What's New in District 5?
Women of the Year
This year, 25 women from Anaheim were honored by Rep. Lou Correa for their service to our community. The group included our senior management employees Linda Andal and Sandra Sagert, who received recognition for their work in addressing homelessness in Anaheim.

My District 5 awardee was Michelle McReynolds (pictured), manager of the Applebee's at Lincoln Avenue and State College Boulevard. In the past two years, Michelle has helped gather more than $100,000 in donations to many Anaheim nonprofits and more than $60,000 in food donations.

What an honor to see so many great Anaheim women recognized.
Addressing homelessness
While our work on addressing homelessness is never done, I'm happy to report that we've completed a major first phase in our efforts.

Both of Anaheim’s temporary homeless shelters are now up and running, offering 326 beds to those recovering from homelessness in Anaheim. The State College Interim Emergency Shelter officially closed last month.

We continue to see the benefit of these shelters in our parks and other public spaces, which have now been restored to their intended uses.

Since January 2014, we have helped 1,819 people off our streets and into permanent housing with 89 percent of them staying housed.

Now our focus is on remaining areas of concern, including railroads and people living in vehicles, as well as transitional and affordable housing.

For an overview of all of Anaheim’s Homeless outreach, visit Anaheim.net/shelterplan .
Brewheim now open
We're continuing to grow with new craft breweries here in Brew City, and we've got a new one in District 5.

I was happy to welcome Brewheim to District 5 last month. The name plays off Anaheim's own heritage. “Heim” is German for home.

Welcome to District 5, Brewheim!
Our city budget

We're working on the city budget for the 12 months through June 2020.

The budget impacts the daily lives of everyone who lives, works or visits here. It determines what services and programs the city will provide.

We're inviting you to learn more and get involved at several upcoming community meetings. You can also play around on the city website to figure out how you might balance the city budget and what programs are important to you.

For details, visit Anaheim.net/mycitybudget .
Improving the Neighborhood
State College and La Palma intersection widening
We're finishing improvements at State College Boulevard and La Palma Avenue. The project includes street widening and upgrades to the median, traffic signal and new parkways.

You'll see a new and improved State College by this summer.
Gene Autry Way improvements
This June, we'll have a better Gene Autry Way, following completion of improvements by our Public Works team that began last summer.

The project involved adding a lane in each direction.
Around the District
South Jr. High Soap Box
Our junior high schoolers sure can talk.

I learned that first hand last month at South Junior High's first-ever SOUTH Talks Soapbox Competition.

I was honored to serve as a guest judge as students gave a short speech on a pressing topic.
Heroes with Heart
The annual Heroes with Heart Awards Gala recognizes police, sheriffs, officers, firefighters and hospital personnel who went above the call of duty throughout the year to provide compassionate support those in crisis.

This year, Anaheim Police Officer Thomas Salcido and Anaheim Fire & Rescue Capt. Mario Saldivar were recognized for giving back to our community.
IBEW Gives Back
The City Council recognized local field staff from IBEW Local 47 and IBEW Orange County 441 for helping out in the Anaheim community.

They recently teamed up with other members from their unions and the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus, where they volunteered their time and skills at the ABC neighborhood in west Anaheim to work on a number of projects for the new ABC-GOALS Community Clubhouse.
Stay in the Know
Upcoming Council Meetings
  • April 16 at 5 p.m.
  • May 7 at 5 p.m.