Category: ANAHEIM

Anaheim Agrees to $96 Million Angel Stadium Sale Settlement

Anaheim City Council approved April 26 a $96 million settlement for new affordable housing following a dispute over the sale of the Angel Stadium. The 5 to 2 vote—with Councilmen Avelino Valencia and Jose Moreno voting against the settlement—allows for the city to move forward with the sale to Angels baseball owner Arte Moreno’s company…


California Disney Fans Respond to Walt Disney World Controversy

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Longtime Disney fans spoke out about the company’s denouncement of the State of Florida’s passage of the Parental Rights in Education bill—banning sexual orientation and gender identity in K–3rd grade classrooms—which escalated April 22 when Gov. Ron Desantis signed it into law to abolish special districts in the state, including the Walt Disney Company’s,…


Disneyland Welcomes Back Character Greetings

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Disneyland goers will soon be able to hug and high-five their favorite characters as the theme park prepares to welcome back traditional meet and greets. Disneyland will drop social distancing character greetings as soon as April 18, Communications Manager Shawn Slater announced. “Very soon, you will once again be able to hug Mickey Mouse,…


Will Encanto Take Over Tarzan’s Treehouse in California’s Disneyland?

ANAHEIM, Calif.—With Tarzan’s Treehouse remaining under refurbishment for months in Disneyland in Anaheim, California, the attraction will likely make a return with a new theme according to media reports, prompting speculations from Disney enthusiasts about which character might become the treehouse’s new occupant. The historic treehouse inspired by the 1999 Disney film “Tarzan” resides in…


‘Dangerous and Violent’ Teen Convicted of Matricide Rearrested: Authorities

SANTA ANA, Calif.—An 18-year-old convicted killer described by authorities as “dangerous and violent” was taken back into custody Sunday after freeing himself of his electronic monitoring device and escaping from a halfway house in Santa Ana. Ike Nicholas Souzer was arrested Sunday by the Orange County District Attorney’s AB 109 Task Force, OC District Attorney…


Anaheim Closes South Beach Boulevard Motel After Finding Inhumane Conditions

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Anaheim city officials inspected the Covered Wagon Motel on South Beach Boulevard in March and found dozens of people, including children, living in squalor. Living conditions were so bad, the city shut down the motel March 29 after relocating several families and tenants. The closure was the first step in the city’s plan to…


Here’s How OCVibe Will Affect Anaheim Residents

Anaheim’s largest entertainment expansion since Disneyland, called OC Vibe, is set to break ground in 2024 and residents can expect more sports venues, entertainment, dining, modern workplaces, housing, and open spaces. OCVibe is a hub set to be built next to the Honda Center. Spanning 95 acres, the development will host several amenities:  A new…


Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Angel Stadium Sale

ANAHEIM, Calif.—As some argue the Angel Stadium was sold illegally, a lawsuit challenging the sale was dismissed by a judge on March 21. Judge David Hoffer made an initial decision in the lawsuit the People’s Homeless Task Force v. City of Anaheim after the case was heard in the Orange County Superior Court on March…


Anaheim’s ‘Rebuild Beach’ Project to Revamp Crime-Ridden Boulevard

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Looking through the slightly tinted window glass of what was labeled as a hydroponics store in the City of Anaheim, California, shards of drywall littered the floor of the almost empty interior of the showroom floor. Just hours before a Wednesday morning, the Anaheim Police Department raided the location and put a stop to…


Orange County to Create First Cemetery for Veteran Firefighters and Police Officers

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County plans to set aside 10 acres of land to build a cemetery for veteran firefighters and police officers, which the county’s Supervisor Don Wagner said he believes to be the first of its kind in the nation. “The men and women who have served us as first responders in a public…