The Anaheim City Council still doesn’t know the final price tag for Angel Stadium because it has no idea what’s in the community benefits agreement.
Tag: Harry Sidhu
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Two Mayors, Two Takes As Coronavirus Hits Anaheim and Santa Ana Hard
OC’s coronavirus numbers are increasing as businesses reopen and various city and County officials are looking to restart the local economy.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Council Rejects Legalizing Cannabis Shops, Debates Revenue and Timing
Many residents argued, through email comments, that cannabis sales could bring in new revenue to fill an expected $75 million budget shortfall stemming from Coronavirus.
Posted inEconomy, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Top Stories
Calls for a Gate Tax on Disneyland Grow as Anaheim Struggles With Budget Deficit From Coronavirus
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.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Speeds up Angel Stadium Sale Process, Raising Payment Questions
Under a pandemic budget crunch, the Anaheim City Council has significantly sped up selling Angel Stadium and 153-acres around it to team owner Arte Moreno to net $25 million for the general fund.
Posted inNEWS
Anaheim’s Emergency Coronavirus Evictions Ban Gets Another Shot At Extension
A simple majority of the City Council could vote for acting City Manager Greg Garcia to extend the current evictions ban past May through his emergency authority.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Council Declines to Extend Eviction Ban
Anaheim residents won’t be shielded by the city from evictions past this month after Mayor Harry Sidhu failed to get enough votes to extend the eviction ban until the end of June.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Barnes and Moreno: Anaheim Faces a Crisis of Leadership
Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu admits there is no good time to change City Managers, but there are certainly worse times than others, and wise leaders are expected to know the difference. Council members Denise Barnes and Jose Moreno cast two dissenting votes against removing Chris Zapata from his position as Anaheim City Manager on April 21st, and they offer Voice of OC readers their reasons for that opposition.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim City Council Sacks City Manager
Anaheim’s City Council sacked City Manager Chris Zapata, after he raised concerns last month over a $6.5 million city bailout for Visit Anaheim, the advertising arm of the Disneyland-area resort industry, and it’s executives’ high salaries.
Posted inAnaheim, Economy, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, NEWS, REGIONS, Top Stories
High Pay for Disney Area Promotion Group Called Out in Email from City Manager After Bailout
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.
