A Transportation Authority committee’s recommendation to formally ask Anaheim officials to quit the controversial project pits residents against city officials and tourism industry interests.
Tag: Frank Ury
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Government, Top Stories, Transportation
Political Intrigue Surrounds Anaheim Streetcar Report
A report calling for Anaheim’s beleaguered streetcar project be terminated was supposed to be on Monday’s Orange County Transportation Authority Board meeting agenda. But sources say there’s a big political push to bury it.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories, Transportation
5 Hot Issues to Watch This Week
Santa Ana’s proposed gang injunction goes before a judge, and Huntington Beach considers limiting rent increases at mobile home parks.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories, Transportation
Reports Show Disney’s Heavy Hand in City’s Streetcar Design
Consultants reports show officials from the Disneyland Resort influenced a decision to adopt a more expensive design plan.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
OCTA Board OKs Next Step for Anaheim Streetcar
Directors approve more environmental study but are increasingly questioning the high cost of the project and the apparent lack of financial contribution from Disneyland.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Councilman Questions City Spending
Dave Leckness wonders why a $29,875 change order was needed on
the renovation of the city’s tennis center.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
Don’t Expect OC to Become Amsterdam, Regardless of Prop. 19 Outcome
Interviews with elected officials throughout Orange County
reveal anxiety over the prospect of allowing businesses to sell
marijuana.
Posted inInvestigative, Mission Viejo, Politics & Elections
Mission Viejo Council Strikes Lifetime Medical Benefits
City Council puts an end to a drawn-out battle that featured fights over whether council members would sue the city to get benefits.
Posted inMission Viejo
Mission Viejo Council Revives Fight Over Medical Benefits
City leaders exchange rhetoric over whether they should get the same benefits as rank-and-file employees but don’t take any action on the issue.
Posted inInvestigative, Politics & Elections
Mission Viejo’s ‘Right to Vote’ Initiative Dead But Will Rise Again, Supporters Vow
Voters rejected the initiative, which would have largely taken zoning decisions out of the city council’s hands. But Dale Tyler, one of the initiative’s authors, says there will be other opportunities to get such a measure passed.
