The Anaheim City Council made its appointment of City Manager Paul Emery official Tuesday night when council members approved his contract. But Mayor Tom Tait says his severance package is too generous.
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Anaheim Council Approves Ticket Tax Protection for Disneyland
In Wednesday’s wee hours, Anaheim City Council members approved a 45-year deal that would reimburse Disneyland for any entertainment tax levied on the mega-resort in exchange for promises of up to $1.5 billion in investments to its theme parks.
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Electeds Financed by Disneyland Rushed to Support Tax Shield for Resort
Anaheim City Council members Kris Murray and Jordan Brandman were the first to announce their support for a deal protecting Disneyland from a ticket tax. They’ve also benefitted the most from the mega-resort’s campaign spending.
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Anaheim Budget Shows Substantial Growth
Thanks to a boost in revenue, the 2015-16 budget includes increased spending on police and other services. While most council members are expressing their pleasure with the budget, Mayor Tom Tait is warning of structural weaknesses.
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Anaheim Council Approves Another Hotel Subsidy Deal
City will kick back 70 percent of room tax revenue to developers who build new luxury hotels. Members of council majority say deal will spur development. Mayor calls it “corporate welfare.”
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Former City Manager: Angels Need to Show Anaheim ‘Respect’
James Ruth, the Anaheim city manager who negotiated the last major Angel Stadium lease deal, has issues with team owner Arte Moreno’s hardball tactics.
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Anaheim Mayor Wants to Dump Stadium Lease Negotiator
Mayor Tom Tait is proposing that local Democratic powerbroker Wylie Aitken replace San Diego-based developer Charles Black as the city’s outside consultant in revived talks on a new Angel Stadium lease.
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Anaheim Council Weighs in On Palm Lane Charter School Fight
A council-approved resolution calls on a local school district to convert an elementary school into a charter campus, but only if parents get the required signatures.
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Split Anaheim Council Approves New Chamber Contract
Mayor Tom Tait argued it’s time for the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce to be “weened” off government subsidies. But he lost a 3-2 vote to give the Chamber a new $167,000 city contract.
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Chamber No Longer in Charge of Anaheim’s State of the City Address
The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce for years had organized and made money on the annual state of the city event. But after a rough-and-tumble political season, Mayor Tom Tait says he wants to send a different message.
