The payment settles a lawsuit filed in 2014 by former City Attorney Cristina Talley, who claimed she was forced to resign her post in 2013 after facing years of age, gender and race-based discrimination.
Tag: Gail Eastman
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Short-Term Rental Owners File Lawsuit Against Anaheim
An alliance of short term rental owners in Anaheim have filed a lawsuit challenging the city’s ban on the home rentals, joining the web platforms AirBnB and HomeAway in fighting the new law.
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Questions Surround Ex-Anaheim Councilwoman’s Dinner With Developer
Emails reveal that GardenWalk hotels developer Bill O’Connell bought dinner for former Councilwoman Gail Eastman and her family the night she stepped off the council. But the dinner doesn’t show up on her disclosure form.
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Eastman and Vanderbilt Neck-and-Neck in Anaheim Council Race
Incumbent Anaheim Councilwoman Gail Eastman is in a tight race for her council seat with challenger and city school district board member James Vanderbilt.
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Disney Breaking Its Own Campaign Spending Records
In what some say is an all-out effort to save the Anaheim City Council majority, the megaresort has so far doubled what it spent in 2012.
Posted inAnaheim, Politics & Elections
Attack Ads Being Taken to New Level in Anaheim
Curt Pringle controls a PAC financing an unprecedented attack ad against Mayor Tom Tait featuring District Attorney Tony Rackauckas. Meanwhile, Tait is funding his own hit pieces.
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A Flood of Campaign Cash Pouring Into Anaheim Races
Disneyland has contributed well over $200,000 to committees supporting the reelection of two incumbents. Meanwhile, unions and other progressive organizations are heavily funding the campaign to transform the city’s council election system.
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Register Again Draws Fire Over Political Ad
The newspaper published an attack ad with an unflattering picture of Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait after rejecting a similar ad that featured a photo of Kris Murray, the mayor’s chief opponent on City Council.
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Anaheim City Council to Buy Body Cameras for Police Officers
The City Council will spend $1.1 million on body cameras for police officers, a step city officials hope will continue building a fragile trust with residents.
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A Top Cop With Humble Roots
Anaheim Police Chief Raul Quezada took over the department last year after a string of fatal police shootings and a downtown riot. His reforms have been praised as crucial steps toward rebuilding trust, but some say he hasn’t done enough.
