Referendum may overrule Anaheim council
ANAHEIM – A Disney-led business coalition on Thursday launched a referendum to toss out the City Council’s approval of residential zoning near its theme parks.
The coalition, called Save Our Anaheim Resort, took out petitions for the measure just one day after the council’s 3-2 vote on the plan that could pave the way for developer SunCal to build 1,500 homes in the Anaheim Resort area.
The referendum could go onto the February ballot, along with a previously announced initiative meant to deter all housing projects in the resort area geared for tourist uses. . .
Todd Ament from SOAR will be on the show at 3:00
Newport Beach moves to curb rehab housing
NEWPORT BEACH– In a move apparently rare among California cities, Newport Beach officials late Tuesday temporarily banned most types of new drug rehabilitation homes, a response to ongoing community alarm about perceived threats to neighborhood character.
Officials said such a step was uncommon, and that the inland suburb of Murrieta was the only nearby town to enact a similar measure in recent memory.
In deference to fair-housing laws that classify recovering addicts as handicapped, Newport’s 45-day moratorium is broad, affecting not only rehabilitation houses but also new bed and breakfasts, parolee homes and, most notably, the city’s thriving market for summer rentals. . .
Mayor Steve Rosansky will be on the show at 4:30
A family’s painful split decision
San Diego — EACH night, Leslie, 16, and Adilene Muñoz, 8, sleep restlessly in their parents’ bed while their brother Marcos, 13, covers himself with a blanket on the floor beside them.
Across the border in Tijuana, their parents lie awake in their small third-story apartment, feeling anxious and helpless.
The family has been divided by the U.S.-Mexican border since Feb. 22, when immigration agents arrested and deported Abel Muñoz and Zulma Miranda. The couple decided to leave behind their three U.S.-born children after a relative agreed to watch over them. . .
