A portion of Anaheim’s tourism tax dollars will be reallocated to support workforce housing for Disneyland Resort employees starting next year after a scathing state audit.
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Tourists Could Soon Help House Disneyland Resort Workers
A portion of tourism tax dollars – scrutinized last year in a scathing state audit – could soon be used to help support housing needs of Disneyland Resort employees in Anaheim.
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Disneyland Resort Interests Face Off in Lawsuit After Corruption Scandal
The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce is looking to claw back public tourism dollars in a lawsuit against Visit Anaheim as they both reorganize after being heavily scrutinized in a corruption probe and state audit.
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Anaheim Leans on Disneyland Resort Interests to Boost Affordable Housing
Millions of dollars from Disney are expected to help residents buy their first home, avoid evictions and generate more affordable homes in Anaheim, as officials call for tourism tax dollars to be used to help house Disneyland Resort employees.
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Anaheim Institutes New Oversight on Tourism Bureau After Searing State Audit
Anaheim officials approved an agreement with the city’s controversial tourism bureau to market the Disneyland resort with new oversight and transparency measures after a state audit found improper tourism tax dollar spending.
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Disneyland Resort Interests Are Reorganizing in Anaheim After Corruption Scandal
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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Anaheim on Track to Require Tourism Bureau Show Convention, Hotel Bookings
Anaheim is considering a new contract with Visit Anaheim after state auditors concluded last year city officials failed to oversee the tourism bureau’s spending, leading to improper use of tourism tax dollars.
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Tourism Bureau to Repay Anaheim $3 Million From Controversial Pandemic Bailout
A scathing report from independent investigators showed Visit Anaheim redirected $1.5 million of the overall $6.5 million bailout to a chamber of commerce-controlled nonprofit.
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Questions Persist Over $1.5 Million Anaheim Wants Back From Tourism Bureau
Questions remain if Visit Anaheim will pay the city back $1.5 million in COVID bailout dollars more than a year since state auditors said the tourism bureau never needed the money. Meanwhile, city council members have been privately meeting with the Visit Anaheim.
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Anaheim Publicly Grills Tourism Bureau CEO For Wanting to End Oversight
Councilwoman Natalie Rubalcava posed a series of questions surrounding oversight to Visit Anaheim’s CEO after state auditors found the agency improperly spent public money.
