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'Anaheim' is a city in Orange County, California, located 28 miles southeast of Los Angeles. As of 2006, the city population was 342,410, making it the tenth-largest city in California and 56th-largest in the United States. Anaheim is the second most populous city in Orange County (behind Santa Ana) and second largest in terms of land area, and it is known for its theme parks, sports teams, and convention center.
Founded by fifty German families in 1857 and incorporated on February 10, 1870, Anaheim developed into an industrial center, producing electronics, aircraft parts, and canned fruit. It is the site of the Disneyland Resort, a world-famous grouping of theme parks and hotels which opened in 1955, Angel Stadium, Honda Center, and Anaheim Convention Center, the largest convention center on the American West Coast and the Anaheim Visitor Center is adjacent to the Convention Center. Its name is a blend of "Ana", after the nearby Santa Ana River, and "heim", a common Upper German place name compound originally meaning "home".
Anaheim's city limits stretch from Los Alamitos in the West to the San Bernardino County and Riverside County lines in the East, and encompass a diverse collection of neighborhoods and communities. Anaheim Hills is a master-planned community that resembles South Orange County more than the county's northern cities. West Anaheim is notable for its more mature neighborhoods dating from the 1950s, which comprise part of the continuous suburban sprawl extending from Los Angeles. The Anaheim Resort, a commercial district, includes Disneyland and the neighboring hotel and retail complexes. The Platinum Triangle, a neo-urban redevelopment district surrounding Angel Stadium, will soon be populated with mixed-use streets and high-rises. Finally, the Canyon is an industrial district north of the Riverside Freeway and east of the Orange Freeway.
History
Anaheim was founded in 1857 by grape farmers and wine makers from Franconia in Bavaria. The colony was situated on 1,165 acres.
Anaheim in 1879
The famous Polish actress Helena Modjeska settled in Anaheim with her husband and various friends, among them Henryk Sienkiewicz, Julian Sypniewski and Łucjan Paprocki.
Anaheim in 1922
In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan, at the height of its influence and popularity, decided to make Anaheim a model Klan city. In 1924, the Klan secretly managed to get four of its members elected to the five-member Board of Trustees. Nine of the ten members of the police force were also Klansmen. The four Klan trustees served for nearly a year, until they were publicly exposed, and voted out in a recall election in which 95% of the population participated.[1]
The Disneyland theme park was constructed in Anaheim from July 16, 1954 to July 17, 1955 and has since become Anaheim's largest tourist attraction. The location was formerly 160 acres of orange and walnut trees, some of which remain inside Disneyland. In 2001, Disney's California Adventure, the most expansive project in the theme park's history, opened to the public,.
In the late 20th century, Anaheim grew rapidly in population. Today, Anaheim has a diverse racial and ethnic composition.
Anaheim in 1890
Law and government
City government
Anaheim City Hall.
Under its city charter, Anaheim operates under a council-manager government. Legislative authority is vested in a city council of five nonpartisan members, who hire a professional city manager to oversee day-to-day operations. The mayor serves as the presiding officer of the city council in a first among equals role. All council seats are elected at large. Voters elect the mayor and four other members of the city council to serve four-year staggered terms. Elections for two council seats are held in years divisible by four while elections for the mayor and the two other council seats are held during the intervening even-numbered years. Under the city's term limits, an individual may serve a maximum of two terms as a city council member and two terms as the mayor.
★ Mayor: Curt Pringle (since 2002)
★ City Manager: David M. Morgan (since 2002)
★ City Council
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★ Lorri Galloway (since 2004)
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★ Bob Hernandez (since 2002)
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★ Lucille Kring (since 2006)
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★ Harry Sidhu (since 2004)
Emergency services
Fire protection is provided by the Anaheim Fire Department. Law enforcement is provided by the Anaheim Police Department. Ambulance service is provided by Care Ambulance Service.
Federal, state and county representation
In the United States House of Representatives, Anaheim is split among three Congressional districts:
★ 40th, represented by Ed Royce (R) since 1993
★ 42nd, represented by Gary Miller (R) since 1999
★ 47th, represented by Loretta Sanchez (D) since 1997
In the California State Senate, Anaheim is split among three districts:
★ 29th, represented by Bob Margett (R) since 2000
★ 33rd, represented by Dick Ackerman (R) since 2000
★ 34th, represented by Lou Correa (D) since 2006
In the California State Assembly, Anaheim is split among six districts:
★ 60th, represented by Bob Huff (R) since 2004
★ 67th, represented by Jim Silva (R) since 2006
★ 68th, represented by Van Tran (R) since 2004
★ 69th, represented by Jose Solorio (D) since 2006
★ 71st, represented by Todd Spitzer (R) since 2002
★ 72nd, represented by Mike Duvall (R) since 2006
On the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Anaheim is divided between two districts, with Anaheim Hills lying in the 3rd District and the remainder of Anaheim lying in the 4th District:
★ 3rd, represented by Bill Campbell since 2003
★ 4th, represented by Chris Norby since 2003
Geography
Anaheim is located at (33.836165, -117.889769).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 130.7 km² (50.5 mi²). 126.8 km² (48.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (2.99%) is water.
In the western portion of the city (not including Anaheim Hills), the major surface streets run east to west, starting with the northernmost, are La Palma Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Ball Road, and Katella Avenue. The major surface streets running north-south, starting with the westernmost, are Beach Boulevard (CA-39), Magnolia Avenue, Brookhurst Street, Euclid Street, Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim Boulevard, and State College Boulevard.
The Santa Ana Freeway (I-5), the Orange Freeway (CA-57), the Riverside Freeway (CA-91) all pass through Anaheim. The Costa Mesa Freeway (CA-55), and the Eastern Transportation Corridor (CA-241) also have short stretches within the city limits.
Anaheim is served by rail by two major railroads, the Union Pacific Railroad and the BNSF Railway. In addition, Anaheim sees Amtrak California and Metrolink services and hosts a major regional train station in the Angel Stadium parking lot.
The current federal Office of Management and Budget metropolitan designation for Anaheim and the Orange County Area is "Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA."
The city recognizes several districts, including the Anaheim Resort (the area surrounding Disneyland), The Canyon (an industrial area north of the Riverside Freeway and east of the Orange Freeway), and the Platinum Triangle (the area surrounding Angel Stadium). Anaheim Hills also maintains a distinct identity.
Economy
Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland
Anaheim's largest and most important industry is tourism. Its Anaheim Convention Center is home to many national conferences, and the Walt Disney Company is by far the city's largest employer. Many hotels, especially in the city's Resort district, serve theme park tourists and conventiongoers.
Banco Popular North America's regional headquarters for California are located in Anaheim.
Crime
Anaheim ranks as one of the safest cities of its size in the nation. In 2003, Anaheim reported nine murders, 35% of the national average. Rape within the city is relatively low as well, but has been increasing, along with the national average. Robbery (410 reported incidents) and aggravated assault (824 incidents) rank among the highest violent crimes in the city, but even at that, robbery rates are still only half of the national average, and aggravated assaults are at 68% of the average. 1,971 burglaries were reported, as well as 6,708 thefts, and 1,767 car thefts. All three types of crime were below average. There were 43 cases of arson reported in 2003, 43% of the national average.[1]
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 328,014 people, 96,969 households, and 73,502 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,587.8/km² (6,702.0/mi²). There were 99,719 housing units at an average density of 786.7/km² (2,037.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 54.76% White, 2.66% Black or African American, 0.93% Native American, 11.98% Asian, 0.42% Pacific Islander, 24.21% from other races, and 5.02% from two or more races. 46.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 96,969 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 3.75.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $47,122, and the median income for a family was $49,969. Males had a median income of $33,870 versus $28,837 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,266. About 10.4% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
These demographics do not represent the differences within the city of Anaheim. Anaheim Hills has the highest median income of any incorporated place or large unincorporated community in Orange County, with an income of well over $120,000.
Education
As of May 2006, Anaheim is served by eight public school districts:[2]
★ Anaheim City School District
★ Anaheim Union High School District
★ Centralia School District
★ Magnolia School District
★ North Orange County Community College District
★ Orange Unified School District
★ Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
★ Savanna School District
Transportation
Anaheim is served by two public bus transit systems (Metro & OCTA) and 2 rail systems (Amtrak & Metrolink). Anaheim and Orange County are serviced by John Wayne Airport and Long Beach Airport, located 15 miles away and Los Angeles International (LAX) and Ontario Airport, located 40 miles away.
In addition, a not-for-profit organization called the "Anaheim Transportation Network" provides local shuttle service in the Disneyland Resort area serving local hotels and both the California Adventure and Disneyland theme parks.
Attractions
★ Disneyland Resort
ESPN Zone in Anaheim
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★ Disneyland
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★ Disney's California Adventure
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★ Downtown Disney
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★ ESPN Zone
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★ House of Blues
★ Angel Stadium of Anaheim
★ Honda Center
★ The Grove of Anaheim, formerly the Sun Theater, formerly Tinseltown Studios
★ Anaheim Convention Center
Sports teams
Street banners promoting the Ducks and Angels.
Current Teams
★ NHL team: Anaheim Ducks – 2007 Stanley Cup Champions
★ MLB team: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – 2002 World Series Champions
★ NBADL expansion team: Anaheim Arsenal
★ the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Sparks are located in nearby Los Angeles.
Defunct Teams
★ NLL team: Anaheim Storm (Folded after 2004-2005 season due to low attendance)
★ The NFL's Los Angeles Rams played in Anaheim from 1980 through 1994 before moving to their current home of St. Louis.
★ World Football League team: The Southern California Sun played at Anaheim Stadium from 1974-1975.
Court battle against the Angels
Main articles: City of Anaheim v. Angels Baseball LP
Angel Stadium of Anaheim in 2003.
On January 3, 2005 Angels Baseball, LP, the ownership group for the Anaheim Angels, announced that it would change the name of the club to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Arturo Moreno believed Team spokesmen pointed out that from its inception, the Angels had been granted territorial rights by Major League Baseball to the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, Riverside, and San Bernardino in addition to Orange County. New owner the new name would help him market the team to the entire Southern California region rather than just Orange County. The "of Anaheim" was included in the official name to comply with a provision of the team's lease at Angel Stadium which requires that "Anaheim be included" in the team's name.
Mayor Curt Pringle and other city officials countered that the name change violated the spirit of the lease clause, even if it were in technical compliance. They argued that a name change was a major bargaining chip in negotiations between the city and Disney Baseball Enterprises, Inc., then the ownership group for the Angels. They further argued that the city would never have agreed to the new lease without the name change, because the new lease required that the city partially fund the stadium's renovation but provided very little revenue for the city. Anaheim sued Angels Baseball, LP in Orange County Superior Court, and a jury trial was completed in early January 2006, resulting in a victory for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise.
The case is still ongoing and is currently with the California Court of Appeal.
Disney vs. Suncal vs. Anaheim
In March, 2007 the Disney corporation filed a lawsuit against the City of Anaheim after the city approved a developer's plan to construct 1,500 homes in the Resort Area, a 2.2 square mile district surrounding Disneyland. Disney claims that the city breached a contract signed between the city and Resort Area businesses in 1994 banning any housing to be constructed within the Resort Area thereby reserving all land in the 2.2 square mile district for tourism and commercial uses. By voting 3-2 to approve the housing development in April, the city of Anaheim thereby violated the terms of the contract.
In response, Disney, Mayor Curt Pringle, and Council member Harry Sidhu formed a coalition called 'Save Our Anaheim Resort' with the objective of overturning the zoning allowance thereby keeping the initial plan for the Resort Area intact. The highly successful group boasted support from several local politicians, many building trade unions, the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, the Anaheim Police Department, and the Anaheim Fire Department, as well as 97% of all businesses within the Resort Area. The group collected 21,000 petitions, 9,000 more than needed, to overturn the council's decision to rezone the area with the option of either the council turning the decision over or the city hold an election to vote on the initiative.
In response, Council member Lorri Galloway, Council member Bob Hernandez, SunCal, and some local affordable housing advocates came together to form a group known as 'The Coalition to Protect and Defend Anaheim'. Their objective was to keep the rezoning approved by the council as legitimate, and stop the so-called "Disney Takeover".
At the August 21, 2007 city council meeting, the council voted 4-1 to place the zoning decision on the June 3rd, 2008 ballot (Ms. Galloway voted against). This referendum will either overturn the zoning change on the 2.2 square miles of land SunCal wants to build on, or will let the council decision stand.
The next day, August 22nd, 2007 had the Save Our Anaheim Resort group submit 31,348 signatures for verifiction for an Initative that would require that any zoning change in the entire Anaheim Resort District for other than commericial and tourist related uses to be approved by the voters. Once the signatures have been verified, it is expected that this measure will also be placed on the June 3rd, 2008 ballot.
Notable natives and residents
★ Joseph M. Acaba, astronaut
★ Jeff Buckley, (birthplace), singer
★ Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer
★ Don Davis, composer, The Matrix
★ Eden Espinosa, actress, "Wicked"
★ Jim Fassel, professional football coach
★ Bobby Hatfield, together with Bill Medley formed the Righteous Brothers
★ Tony Kanal, bassist, No Doubt
★ Carl Karcher, founder, Carl's Jr.
★ Thomas H. Kuchel, United States Senator (served 1953-69)
★ Mark Langston, major league baseball pitcher
★ Tony Lewis, European-based singer/songwriter
★ Mike Lockwood, professional wrestler (a.k.a. "Crash Holly"/"Mad Mikey"/"Erin O'Grady")
★ Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Congresswoman
★ Steve Soto, musician, The Adolescents
★ Gwen Stefani, singer, No Doubt
★ Lisa Tucker, singer, American Idol
★ Milo Ventimiglia, (birthplace), actor
★ Brandon Baker, actor
★ Jorge "El Guero" Flores, Soccer Player (winner of el sueno MLS and playing For Chivas USA
Sister cities
★ Mito, Japan
★ Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
★ Orlando, Florida, US
See also
★ History of California
★ List of people from California
References
1. http://www.anaheimcolony.com/klan.htm
2. School Districts Educating the Youth of Anaheim City of Anaheim
External links
★ City of Anaheim, California - Official Home Page
★ City of Anaheim, California - Chamber of Commerce
★ Anaheim Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau
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