Anaheim has long been dogged by concerns from many residents and former elected officials that city hall is too close with Disneyland Resort interests.
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Orange County’s largest city has also been plagued by concerns over a lack of transparency and questionable ethical decisions made by former City Manager Jim Vanderpool, who most recently failed to disclose a Chamber of Commerce-paid Lake Havasu trip on the eve of the Angel Stadium sale in 2020, a deal that’s since been torpedoed…