City Council Approves $18 Million for Neighborhood Improvements; Funds From Anaheim Convention Center Expansion
The Anaheim City Council voted 4-1 to approve more than $18 million in neighborhood improvement...
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Category: Neighborhood Improvement
Re-Elect Tom Tait Mayor: Why?
This week, the Orange County Register (OCR, 2014) endorsed the re-election of Tom Tait as...
Read MoreNearly 100 Capital Improvement Projects Planned for 2014/2015
This came over the transom from the City of Anaheim: NEARLY 100 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS PLANNED FOR ANAHEIM THIS FISCAL YEAR ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 21, 2014) – Anaheim residents can look forward to nearly 100 capital...
Read MoreAnti-Camping Ordinance Is Pro-Public, Not “Criminalizing Homelessness”
Some thoughts on the ongoing debate over Anaheim’s recently adopted anti-camping ordinance. For starters, it was good to see the City Council unanimity on the matter. This really isn’t a complicated issue: there is a...
Read MoreNew Miraloma Park Illustrates Challenges Facing Older OC Cities
On the Anaheim City Council’s agenda on September 24 was some good news amidst all the usual unpleasantness: the creation of Miraloma Park and Community Center. The city had its eye on a commercial property for some time,...
Read MoreVideo: Rebuttal of OCCORD Claims of Uneven Distribution of City Services
I posted last week about the city’s report regarding the distribution of city services – a critical issue because a central contention of single-member council district advocates is that the flatlands are...
Read MoreCouncilwoman Murray Spearheads Quality Rental Housing Program
This came over the transom yesterday from Anaheim Councilwoman Kris Murray: Anaheim to Pursue Quality Rental Housing Program City Committed to Ensuring Quality of Life for Most Vulnerable Residents Just this week, Prevention...
Read MoreThe Myth of Anaheim Flatlands Being “Short-Changed”
A significant but overlooked on last week’s Anaheim City Council agenda was a report on the distribution of core city services throughout Anaheim. I say significant because a core contention of the left-wing coalition...
Read MoreIs Tennis Now A Racial Issue, Too?
Is there anything that the “two Anaheims” crowd will not transmogrify into a racial issue? After reading yesterday’s Voice of OC story on the budgeted funds to renovate the Anaheim Tennis Center, it would seem...
Read More“Graffiti is Art. It Doesn’t Even Count.”
“Sinnah Back” is the nom-du-video taken by a comrade of Donna Acevedo. Sinnah back runs around taking video of Anaheim police officers in the course of their duties, accompanied by running commentary that is...
Read MoreSo Much For “Respectful Dialogue”
[Editor’s Note: the video in this post contains obscenity] Last week, at a press conference following the Los Amigos meeting, Donna Acevedo led a press conference claiming “Working-Class Anaheim Neighborhoods Say...
Read MoreAnaheim in Wonderland: Explain Again How The Police Are To Blame?
I was just reading this Voice of OC article, “Neighborhood in Anaheim Turns on Police” and found this passage extraordinary: “In the second incident early Sunday morning, officers arrived at the neighborhood...
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