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Restaurant owners who suffered from a lack of sit-down dining business during the more restrictive months of the pandemic had to shutter again amid Coronavirus outbreaks and case spikes.
Disneyland’s reopening may have to wait even longer as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to spike in Orange County.
Disneyland officials were pushing to reopen July 17, but workers and their unions worried about lax safety protections lobbied officials across the spectrum, including a petition.
Over 22,000 people, and counting, have signed an online petition to block the reopening of the Disneyland resort in Anaheim, citing a wave of health concerns during the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Calls for a gate tax on Disneyland are growing as Anaheim grapples with a projected $75 million budget deficit, stemming from a series of business shutdowns from Coronavirus.
Zapata, who offered to take a pay cut, in an emailed memo proposed the same for Visit Anaheim executives who make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in salary. The same day he sent the memo, an online city agenda item began circulating for a closed door discussion about Zapata’s firing or resignation.
Zapata took his post in 2018, and has since overseen the city’s day-to-day administration.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson is considering whether the City of Anaheim is giving Disneyland a subsidy, due to a class action lawsuit against Disney for allegedly failing to pay at least $16 an hour mandated by Anaheim law that applies to businesses receiving city subsidies.
Anaheim City Attorney Robert Fabela said the Disneyland Resort is exempt from a “living wage” initiative on the November general election ballot, known as Measure L, because the company isn’t receiving a tax rebate, according to his report.
Disney put an indefinite hold on construction of a four-star Anaheim-subsidized 700-room hotel because of a dispute with the city over the hotel’s location, according to a Wednesday letter Disney sent to Anaheim officials.