Council members Tuesday will consider requests for tax rebates worth a half a billion in new tax dollars from the developers of three luxury hotel projects, including a proposal from Disneyland for the largest subsidy in the city’s history.
Tag: Disneyland
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness
Anaheim City Council Passes Strict Short-Term Rental Ban
After a marathon special meeting, a split council approved a ban that gives the city’s 363 permitted short-term rental operators 18 months to phase out their businesses.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories, Transportation
OCTA Votes Unanimously to End Anaheim Streetcar Project
The Orange County Transportation Authority will stop all planning activities with Anaheim officials for the city’s controversial streetcar project.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
End of an Elmahrek
After more than six years of holding the powerful accountable in Orange County, Adam Elmahrek is leaving for the Los Angeles Times.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Disneyland Asking for Largest Hotel Tax Subsidy in Anaheim History
The mega resort is asking for a subsidy worth well over $200 million from the city to build a new luxury hotel. Anaheim’s mayor called the request “insane.”
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Syed: Short-Term Rentals, Long-Term Disaster
Should the Anaheim City Council ban short-term rentals in their city? Do they add value to the city or do they drain city coffers?
Posted inAnaheim, Health & Wellness, News Briefs
Short-Term Rental Opponents Ramping Up Pressure On Anaheim Council
Nearly 70 people marched outside the Anaheim City Hall Tuesday evening and called for the City Council to enact a strict ban on short-term rentals, which have exploded in the neighborhoods surrounding Disneyland.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Mayor Proposes Short-Term Rental Ban
Mayor Tom Tait’s call for a ban came after a workshop on the issue Tuesday brought out dozens of supporters and opponents of the businesses.
Posted inGarden Grove
Garden Grove’s Big Wet Gamble
City officials have pledged $100 million in subsidies for the Great Wolf Lodge, a massive indoor waterpark hotel resort, with the hope that it will be an enduring economic engine for the city.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Anaheim Neighborhood Has Become a Cautionary Tale of Sharing Economy
Sherwood Village was once a sleepy neighborhood of town homes in Anaheim — but the new age of short-term rentals has changed that.
