Tag: ANAHEIM

Anaheim Complex Offers Homeless Seniors a New Life

A newly opened affordable housing complex in Anaheim, California, is offering its formerly homeless and low-income residents a new lease on life. El Verano consists of 54 units in a three-story Spanish-style building and provides its senior residents with services to help integrate into the community. “We’re designing our places where people can live in dignity,” Rochelle Mills, president and chief executive of Innovative Housing…


Disney Unveils New Annual Pass Program

ANAHEIM—Disney on Aug. 3 unveiled a new annual pass program for the company’s more avid Disneyland fans. The new “Magic Key” program allows for more choices and flexibility, Disneyland officials say. The pass also promises more value as it provides four different options for Disneyland and California Adventure. The “Dream Key” will cost $1,399, or…


Anaheim Greenlights Veteran’s Cemetery Site

The Orange County Board of Supervisors will consider allocating $20 million toward a veteran’s cemetery at Gypsum Canyon after city council in Anaheim, Calif., approved the location during a July 20 meeting. Council’s support for the site came less than a month after Irvine decided not to move forward with building a Veteran’s Memorial Park and…


Anaheim Could Lose $96 Million for Alleged Stadium Sale Violation

The City of Anaheim, Calif., could lose $96 million if the Angels baseball stadium sale violated state law. During a July 20 city council meeting, staff clarified how Anaheim might have violated state law during the sale of the stadium to SRB Management, led by Angels owner Arte Moreno and family. The Department of Housing and Community Development sent a letter to the city, alleging it failed to “send out notice to the…


Orange County to Provide More than 1,000 Emergency Housing Vouchers

Orange County, Calif. is rolling out a new housing plan that will offer more than 1,000 emergency housing vouchers (EHV) to homeless and vulnerable individuals. The board of supervisors is set to approve multiple contracts during its July 27 meeting with various non-profits that will distribute 529 vouchers. The certificates provide ongoing rental assistance for eligible households. Individuals and families that receive EHVs will…


Southern California ‘America First’ Rally Cancelled for Third Time

ANAHEIM, Calif.—An Anaheim venue canceled an “America First” rally scheduled for July 17 that would have featured speeches by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Matt Gaetz (R-Florida). “A planned America First rally at a private venue in our city is cancelled. The city of Anaheim shared public safety concerns with the operator, and those…


Anaheim Council to Discuss Whether Stadium Sale Violated State Law

City council in Anaheim, Calif. will probe bureaucrats on the sale of Angel Stadium following accusations the transaction violated state law. Council is expected to ask staff questions July 20 regarding the Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) April 28 letter to the city, alleging a surplus land act (SLA) violation in the Angel Stadium deal. “In my opinion, there were lost opportunities…


Fourth of July Fireworks Cause Wildlife Mayhem

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—It was a busy Independence Day weekend for the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, where scores of injured animals were treated for injuries resulting from panic-inducing fireworks. Debbie McGuire, executive director of the center, told The Epoch Times that concern about domesticated animals being traumatized by fireworks is always in…


Tourism Rebounds in Orange County

The tourism industry in Orange County, Calif. is once again booming as more visitors make their way to its popular beaches and renowned attractions. “We are breathing a little easier around here now,” Jay Burress, president and chief executive of Visit Anaheim, told The Epoch Times. “Things are coming around.” Hotel occupancy in Anaheim—perhaps best known…


Anaheim Facing Alleged Violations Over Angel’s Stadium Sale

Anaheim may have violated state law when selling the Angel Stadium and surrounding property, a California agency alleges. In a letter to Anaheim city attorney Robert Fabela, The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) alleged the city violated the Surplus Land Act (SLA) by not prioritizing the stadium and surrounding property for low- and moderate-income housing, unless the city provides documentation proving it is exempt. “None…