From the City of Anaheim: There is a tentative agreement to resume waste collection service in Anaheim, with Republic Services workers off the picket line this morning. Today we will continue to see limited but expanding service for scheduled pickup areas and priority sites. In coming days, we expect to see service start to normalize and get better each day ...
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Anaheim Opens Talks On Stadium After State Rejects 25% Affordable Housing Offers
From the City of Anaheim regarding state Housing and Community Development’s judgment that the Angel Stadium agreement violates the Surplus Land Act: A proposed offer to add more than 500 additional affordable apartments and bring the development plan for Angel Stadium of Anaheim to 25 percent affordable has been declined by the state of California with the city open to ...
Read More »No-Cost-To-Patient COVID-19 Testing Now Being Offered At The Anaheim Hotel
The Anaheim Hotel, a AAA three-diamond hotel located across from Disneyland® Resort and managed by Wincome Hospitality, is proud to announce the opening of Covid Clinic that provides COVID-19 testing on-property. Located adjacent to the hotel’s lobby, this clinic will be one of six Covid Clinic testing sites and the only one in a hotel, across the City of Anaheim ...
Read More »State of the City: Mayor Sidhu Recaps Historic Pandemic Impact, Response; Charts Anaheim ‘Second Golden Age’ Recovery
From the City of Anaheim: Anaheim is entering a second Golden Age with more than $5 billion in investment planned around the city’s sports venues and theme parks, Mayor Harry Sidhu said Wednesday in his annual State of the City address. The investment around Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Honda Center and in the Anaheim Resort will lead the city’s recovery ...
Read More »Anaheim Hills 4th of July Celebration Draws Record Attendance
Public response to this year’s Anaheim Hills Fourth of July Celebration is further evidence that people are anxious to be out and about after more than a year of onerous COVID-19 restrictions. After being cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event came roaring back this year and attracted record numbers of people. The mixed messages emanating from ...
Read More »Disneyland Resort Ending Mask Requirement, On-Site Temp Checks Starting June June 15
The Disneyland Resort sent out this message today, announcing that beginning tomorrow, fully-vaccinated guests will not be required to wear face-masks, and on-site temperature checks will be discontinued: As more people are vaccinated and the nation is turning the corner on this pandemic, we are encouraged that COVID-19 health and safety guidelines set forth by the CDC and state and ...
Read More »The Anaheim Hills Annual Fourth of July Celebration Is Back
Anaheim Hills’ annual Fourth of July Celebration is back, with a theme of “Saluting Our Active Military & Veterans.” The 32nd annual Independence Day celebration is sponsored by the Anaheim Hill Community Council, and the all-day event kicks off at 7:00 a.m. with the Firecracker 5K/10K Run/Walk at the intersection of Santa Ana Canyon and Imperial Highway, in front of ...
Read More »AUHSD Makes Woke “Ethnic Studies” A Graduation Requirement
On May 6, the Anaheim Union High School District Board of Education voted unanimously to require students to take Ethnic Studies in order to graduate from high school. Anaheim Independent will have more on that decision. The Anaheim Elementary School District Board of Education took the same action last year, and a new state law mandates that all Cal State ...
Read More »Health Policy Expert: US Will Achieve Herd Immunity By April
This article by Dr. Marty Markary, health policy expert and professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, was originally published in the Wall Street Journal on February 18, 2021. We’ll Have Herd Immunity by April Covid cases have dropped 77% in six weeks. Experts should level with the public about the good news. by ...
Read More »California, Florida: Different COVID Strategies, Same Results
A recent article in Britain’s Daily Mail underscores the failure of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s economically devastating lockdowns as a strategy for combating COVID-19: Since the first cases of coronavirus were identified in the U.S., California and Florida have stood out for taking very different approaches to the crisis. Over the course of the last year, California Gov Gavin Newsom has ordered businesses such as bars and ...
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