballot.
