“The length of our council meetings are exceeding any acceptable level…and are frankly becoming abusive to the public and to the staff,” said Councilwoman Kris Murray, who requested the council discuss the changes and take action at their May 23 meeting.
Tag: Tom Tait
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Five People Ejected From Anaheim City Council Meeting in Fracas Over Trump’s “Muslim Ban”
“Grow up, everybody,” Mayor Tom Tait ordered. “Sit down if you want to stay here, sit down. And everybody, shut up except for the speaker.”
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Anaheim To Start Over With City Attorney Search
After firing their last interim city attorney just weeks after he was hired, the city council will start over in their search for a permanent city attorney.
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Anaheim Council Tweaks Short-Term Rental Rules, Angering Residents
Changes approved by a split city council Tuesday are compromises that city staff say will lead to a settlement of a lawsuit, but they also could extend the time some rental owners were given to phase out their businesses.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Sparks Fly Over Anaheim July 4th Fireworks Sales
Anaheim will scrap an existing fireworks program that Mayor Tom Tait says disproportionately benefits Anaheim Hills residents for a more limited program where only 16 nonprofits will participate each year.
Posted inAnaheim, News Briefs
Anaheim Council Votes, for the Second Time, to Change Agenda-Setting Rules
The City Council voted 4-2, with Mayor Tom Tait absent, to rescind a rule that allows a majority of council members to deny a colleague’s request to place items on the agenda.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Anaheim Mayor, Police Chief Upset by Video of Off-Duty LAPD Officer Confrontation with Teens
Mayor Tom Tait and Chief Raul Quezada said they were “disturbed” by video footage of an altercation between an off duty cop and a group of teens, and pledged to do a “fair” and “impartial” investigation into the incident.
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Hundreds Protest Anaheim Arrest of Teens in Confrontation with Off-Duty LAPD Officer
Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait and a city board responsible for hearing public grievances will address the controversy created by a confrontation between an off-duty Los Angeles police officer, who apparently fired his gun, and a group of teens that led to a demonstration by more than 200 people and the arrest of 23.
Posted inAnaheim, Transportation
Streetcar Apparently Still a Possibility in Anaheim
Last month, Anaheim City Council members thought they had killed any and all plans for a streetcar in their city. But this week, the Orange County Transportation Authority’s board made it clear that a streetcar on Harbor Boulevard is still up for discussion.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Economy, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Anaheim Mayor Proposes Work Program for City’s Homeless
Mayor Tom Tait used his State of the City Address to announce “Better Way Anaheim,” a city program modeled after one in Albuquerque that provides homeless people with jobs like trash pickup and landscaping.
