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Anaheim Councilmembers refuse calls for a $1 ticket tax for Disneyland, Angel Stadium and the Honda Center, while approving a budget with an estimated $75 million shortfall.
Anaheim officials were told by Orange County health officials to keep secret coronavirus case data that shows how badly its hit parts of the city, chiefly West Anaheim.
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.
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.
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.
The Anaheim City Council voted on a $15 million relief package, with $6.5 million of it going to advertise for the resort industry — which is shut down indefinitely. Another $2 million goes to the Anaheim Community Foundation to provide direct assistance to residents and community nonprofits. And up to $6 million will be directed to homeless services and housing assistance for residents.
Anaheim Councilwoman Denise Barnes became the deciding vote Tuesday on a controversial Anaheim Hills condo proposal, when she sided with Mayor Harry Sidhu and Councilman Jose Moreno in denying the project.
The Anaheim City Council is moving forward with selling the Angel Stadium land, despite calls from state lawmakers and two councilmembers to postpone the process until a final price tag is hashed out.
Anaheim city officials are fine with allowing a dense housing development in a poor neighborhood, but reject a less dense housing development in the rich Anaheim Hills area.
Anaheim officials will apparently work off a stadium proposal from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim when private negotiations begin on Friday.