After a scathing audit found Visit Anaheim misspent tourism tax dollars, the head of the city’s tourism bureau said he hopes the committee tasked with overseeing its spending won’t be around for long — something he seemingly walked back over the weekend.
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Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Institutes Oversight of Controversial Tourism Bureau
Anaheim City Council members are rolling out an oversight board on Visit Anaheim in an effort to make sure tourism tax dollars are being spent properly after a scathing state audit on the tourism bureau.
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Anaheim Officials Consider More Oversight For Their Controversial Tourism Promotion Agency
Anaheim officials will discuss Tuesday creating an advisory board to oversee how tourism tax dollars are being spent after a scathing state auditor’s report earlier this year.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Huntington Beach Considers Increasing Hotel Tax for Tourism Advertising
The jump would be funded by more taxes on out of town visitors amidst questions on how much tourism the agency brings in.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Questions if Public Dollars Were Used in Political Campaigns
For the first time, officials publicly responded to a scathing state audit alleging public money was used by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce to help city council candidates and lobby elected officials.
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Will Anaheim Officials Discuss a State Audit on Poor Oversight of Tourism Dollars?
On Tuesday, city council members are expected to file their response to a California State Auditor Report alleging improper tourism dollar spending and a lack of city oversight.
Posted inEconomy
OC Struggles To Track Taxpayer Dollars For Tourist Advertising
Investigations into Anaheim and Irvine are putting a new spotlight on tourism bureaus, agencies that typically haven’t gotten much public attention in the past.
Posted inAnaheim
Is it Legal to Spend Tourism Dollars to Lobby Elected Officials?
A state auditor report on Anaheim’s tourism bureau is raising questions if it is legal to use tourism dollars to lobby elected officials.
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Anaheim’s Scathing Audit Marks Another Chapter in a Corruption-Plagued City Hall
Residents, former council members and two California legislators react to a scathing state audit that alleges resort interests improperly spent tax dollars – including influencing elected officials.
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Will the U.S. Attorney General be Next in Line to Probe Anaheim?
Congressman Lou Correa (D-Anaheim) is calling on federal officials to examine if federal tax dollars were illegally spent in Anaheim after a state audit alleged misspending by the tourism bureau.
