Changing the Name Doesn’t Change the School
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde’s wisdom, “There are two tragedies in life: not getting what you...
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Category: Charter Review Committee
OC Register Gets It Right On Measures C and E, Wrong on Measure D
The OC Register editorial board is rolling out its endorsements for the June primary ballot. Weighing in on the three proposed amendments to Anaheim’s city charter: Measures C,D and E, the OCR editorial board got two out...
Read MoreMeasure D: Tait Mayoral Committee Buys Slates For “No on D”…And Raises $51,000
The first independent expenditures of the 2014 Anaheim election season came from the Tom Tait for Mayor 2014 committee, which made $4,999 in IEs between March 26 and April 25 buying “No on Measure D” spots on slate...
Read MoreMeasure D – Rebuttal to the Argument Against
Continuing our series of posts (here, here and here) on what will be the most contentious measure on Anaheim’s June ballot – Measure D – we present the “Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure D (which changes the mayor’s term from...
Read MoreMeasure D – Rebuttal to Argument in Favor
Continuing our series of posts (here and here) on what will be the most contentious measure on Anaheim’s June ballot – Measure D – we present the “Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure D (which changes...
Read MoreMeasure D – A Two-Year Mayoral Term: The Argument Against
We’ve posted the Argument in favor of Measure D, which would amend the City Charter to limit the mayor to four consecutive two-year terms, instead of the current limit of two consecutive four-year terms. Here is the...
Read MoreMeasure D – A Two-Year Mayoral Term: The Argument In Favor
The most contentious local measure on the June ballot will be Measure D – a measure to change the mayor’s term from four to two years, based on the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee. Following is the...
Read MoreUPDATED: Council Should Break Grab-Bag “Measure 1” Charter Amendment Into a Few Ballot Measures
Readers may have gathered from my preceding posts (here, here and here) on the Charter Review Committee recommendations and the proposed charter amendments that has issued from the CRC’s work, but the more recommendations...
Read MoreCouncil Places Fireworks, Two-Year Mayoral Term On June Ballot
On Tuesday night, the Anaheim City Council took up the Charter Review Committee’s recommendations, which staff had packaged into four proposed charter amendments for the June ballot. Anaheim voters will have the...
Read MoreTwo-Year Mayoral Term Instead of Four?
One of the items the City Council will take up tonight is the question of changing the length of the mayoral term from four years to two. Prior to 1992, the mayor was directly elected every two years; only sitting members of the...
Read MoreAs Currently Drafted, Some Charter Amendments Face Uphill Battle
Tomorrow night, the Anaheim City Council will take up the recommendations of the Charter Review Commission. The staff recommendation is to package the recommendations into four ballot measures and proposed ballot summary...
Read MoreCharter Review Committee To Take Up Legalizing Fireworks
Among the items on tonight’s Charter Review Committee agenda is legalizing safe-and-sane fireworks, which have been illegal in Anaheim as a result of a 1986 initiative that was approved by the voters. The Charter Review...
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