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.
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Is it Legal to Spend Tourism Dollars to Lobby Elected Officials?
A state auditor report on Anaheim’s tourism bureau is raising questions if it is legal to use tourism dollars to lobby elected officials.
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Will Anaheim & San Diego Protect City Hall Whistleblowers?
FBI affidavits, an independent investigation report and a former Mayor’s public corruption guilty plea is leading politicians in two SoCal cities to think about bolstering protections for whistleblowers. Will it work?
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Can Anaheim Residents Really Turn Their City Hall Around?
A series of community forums is raising troubling questions about whether city residents can really push their local politicians to regulate themselves.
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Will Mickey Mouse Continue to Cast a Big Shadow Over Anaheim’s Election Campaigns?
In recent years, Disney has become one of the biggest spenders in local politics, pumping millions into every race for a city hall that has increasingly grown friendlier to the resort.
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Ex-Anaheim Mayor Sidhu Agrees to Plead Guilty to Corruption Charges
After resigning in disgrace more than a year ago, former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu has agreed to plead guilty to public corruption.
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Is it Time to Sack Anaheim’s City Manager and Other Top Officials?
Some residents and activists are calling on the Anaheim City Council to fire City Manager Jim Vanderpool and other city staff members implicated in an independent corruption investigation report.
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New Players, Same Game: Has Anything Really Changed in Anaheim?
Investigators and residents say that while some players in Anaheim’s alleged corruption have changed, the system that created a culture of ‘pay to play’ is still very much in place.
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Where’s The Anaheim City Council In Wake of Corruption Probe Fallout?
Toward the end of a week that saw the release of a scathing city hall corruption investigation report, residents are wondering why their elected officials seem very quiet.
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The Talk of the Town: Anaheim Corruption Probe Report Turns Heads in OC
After a year of waiting, residents got a look at the findings of a corruption investigation into Anaheim city hall. Here’s some initial reactions to the 353-page report.
