Unions Want Court To Re-Write Measure L, Apply It To Disneyland
The Coalition of Resort Labor Unions (CRLU) has arranged for a class-action lawsuit in hopes of convincing a judge to essentially re-write a 2018 minimum wage ballot initiative it sponsored so it...
View ArticleGive Back On Family Volunteer Day on November 23 In Anaheim
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View ArticleStar Wars:Galaxy’s Edge: Biggest Event In Disneyland History Since Park’s...
It’s fair to say the Friday opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will be the single biggest event in Disneyland history since Walt Disney opened the park on July 17, 1955. Disney has invested $1...
View ArticleUS Chamber of Commerce To Senators Sanders, Warren: Debate Minimum Wage in...
[from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce] Debate in D.C., Not at Disneyland by Glenn Spencer Senior Vice President, Employment Policy Division U.S. Chamber of Commerce A batch of Democratic lawmakers from...
View ArticleResort Unions’ $18 Minimum Wage Initiative Will Be On November 2018 Ballot
On Tuesday, the Anaheim City Council voted to place the Resort union coalition’s $18 minimum wage initiative on the November 2018 ballot, but failed to authorize an economic impact study after an...
View ArticleUnion-Sponsored $18 Minimum Wage Initiative Targets Anaheim Resort Businesses
A coalition of unions is seeking to qualify a city-wide initiative forcing any Anaheim hospitality business that receives a “subsidy” to increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour on January 1, 2019,...
View ArticleOC Register: Does Disney Pay Its Fair Share? Yes.
[This OC Register editorial was published October 15, 2017] A few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times published a hit piece on Disneyland predicated on a misguided question: Is Disney paying its fair...
View ArticleDear Los Angeles Times: Yes, Disney Does Pay Its Fair Share in Anaheim
Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times headlined a front-page article with the rhetorical question “Is Disney Paying Its Fair Share in Anaheim?” The author, Daniel Miller, unmistakably tilts the article...
View ArticleFact Checking The Mayor’s Distortions About The Resort District
Mayor Tom Tait penned an op-ed with the high-minded title of “Change for the Good Of All in Anaheim,” which ran in the OC Register yesterday. It was in response to an earlier op-ed by OCBC President...
View ArticleDisneyland “Happiest Class on Earth” Program Offers Anahem 6th-Graders Theme...
In celebration of the conclusion of the Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration and the beginning of 61 years in the city of Anaheim, the Disneyland Resort announced exciting news for about 5,000...
View ArticleTurning Conservative Ideas On Equality And Taxation Inside Out
I posted last week on the recent Inside OC interview with Mayor Tom Tait. Another topic raised by host Rick Reiff was the cit council’s approval last summer of a development agreement with Disney that...
View ArticleDisneyland “Star Wars Land” Construction To Start In 2016
Under the terms of the development agreement approved by the Anaheim City Council on July 7, Disney had to begin construction of what was later revealed to be “Star Wars Land” by the end of 2017....
View ArticleAnaheim in Wonderland: The Magical Invention of the “Right To Vote” On NOT...
After losing the original GardenWalk project vote in 2012, Mayor Tom Tait and then-Councilwoman Lorri Galloway tried to define the post-vote by framing the economic assistance agreement as a “$158...
View ArticleTait Opposition To Gate Tax Ban Is The Opposite Of Conservative
Anaheim Insider here. At the brand launch celebration last week in downtown Anaheim, as the former Anaheim/Orange County Visitor and Convention Bureau officially relaunched as Visit Anaheim, protocol...
View ArticleHollow Rhetoric From Opponents of Gate Tax Ban
Anaheim Insider here. Disney is proposes to invest a billion dollars into expanding and improving Disneyland Resort and the surrounding Resort Area. This will include a 5,000 space parking garage,...
View ArticleDisney Buys Carousel Inn & Suites: 131-Room Property Across Street From Theme...
Disney has purchased the 131-room Carousel Inn & Suites for $32 million; the hotel is located directly across Harbor Boulevard from the theme park’s main gate. From the OC Register: Disney, through...
View ArticleBob Chapek Named New Head of Disney Theme Parks
From Bloomberg: Walt Disney Co. promoted the head of its consumer products unit, Bob Chapek, to theme-parks chairman, replacing Tom Staggs. Chapek starts immediately, Burbank, California-based Disney...
View Article#Disneyland Announces 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration Plans
It amazes me that it’s been 60 years since Disneyland opened its doors – and it makes me feel old. I’m sure I still have the “7th Anniversary button they gave out to cast members when I worked at the...
View ArticleDisneyland Is The Most Instagrammed Place On Earth
From the Cult of Mac: Disneyland is the happiest place on earth, but in 2014 it was also the most Instagrammed spot in the universe. Instagram revealed its list of the top 10 geotagged locations in...
View ArticleDisney Buys Property At Harbor & Ball for New Parking Lot
The OC Register reports that Disneyland has purchased the 11-acre Anaheim RV Village, with plans to convert it into a 1,400-space employee parking lot to accommodate increased demand for parking...
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