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The election results determine the balance of the Anaheim City Council majority in a year where the Disneyland Resort, hotel industry and unions have spent a record amount on the election.
On Nov. 6, voters will select a new city council majority and vote on a controversial minimum wage initiative requiring taxpayer-subsidized businesses to pay their workers more.
An Anaheim mayoral candidate forum turned into a debate over the role of the Disneyland Resort in the city elections and the minimum wage initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Public commenters told the Anaheim City Council and its city attorney Tuesday that big hotels aren’t the only businesses affected by a proposed $18-an-hour minimum wage initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Councilwoman Kris Murray vacationed in Europe with Disneyland’s government relations chief, Carrie Nocella. Did the trip create a conflict with city business? Or is it nobody’s business but theirs?
Mayor Tom Tait says the failure of the ballot measure – which would have shortened the mayoral term from four years to two – is a “victory for the people.”
CitiGroup drops plans to purchase $265 million in city bonds for the project following lawsuit claiming the financing was illegal.
A grassroots group is filing lawsuits to stop the new lease proposal for Angel Stadium and the proposed convention center expansion.
More than 50 years ago, a Sicilian immigrant built the Park Vue Inn across from Disneyland. Now his grandson says a streetcar project conceived primarily for Disney’s benefit is threatening the life of the family business.
Nearly 100 advocates of stronger Latino representation gathered on the steps of City Hall to hail a lawsuit settlement that calls for a vote on changing the city’s electoral system.