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From the City of Anaheim: Anaheim’s City Council has selected James Vanderpool, city manager of Buena Park, as Anaheim’s next city manager. The City Council on Tuesday voted to appoint Vanderpool as city manager, pending an employment agreement. An employment agreement could come before the Council in August, and Vanderpool could join Anaheim in early September. Vanderpool has served as ...

Last week, the Anaheim Convention Center became the first convention center on the West Coast to receive the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) STAR accreditation. As one of the first facilities in the U.S. to be certified in outbreak and infectious diseases preparation and response, the Anaheim Convention Center is on the forefront of creating an approved healthy and safe ...

Ryan Balius, who is running for Anaheim City Council from District 1, will celebrate 244th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by providing American flags to more than 6,000 residences in the district. “The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays because it brings family and friends together to celebrate our country, reflect on the ...

From the City of Anaheim: Orange County and the state of California are out with new restrictions for restaurants, bars and other businesses here in Anaheim and across the county and state. Most involve shutting down indoor service while allowing service outdoors, where the risk of coronavirus spread is lower. The exception is for businesses that solely serve alcohol, which ...

From the City of Anaheim: Anaheim small businesses struggling with the economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis can apply for a loan of up to $10,000 from the city of Anaheim to help retain employees, create jobs or meet day-to-day operating expenses. The Small-Business Microloan program is open to Anaheim small businesses with five or fewer employees. About 100 small ...

From the Avelino Valencia for City Council 2020 campaign: BUDGET COMMISSION CHAIR AVELINO VALENCIA ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN FOR ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL Anaheim, CA – Avelino Valencia stepped forward today to announce his campaign for Anaheim City Council. An Anaheim native and Chair of the city’s Budget, Investment, and Technology Commission, Valencia is running to represent the 4th Council District, currently held ...

Angels Chairman Dennis Kuhl, Angels Baseball Foundation and Councilmember Steve Faessel, and Director of Community Partnerships Nicole Provansal help Anaheim Family YMCA deliver meals to our local community. For more updates on Angels acts of service, visit angels.com/home.

From the City of Anaheim: We are working to expand testing in Anaheim as we gradually reopen under California’s guidelines. Right now, AltaMed is providing screening and testing in line with California public health guidelines, which prioritize those with symptoms, recent exposure, first responders and other essential workers. AltaMed’s screening is open to the public after a telephone consultation available ...

[Editor’s note: this is another example of how the misguided campaign by the social justice Left to abolish cash bail is endangering the law abiding public. It also highlights the strained logic of releasing criminals to avoid the possibility they may contract COVID-19, only to increase the danger of the public being victmized by these criminals.] From the office OC ...

UPDATED with statement from OC Sheriff Don Barnes: “It has been incorrectly reported in the media that my Department authorized the recent releases of seven registered sex offenders from Orange County Jail. That is inaccurate. These inmates were released by Court order, and are not in any way connected to the measures I have taken to limit the spread of ...