Spencer Custodio
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Anaheim, CA, United States
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Anaheim Rethinks What the City's Landscape Should Look Like
Anaheim City Council members tonight are expected to discuss a new strategic plan. → Read More
Los Angeles Angels No Longer For Sale; Is Another Land Sale Proposal Coming to Anaheim?
After the FBI revealed a corruption probe into Anaheim City Hall that eventually killed the Angel Stadium sale, the team owner announced the ballclub was for sale. That changed on Monday. → Read More
Will Pay to Play Politics Be Curbed in the New Year?
A new state law seeks to curb pay to play schemes, but some experts say the law doesn’t go far enough and will lead to the rise of more political action committees in local elections. → Read More
How Does Anaheim Move Forward in Wake of FBI Probe?
2022 saw the resignation of Mayor Harry Sidhu, a former president of the Chamber of Commerce plead guilty to federal fraud charges and the undoing of the Angel Stadium land sale. → Read More
Another COVID Wave Hits Orange County Ahead of Holidays
Orange County’s COVID-19 positivity rates steadily increased throughout November and hospitalizations nearly tripled during that time. → Read More
Orange County Children’s Hospital Beds Keep Filling Up, County Extends Emergency
Children's Hospital of Orange County staff said they’re slammed with new cases, so adult beds elsewhere are being converted to treat kids. RSV typically doesn’t peak until January or February. → Read More
Top State Public Health Official Sees Increase in RSV, COVID and Flu
State public health officials are warning they’re seeing a triple increase in viruses: COVID, flu and RSV, which they say is particularly dangerous for young children. → Read More
Will Anaheim Residents Ever Find Out If City Hall is Corrupt?
This Tuesday, city leaders will vote on the details of releasing a city hall corruption probe to residents → Read More
Orange County Voter Guide: November 2022 Election
A host of high-stakes races will decide the handling of issues like public safety, school curriculum, homelessness and transparency. Here’s a rundown of the candidates. → Read More
Disney’s PAC Continues Spending Big To Sway Voters in Anaheim
Disney’s main political spending vehicle has poured nearly $872,000 supporting three resort-friendly candidates in a city called out by FBI agents for being influenced by resort interests. → Read More
What Have Anaheim Investigators Found in The City Hall Corruption Probe?
Anaheim City Council members are expected to get their first public update on an internal corruption probe following an FBI investigation detailing the resort interests’ undue influence on city hall. → Read More
Anaheim’s Resort Interests Spend Big on Election Campaigns Following FBI Corruption Probe
Disney’s main political spending vehicle, SOAR, is heavily backing three city council candidates, while the entertainment juggernaut looks to be sitting out of the mayor’s race. → Read More
California’s Top Cop Calls Out Anaheim For Blocking Expansion of Women’s Homeless Housing
State housing officials allege Anaheim illegally put restrictions on a women’s shelter last year and are now asking a judge to let the shelter operate. → Read More
New State Law Could Curb Pay to Play Politics in Orange County & California
The new law comes as calls for campaign finance reform have been intensifying in Anaheim, where an FBI corruption probe upended the Angel Stadium land sale and saw Mayor Harry Sidhu resign. → Read More
While Monkeypox Slowly Increases in Orange County, Experts Worry Possible COVID Wave Looms
Local public health experts say monkeypox case increases won’t be nearly as explosive as COVID, but they worry about another winter coronavirus surge. → Read More
Figuring Out The Impacts of Long Covid on Orange County Residents
Doctors say they’ve seen a wide range of Long COVID symptoms, with fatigue and brain fog as the most common – but they’ve also seen nerve damage, strokes and organ damage. → Read More
Monkeypox Hits Orange County, 24 Cases Found So Far
As COVID lingers, concerns about monkeypox start to rise in Orange County after cases of disease start to pop up. → Read More
Latest COVID Wave Grips Orange County, Hospitalizations Stay Low For Now
If someone tests positive for the virus, local physicians say there’s a host of new treatments to lessen symptoms and testing is key to coming out of quarantine. → Read More
Forced to Borrow to Meet Budget Deficits, City of Anaheim Mulls Disneyland Ticket Tax
A ballot proposal of a 2% gate tax on large entertainment venues that could produce $84 million annually comes up for a debate at Tuesday’s council meeting. → Read More
End of Pandemic Outreach Leaves Some OC Residents in a Difficult Spot
Some public health experts say the county is heading into the pandemic’s unknown since most public health interventions – like masks – have disappeared, while outreach has largely died down. → Read More