New Anaheim

08/05/2025

06/19/2025

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Join us for an informational OC-DSA “Know Your Rights” presentation designed to empower tenants and immigrant communities in Anaheim. This session will cover relevant terms, key constitutional amendments, and the rights they protect.

Attendees will learn about California's immigrant protections, including sanctuary and transparency laws, as well as specific tenant rights for immigrants facing housing discrimination. This workshop provides crucial knowledge to help you stay safe.

In addition, Stephanie S. Germani, a San Diego-based attorney, brings her expertise in landlord-tenant law to answer your most pressing questions about tenant rights and responsibilities, including key protections under the Tenant Protection Act.

WHEN:

SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025
1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
(A business meeting will be held at 12:00 p.m.)

WHERE:

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH IN ANAHEIM
511 South Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, California
(Located on the Southwest corner
of Harbor Blvd. & Santa Ana Street)

EMAIL CONTACT:

[email protected]

This workshop is endorsed by the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the general public. Although a small donation might be requested to help defray costs, nobody will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

06/12/2025

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06/11/2025

Join us for an informational OC-DSA “Know Your Rights” presentation designed to empower tenants and immigrant communities in Anaheim. This session will cover relevant terms, key constitutional amendments, and the rights they protect.

Attendees will learn about California's immigrant protections, including sanctuary and transparency laws, as well as specific tenant rights for immigrants facing housing discrimination. This workshop provides crucial knowledge to help you stay safe.

In addition, Stephanie S. Germani, a San Diego-based attorney, brings her expertise in landlord-tenant law to answer your most pressing questions about tenant rights and responsibilities, including key protections under the Tenant Protection Act.

WHEN:

SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025
1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.
(A business meeting will be held at 12:00 p.m.)

WHERE:

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH IN ANAHEIM
511 South Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, California
(Located on the Southwest corner
of Harbor Blvd. & Santa Ana Street)

EMAIL CONTACT:

[email protected]

This workshop is endorsed by the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the general public. Although a small donation might be requested to help defray costs, nobody will be turned away due to a lack of funds.

05/28/2025

02/07/2025

Photographs obtained by The Anaheim Investigator reveal that City Manager James Vanderpool not only attended an annual holiday party thrown by Curt Pringle & Associates, a prominent lobbyist firm, in December 2022, but he was there along with two other elected officials, including then Councilman Jose Diaz and current Councilwoman Natalie Meeks.

Furthermore, The Investigator has photos of Vanderpool at other events either hosted or co-hosted by this lobbyist. One taken of a reception in May 2018 shows him mingling with Matt Cunningham, a political consultant who at one time had close ties to the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, and Katie Cawelti, the daughter of Curt Pringle, the firm’s president.

Gloria Ma’ae, James Vanderpool, Jose Diaz, and Scott Voigts at a holiday party thrown by Curt Pringle & Associates in December 2022. By DUANE J. ROBERTSEditor & Publisher Photographs …

01/28/2025

The Anaheim Investigator has evidence which suggests that Councilwoman Natalie Meeks might have deliberately withheld information from her public calendar to conceal the fact she met with a registered lobbyist hired by a company that seeks future contracts with the city potentially worth millions of dollars.

The lobbyist, Curt Pringle, president of Curt Pringle & Associates, not only has known Meeks since 2007 when she served under him as director of public works while he was mayor, but campaign finance paperwork filed with the city clerk shows both he and his wife contributed $4,400 to her city council campaign in 2022.

Curt Pringle. president of Curt Pringle & Associates, with Councilwoman Natalie Meeks at OCV!be Unveiled on September 25, 2024. By DUANE J. ROBERTSEditor & Publisher The Anaheim Investigato…

01/17/2025

The Democratic Foundation of Orange County, the political machine the family of Mayor Ashleigh Aitken has used over the years to exert their influence over local politics, received about $22,710 in cash from The Walt Disney Company between the years of 2011 and 2019, according to campaign finance records reviewed by The Anaheim Investigator.

Moreover, The Investigator has compelling evidence the Disneyland Resort gave them free meeting space for a fundraiser that was held inside their Grand Californian Hotel, even providing food and drinks at no charge--an event which was attended by Michael Penn, the mayor's husband, and Carrie Nocella, the controversial Disney executive.

Ken Potrock (l), president of the Disneyland Resort, with Carrie Nocella (r) while Mayor Ashleigh Aitken’s father (c) sits at a table behind them. By DUANE J. ROBERTSEditor & Publisher On…

09/16/2024

A "YES" vote supports:

* Repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (1995), thereby allowing cities and counties to limit rent on any housing and limit the rent for first-time tenants.

* Add language to state law to prohibit the state from limiting "the right of any city, county, or city and country to maintain, enact, or expand residential rent control."

Please click on the following link for more information:

https://yeson33.org/

08/14/2024

More than 200 photographs currently in the possession of The Anaheim Investigator show that although the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Angel Stadium on June 7th attracted far less council members than it did back in 2023, there were more candidates. Furthermore, a number of new faces were present this year, including Paul Kott, a local realtor, and Josh Newman, a state senator that represents the 29th district.

Berenice Ballinas, Kristen Maahs-Kolberg, Mayor Ashleigh Aitken, and Pepe Avila at Angel Stadium on June 7, 2024. By DUANE J. ROBERTSEditor & Publisher More than 200 photographs currently in th…