Tag: ANAHEIM

Cypress Public School Named Best in State

An Orange County school was named the best in California in a nationwide survey of nearly 18,000 public high schools. Oxford Academy in Cypress placed eleventh nationally in U.S. News’ ranking of 17,857 high schools in 50 states. The Anaheim Union High School District educational institute reported a 100 percent advanced placement rate and 100…


Anaheim Considers Hourly Wage Increase for Some Workers

Anaheim, Calif. is the latest Orange County city to consider hazard pay—also known as “hero pay”—for certain employees. City council will discuss during its May 11 meeting the possibility of a temporary pay hike of $3 to $5 per hour for grocery, retail, and drug store workers. “While we celebrate [our essential workers] and thank them, what they really need is support in their wages,” Councilmember Jose Moreno,…


Three Dead, Two Injured in Anaheim Crash

Three men are dead and two woman are injured following an Anaheim crash. Anaheim police said a white Mercedes-Benz and Kia collided May 4 about 2:50 a.m., near the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Orange Avenue. The occupants of the Kia, three yet-to-be-identified men, were declared dead on scene. Police said the driver of the…


Anaheim Police Make Arrest in 1980 Cold Case

Anaheim police say a New Mexico man has been arrested in connection with the decades-old sexual assault and murder of a 79-year-old woman. The case began Feb. 18, 1980, when Viola Hagenkord was found dead on her apartment floor. Before being killed, she had been sexually assaulted inside her home, on the 2500 block of W….


Anaheim Officials Eagerly Greet Today’s Disneyland Reopening

ANAHEIM (CNS) – Anaheim officials are excited about the April 30 reopening of Disneyland for its economic boost not only for the city, but for all of the theme park’s connected businesses in its neighborhood. The reopening of Disneyland, which was shut down in March of last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “is a…


Anaheim Commissioner Removed After Blaming CCP for Pandemic 

Anaheim city council stripped a commissioner of his title after comments he made about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus. Council unanimously voted to remove Larry Larson’s commissioner status from the sister cities commission during an April 27 city council meeting. “They’re going to destroy me and my reputation, kick me off sister cities—which you voted to put me on—because…


Anaheim Commissioner Removed After Refusing to Partner With Chinese City

Anaheim city council stripped a commissioner of his title for comments he made after refusing to partner with a Chinese city. Council unanimously voted to remove Larry Larson’s commissioner status from the sister cities commission during an April 27 city council meeting. “They’re going to destroy me and my reputation, kick me off sister cities—which you voted to…


New Anaheim Waterpark Makes a Splash

A new waterpark is opening in Anaheim ahead of the summer Adventure Lagoon will sit off Miraloma Avenue on a 14-acre property leased from the Orange County Water District, said park owner Dave Wabiszewski. It will include an inner Aqua Park, featuring various giant inflatable items such as a 35-foot-high slide. It will also have a kid’s area with smaller inflatables. It will be the third-largest Aqua Park…


Clearing the Smoke: A Former Presidential Adviser’s Fight Against Cannabis

Kevin Sabet has never smoked marijuana, but his life revolves around it. As a teen in Anaheim Hills, California, in the 1990s, Sabet saw problems with marijuana use among his friends. But he felt his community didn’t take it seriously and avoided talking about drugs in general. A friend of his was hit by a…


Anaheim Convention Center Holds First Event Since Start of Pandemic

The Anaheim Convention Center is set to host its first non-medical event since February 2020, before the onslaught of the pandemic. It will be the backdrop of a Starpower Talent dance competition April 23 through April 25, as part of the company’s regional tour. The event is expected to bring more than 500 attendees. The president and chief executive of…