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.
Tag: Tom Tait
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Tait and Matsuda: From Turmoil and Tragedy to Opportunity and Renewal
Today, Anaheim schools are seen by many as a model for the nation because of its focus on career preparation, its improved graduation rates, and its robust partnerships with community stakeholders. The answer may lay in our history, and the leadership of our students and community members who raised their voices in the summer of 2012 and demanded a more supportive city for our young people.
Posted inAnaheim
Santana: Beware, Holidays Like Labor Day Can Trigger Taxpayer Hangovers
Anaheim city leaders have a penchant for unveiling lopsided stadium deals around holidays.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim’s Corruption Scandal Leads to a Bipartisan Look at Cronyism in Upcoming Forum
A conservative-organized event features leaders from across the political spectrum, and is the first known public forum about Anaheim corruption in the wake of an ongoing federal probe.
Posted inAnaheim
What Made Anaheim’s Chamber Tick?
A look at the history and leadership over the years of a local business organization now sitting frozen in the spotlight of an FBI corruption investigation.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: In Wake of FBI Probe, Who Should Take Over As Anaheim’s Mayor Until November’s Election?
An FBI probe prompts recriminations and a mayor’s resignation along with hard questions about a charter provision that sets a 60-day deadline for appointment or election of a new mayor.
Posted inAnaheim
How Did Disneyland’s Main Political Spending Vehicle Land in the Middle of an FBI Complaint?
Targets of an FBI corruption investigation were wiretapped talking about their work for Disneyland’s main vehicle for campaign money into Anaheim elections.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Angel Stadium Sale Continues No Matter Who’s in Charge, Subsidy Critics Historically Sidelined
As city officials gear up tonight to sell Angel Stadium for $150 million, a pattern continues of silencing council critics.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Speed of Anaheim’s Stadium Sale Proposal Raising Concerns
The Anaheim City Council is moving faster to begin selling the Angel Stadium land than it’s going to take to vote on naming the second Monday in October Indigenous People’s Day.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Daly & Tait: Stadium Sale Sells Out Anaheim and Orange County
Former Anaheim Mayors Tom Daly and Tom Tait write that the current stadium sale plan being advocated by city officials doesn’t take into account the best interests of local taxpayers.
