Category: ANAHEIM

Cost of Anaheim’s Corruption Investigation Grows to $1.5 Million

The price has doubled to $1.5 million for an independent investigation into corruption allegations surrounding the sale of Anaheim Stadium. The JL Group, a Laguna Niguel law firm, and Judge Clay Smith, a retired Orange County Superior Court judge who is overseeing the probe, were hired in August by Anaheim city officials to investigate campaign…


Man Shot, Hospitalized in Anaheim

A shooting March 6 in Anaheim has led to the hospitalization of one adult male, police said. Around 6:30 p.m., officers responded to a shooting on the 1100 block of N. East Street, north of La Palma Avenue, where a man was found with at least one gunshot wound, according to Anaheim Police Sgt. Jon…


Food and Wine Festival Returns to California Adventure

California Adventure’s annual Food and Drink Festival has returned, now through April 25. The annual springtime event includes outdoor “marketplace” kiosks serving Golden-State-inspired bites and beverages created by Disney and celebrity chefs, including seasonal non-alcoholic drinks along with specialty beer, wine, and cocktails. To participate, guests must purchase the park’s “sip and savor” pass for…


Half a Million Dollars of Stolen Goods Recovered in Orange County and LA

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Border Division continues to crack down on organized retail theft after uncovering an organized group of thieves last month, operating in part, in Anaheim. Anaheim resident Yolando De La Rosa, 49, and Jesus Ortiz, 48, of Lynwood were booked in Orange County jail Feb. 24 on charges of organized retail…


Least Expensive Orange County Cities to Purchase a Home

With inflation showing no signs of stopping any time soon, many looking to purchase a home in Orange County, California, face heightened obstacles in the already pricey market to do so. According to the California Association of Realtors, the average median home price in the region is just under $1.2 million, according to their January…


Disneyland Postpones Reopening of Mickey’s Toontown

Disneyland officials in Anaheim, California, announced last Friday that Mickey’s Toontown reopening has been delayed from its original reopening date of March 8—now set for March 19—due to unexpected weather conditions, according to park officials. The cartoon-themed land will feature rides like “Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin,” “Chip n’ Dale’s Gadgetcoaster,” and other interactive attractions…


Another Death After Fall from Disneyland Parking Structure

A woman died Feb. 18 at Disneyland after falling from the Mickey & Friends parking structure, the same location where an Orange County High School principal committed suicide almost three months ago. At about 6:50 p.m. Saturday officers responded to a call, finding Marney Schoenfeld, 46, of Scottsdale, Arizona injured after she jumped or fell…


Woman Killed When Tree Falls on SUV in Anaheim Park

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A woman was killed Feb. 19 when a tree fell onto an SUV in which she was sitting at an Anaheim park. The tree toppled at 2:50 p.m. when the woman was parked on the south side of Pearson Park, at 400 N. Harbor Boulevard, said Anaheim police Sgt. Jon McClintock. Anaheim police officers…


Woman Dies After Fall From Disneyland Parking Structure

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A woman died Saturday evening after she fell from a parking structure at Disneyland. Officers responded at 6:50 p.m. to the Mickey and Friends parking structure, where they found the woman on the ground, Anaheim police Sgt. Jonathan McClintock told City News Service. They worked to keep the woman alive until paramedics arrived and…


Son Convicted of Beating Mother to Death in Anaheim

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 24-year-old man was convicted Feb. 16 of beating his mother, a veteran state Department of Corrections officer, to death with a baseball bat in Anaheim. Seth Allen White was convicted of second-degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. Jurors, who rejected first-degree murder, deliberated for…