The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Anaheim hard, socially for sure but especially economically. It is a situation that calls for practical, experience elected leadership focused on doing the most good where the city can act most effectively. What we have seen from the two factions on the Anaheim City Council during this crisis is a stark contrast in leadership styles ...

Dear Friends, I hope you are staying safe and healthy. I wanted to take a moment to provide you with an update on how the City of Anaheim has been responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. On April 23rd, Anaheim saw a smaller increase in cases, similar to what we saw earlier in the week and now is at 247 cases ...

  Last month, as part of the Economic Recovery Plan, I voted to approve additional funding to the Anaheim Community Foundation to help non profits serve those effected by the COVID-19 virus. The ACF to date has issued 1.1 million in rapid response grants to 18 non profits. This grant funding will help kids, families, seniors and other Anaheim residents ...

There are many heroes in this crisis who deserve our praise. I have mentioned some of them before. Very special thanks must be given to our medical workers in hospitals who are caring for the sick at great personal risk to their own health. Thank you to our City’s first responders, Anaheim Fire & Rescue personnel and Police Officers, who also continue to provide ...

Earlier this week, residents and motorists near the intersection of Riverdale and Lakeview noticed large, quonset hut-like tents and an  array of EZ Ups in the parking lot of the Kaiser Permanente building. Yesterday, it popped up on Nextdoor.com and created a stir, with comments such as: “Does anyone have info on what this is about? Why this is being ...

  As many readers know, Esther Wallace, one of Anaheim’s community pillars passed away last week. Ms. Wallace’s devotion to improving West Anaheim reached down to her bones. She was the animating force behind the West Anaheim Neighborhood Development Council (WAND) and was a long-standing member of the Magnolia School District Board of Education. This past Tuesday, Mayor Pro Tem ...

Anaheim First is hosting a second round of council district-based as part of the Anaheim Community Assessment, which will establish a resident-driven template for the 2030 Neighborhood Investment Program – a commitment by Mayor Harry Sidhu and the city council to invest $250 million in city neighborhoods over the next 10 years. Hundreds of Anaheim residents participated energetically in the ...

Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Day proclamation, 1863: By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been ...

The WAND committee is proud to host the West Anaheim Holiday Tree Lighting Event taking place on Friday, December 6th from 5 – 8 at Twila Ried Park in Anaheim. This free family friendly event will have local school programs performing from 6 – 8pm. We will be lighting the Christmas Tree at 7pm. There will also be craft stations ...