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Although not-Anaheim specific, the drought affects Anaheim as much as anyplace else, and so we share with our readers this editorial submission from Mr. John W. Spring of Anaheim: A Potentially Destructive Duo: El Niño + Artificial Turf John W. Spring State and local officials have encouraged taking drastic measures to save water, but there are potential and negative consequences ...

From the City of Anaheim: ANAHEIM PUBLIC UTILITIES HOSTS THE 2015 SAVE WATER EXPO ANAHEIM, CA –Anaheim Public Utilities invites the community to learn more about saving water at the 2015 Save Water Expo. The event will be held on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at ARTIC, the new transportation hub located at 2626 E. Katella ...

From the City of Anaheim: RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO HELP DESIGN DISTRICT SHAPES ANAHEIM, CA – (May 28, 2015) – Community meetings are being held to gather comments and ideas for drawing district boundaries. The Advisory Committee on Electoral Districts is reaching out to residents by meeting on various evenings and in neighborhood communities, as well as City Hall. The next ...

Celebrate 20 years of the “Taste of Anaheim” with us today, May 7th at the Anaheim GardenWalk, beginning at 5:30 p.m. – with nearly 40 restaurants confirmed, and three fabulous bands ready to keep you rocking.  Pre-sale tickets can be purchased for $40 up until 4:00 p.m. today; tickets bought at the door are $45.  Children under 5 are FREE. Join us ...

The City of Anaheim has hired David Belmer as its new planning director to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of long-time Planning Director Sherri Vander Dussen. From the city’s press release: David Belmer will join the City of Anaheim as Planning Director, effective May 26, it was approved and announced at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Belmer brings ...

Anaheim Public Utilities’ water and electric systems have received high marks for long-term bonds from Fitch Ratings and Standard &Poor’s (S&P) ratings services, two leading global credit rating agencies. Fitch Ratings and S&P assigned Anaheim’s water and electric systems with ‘AAA’ and ‘AA-’ grades, respectively. “Anaheim Public Utilities is committed to providing our residents with safe and reliable water and power services at competitive rates,” said Dukku Lee, Anaheim Public Utilities general manager. “The bond ratings allow us to move ...

To kick off Wildfire Awareness Week held during the first week of May, Anaheim Fire & Rescue is hosting a Wildfire Community Preparedness Day on Saturday, May 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Community members are invited to join fire personnel in prepping the area for Anaheim’s first FireSafe Garden in front of Fire Station No. 10 located at 8270 ...

The official groundbreaking for the Anaheim Convention Center Expansion – the seventh such expansion — will take place on Tuesday, April 21. Ground. This expansion promises to add more meeting space, more economic impact, more jobs. WHEN: Tuesday, April 21, 11 a.m. WHAT: Seventh expansion to the LEED-certified Anaheim Convention Center, adding an additional 200,000 square feet of flexible meeting space ...

Natural Products Expo West partnered with Second Harvest food bank after the March 2015 trade show. More than 83,000 pounds of food donated by vendors produced 69,200 meals to feed local Anaheim and Orange County residents in need. This video is the latest installment of the Faces of Tourism video series – revealing meaningful real-life stories of individuals, families and ...

The Anaheim Health Fair, with the help of founding partners at GBS Linens, Inc. and Anekant Community Center, will celebrate its ninth anniversary in 2015. Dr. Nitin Shah and Mr. Pravin Mody have dedicated their time and expertise to organize health fairs that ensure individuals and families throughout Anaheim can enjoy free access to basic medical attention. This is the ...