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The changes apply to the way agendas are set, board appointments are made by the Council, and public comments and audience decorum are maintained.
Anaheim City Councilwoman Denise Barnes will be fined $100 by the state ethics agency for failing to disclose her husband’s income on her economic disclosure forms.
Changes approved by a split city council Tuesday are compromises that city staff say will lead to a settlement of a lawsuit, but they also could extend the time some rental owners were given to phase out their businesses.
The City Council voted 4-2, with Mayor Tom Tait absent, to rescind a rule that allows a majority of council members to deny a colleague’s request to place items on the agenda.
A years-long battle between Anaheim City Council members over the salary of Mayor Tom Tait’s policy aide flared again Tuesday night, with the mayor pushing through a proposal to make the position full time and include a significant pay bump.
The Anaheim City Council passed a resolution that not only kills the controversial $300 million streetcar project, but also says no to plans for any kind of streetcar down Harbor Boulevard.
While a number of cities across California have loudly declared themselves sanctuaries from federal immigration authorities, in Anaheim — which is more than half Latino — officials are approaching the issue with caution.
The new council majority, led by Mayor Tom Tait, is planning on rolling back a number of measures pushed through in recent years by the previous majority.
Jose F. Moreno, a longtime community activist and nemesis of Anaheim’s business establishment, overcame an election-night deficit to squeak by incumbent Jordan Brandman in the race for the District 3 City Council seat.
Jose Moreno, who is challenging Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman for his seat, caught up to the incumbent Friday as vote counting continued in the neck-and-neck race that will likely determine the direction of the council.