End of an Elmahrek
Countywide
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After more than six years of holding the powerful accountable in Orange County, Adam Elmahrek is leaving for the Los Angeles Times.
Outside Money Flowing Into Anaheim Council Districts Campaign
Anaheim
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A Bay Area-based nonprofit with a mission to help elect candidates of color contributed $45,000 to the campaign to remake Anaheim’s electoral system. A local blogger calls the donation “dark money.”
Anaheim Mayor and Supporters Cheer Defeat of Measure D
Anaheim
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Mayor Tom Tait says the failure of the ballot measure – which would have shortened the mayoral term from four years to two – is a “victory for the people.”
New State Regulations Shed Little Light On Political Blogosphere
Politics
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Are political blogs on the payroll of political campaigns? New state rules requiring greater disclosure hardly make things more clear.
‘No Red Flags’ in Anaheim Chamber Audit, but Questions Remain
Anaheim
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An auditor says the chamber didn’t leave a reliable audit trail as it administered the city’s enterprise zone, but he downplayed the finding.
TCA’s List of Consultants Shows Who’s Who of Political Players
County Government
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The toll road agency reluctantly releases a spreadsheet showing contracts doled out to some of the county’s most high-profile consultants.
Anaheim Chamber Contracts Raise Issue of Cronyism
Anaheim
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The chamber hired the chamber president’s father; a political operative; and two members of its board of directors.
Officials Claim Not to Have Names of Chamber Consultants
Anaheim
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Voice of OC has requested the names of subcontractors improperly hired by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce under a city contract.
Audit Confirms Anaheim Chamber’s Spotty Expense Tracking
Anaheim
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A long overdue audit of spending under a city contract reveals inadequate expense tracking and potential conflicts of interest.
Vigil Held to Protest Cunningham’s Chamber of Commerce Contract
Anaheim
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A group of mothers whose sons died in police shootings led nearly a hundred protesters to the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce building.
