In no particular order, this post has details for three fundraiser for three Democratic candidates running for three different offices. In no particular order, a fundraising announcement for Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva who is a candidate for AD-65, a fundraiser…
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Residents launch initiative to Take Back Anaheim
by Joe Hill • • 6 Comments
Following months of debate over the back-room deal resulting in the handover of $158 million in future Transient Occupancy Tax revenue to spur the development of two luxury hotels, a group of residents has filed a charter amendment initiative to Let the People Vote on such deals in the future.
Anaheim City Council Says No To Charter Amendment Preventing Future Tax Subsidies
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
Last night the Anaheim City Council chamber was packed with opponents and supporters of the $158 million Bed-Tax giveaway to see if the Council would place the deal on the ballot for voters to accept or reject. City Attorney Christina Talley advised the Council that such a referendum could be legally challenged, if it specifically sought to overturn the agreement that had been executed.
Showdown in Anaheim Tonight over $158M Tax Giveaway
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Mayor Pro Tem Lori Galloway has, along with Mayor Tom Tait, placed the matter of allowing a public vote to consider overturning the decision of the Council to give $158 million to spur hotel development in the Garden Walk project area on tonight’s meeting agenda.
Hot Time at Anaheim City Hall Tuesday Night
by Chris Prevatt • • 2 Comments
It wasn’t very pretty Tuesday night for the three members of the Anaheim City Council who voted to give away $158 million in future bed tax revenues to the developers of two hotels in the troubled Garden Walk district. A couple hundred residents showed up to express their displeasure over the decision…
Anaheim and Santa Ana Need Ethics Commissions
by Chris Prevatt • • Comments Off
In the wake of ethics concerns dogging Orange County’s two largest cities, Anaheim and Santa Ana, both cities seem to need an effective way to maintain organizational oversight and accountability for the ethical behavior of their employees, commissioners, and elected officials.
Jordan Brandman to announce a run for Anaheim City Council
by Dan Chmielewski • • 18 Comments
Anaheim school board member Jordan Brandman will announce his candidacy for the Anaheim City Council at an event next week. Brandman, one of the Democratic Party’s youngest and most successful elected officials, has already lined up considerable support for his…
