Anaheim’s main resort interests are regrouping and reorganizing in the wake of the corruption scandal that showed just how much influence they wielded over city hall.
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Posted inGovernment
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.
Posted inInvestigative
Anaheim Officials Refuse To Audit Tourism Bureau’s Alleged Illegal Diversion of COVID Funds
While the city has asked for some of the money back, they will not pursue cutting off the tourism bureau’s funding as a state audit is underway.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Anaheim City Council Campaigns Funded More by Special Interests than Residents
While city council members are insisting they don’t respond to financial incentives, nearly all the money they fundraise isn’t coming from their constituents.
Posted inAnaheim
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.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Leaders Rarely Question Spending Like They Do On Anti-Corruption Efforts
Anaheim officials are hesitant to spend more money on a city commissioned corruption probe, questioning a recent request at length. Here’s some of the stuff council members spent money on with minimal discussion.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Special Interests Don’t Always Win Elections in Orange County
The last election found some of OC’s most powerful special interests falling short of their desired political spending results.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Appoints Another Resort Ally Amid Fallout From FBI Corruption Probe
Norma Campos Kurtz, Anaheim’s newest city council member by appointment has ties to the Chamber of Commerce and a Disney-funded political action committee.
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Anaheim Inaugurates Two Reformist, Two Resort-Backed City Councilmembers Following FBI Corruption Probe
The new council comes after Disney spent big on boosting three of its preferred candidates, with two of them winning and one being voted out of office.
Posted inTop Stories
Disney-Backed Candidates on Track to Keep Majority of Anaheim City Council
In Anaheim, resort-backed candidates maintained their leads after election night after fallout from an explosive FBI corruption probe into city hall revealed earlier this year.
