Mayor Ashleigh Aitken is admitting to having a drinking problem, going to rehab and relapsing at an event in June this year while continuing to deny allegations she called her chief of staff a racist slur.
Tag: Jim Vanderpool
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Anaheim Mayor’s Chief of Staff Alleges Culture of Booze and Bedlam at City Hall
The allegations come from a top city staffer who spent four years behind the scenes, alleging the mayor was regularly drunk, harassed staff and hurled racist and homophobic insults.
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Anaheim’s City Manager Resigns
City Manager Jim Vanderpool resigned Tuesday evening after facing renewed scrutiny this year over his ties to resort interests called out in multiple corruption probes during his tenure.
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Is Anaheim’s Controversial City Manager Calling it Quits?
Officials say City Manager Jim Vanderpool has cleared personal items from his city hall office and scheduled a “public employee resignation” at the 11th hour for Tuesday’s closed session city council meeting.
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Who Leaked a Failed Closed Door Vote to Nix Anaheim’s City Manager?
A post on Facebook by a local Republican group is raising questions about who leaked a failed closed door vote to potentially fire the city manager in Anaheim years after he didn’t disclose a Chamber of Commerce-paid trip.
Posted inGovernment
Where’s Anaheim’s Ethics Officer?
Mayor Ashleigh Aitken is calling for a more public facing ethics officer after the city manager faced questions for attending an undisclosed resort interest paid trip ahead of a vote for a resort interest backed stadium sale.
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Is Anaheim’s City Manager on the Chopping Block?
Anaheim City Manager Jim Vanderpool is slated to face questions behind closed doors Tuesday on why he didn’t disclose going on a Chamber of Commerce paid retreat amid renewed calls to fire him.
Posted inCountywide
Headlines Across OC as Angel Stadium Sale Debate Intensifies
Anaheim leaders try to figure out the condition of Angel Stadium as the sale debate seems to be starting again. Meanwhile, Anaheim’s city manager is facing tough questions about conflicts of interest related to the failed previous effort to sell off the stadium.
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Is Anaheim’s Controversial City Manager Going to Get Fired?
Anaheim officials are expected to question City Manager Jim Vanderpool behind closed doors amid renewed calls to fire him years after a corruption scandal first rocked city hall.
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Will Anaheim Finally Know if Angel Stadium is Trashed This Year?
Anaheim residents are still waiting for the results of the city’s evaluation of Angel Stadium as officials mull the future of the city taxpayers’ biggest asset years after a corruption scandal.
