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At Work with the Great Chefs of Anaheim FULFILLING THE PROMISE A COMMONVISION FOSTERS EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITYFOR BUILDING A STRONGER CITY. INSTILL P RIDE IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, ALLOWING OUR DIVERSITY TO SHINE. MAKE UNPARALLELED SERVICE OUR TRADEMARK. WHERE THE WORLD COMES TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY Features 8 Why Anaheim is the Best Sports City in America The Angels’ World Championship and the Ducks run for the Stanley Cup helped Anaheim earn the distinction as the Best Sports City in America by the Sporting News—but there are a lot more sports being played in Anaheim these days than just baseball and hockey. On the Cover 8 The great chefs of Anaheim set the highest standards 12 The Great Chefs of Anaheim for fine dining in the City. Pictured left to right are When you think of great cuisine in Anaheim, The Anaheim White House, Mr. Stox, Napa Rose Executive Chef Andrew Sutton, The Catch Napa Rose and The Catch are four of the best. Here’s a look at the executive chefs and the owners who’ve made dining into a destination at each of these signature restaurants. Executive Chef Craig Rouse, The Anaheim White You’ve Got to Try These! Neighborhoods throughout Anaheim are full of little restaurants House Executive Chef Eddie Meza and Mr. Stox offering specialties that are big on flavor. If you want to try something different at a place Executive Chef Scott Michael Raczek you know will be good, here are some recommendations that will kick your taste buds into Disneyland Resort/Paul Hiffmeyer 12 high gear. Departments 2 City Scene A new look for Anaheim Magazine; new crime statistics show Anaheim is one of the safest big cities in California; LIFE Literacy Program volunteers needed; Cantada Square offers new Mayor Curt Pringle housing for west Anaheim. Mayor Pro Tem Tom Tait 2 Council Member Shirley McCracken 5 for the Council Member Richard Chavez Building Future Council Member Bob Hernandez West Anaheim has reason to celebrate with the Westgate project soon replacing the former City Manager David M. Morgan landfill property on west Lincoln Avenue. Also, the Anaheim Convention Center arena is slated for several upgrades. Managing Editor John James Nicoletti Senior Editor Bret Colson 6 Newsmakers Graphic Design Jonathan Price Design Sheri Vander Dussen is named the City’s new Planning Director and an update on the City 5 boards and commissions. Contributors: Laura Alcala, Jack Armstrong, Mark Asturias, Elaine Cali, Karen Carr, Cathy Dutton, Mike Ebbing, Cathy Glascow, Julie 10 Calendar of Events Hoekwater, Patrick Hynes, Tom Liegler, Mike Neben, Sheryll Schroeder, Lucy Yeager and Leise Zamora. 18 Business Connection Anaheim Magazine is published quarterly by the City of Anaheim. Public Utilities provides Green Power to City schools; Leadership Anaheim is now recruiting Address all correspondence to Anaheim Magazine, c/o Managing for a new class; the City’s Small Business Center offers a variety of programs. Editor, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805. 18 20 Important Phone Numbers and Websites The City of Anaheim is a City Council/City Manager form of gov- ernment. As such, the City Council makes policy decisions at City Council meetings, Tuesdays at 5 P.M. while the City Manager over- sees the day-to-day operations of the City. To contact the City About Anaheim: Founded in 1857, the City of Anaheim is one of the nation’s premier municipalities and California’s 10th most populous city. As the Council to voice opinions, call (714) 765-5247. If you have concerns oldest and largest city in Orange County, Anaheim covers 50 square miles, with more than 340,000 residents and 2,085 employees. The municipal regarding the day-to-day operations of the City, call specific corporation’s annual budget is $1.098 billion. The city boasts world-class organizations such as the Anaheim Angels, Boeing, CKE Restaurants, Inc., departments found on page 20 of this publication or the City L-3 Communications, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Pacific Sunwear and The Walt Disney Company. Annually, Anaheim also welcomes millions of Manager’s Office at (714) 765-5162. visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net. Winter 2004 ❚ Anaheim C ITY S CENE From the Managing Editor To our readers . TARTING WITH THIS ISSUE, YOU’LL SEE SEVERAL CHANGES IN ANAHEIM MAGAZINE.OUR GOAL IS TO DO A BETTER JOB OF COMMUNICATING WITH YOU, DELIVERING the information you want and need about Anaheim in the best possible way. Most notably, the recreation class schedule that has been inserted into the middle of this publication in the past will now be mailed to you separately. Look for your class and pro- gram guide from our Community Services Department in the mail soon. Volunteer Tutors This issue, we’re also introducing a new design and new features to keep you better informed. For example, our “Building for the Future” column takes a closer look at capital Wanted for LIFE improvements the City is making to keep Anaheim a great place to live, work and play. In general, we’ve broadened our Literacy Program editorial base to make Anaheim Magazine your preferred source for finding all the information you want about your City. We hope you enjoy the changes we’ve made.Your comments, HE ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY, IN CON- suggestions and story ideas are always welcome. Please feel JUNCTION WITH THE LIFE LITERACY free to contact us at: Anaheim Magazine, c/o Public Information PROGRAM, IS INVITING ALL ANAHEIM RESIDENTS Office, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Suite 200, Anaheim, CA 92805 or online at [email protected]. ❚ to become volunteer tutors and learn how to tutor adults in basic reading, writing and spelling skills. Two volunteer training opportunities are being offered this fall with morning and evening classes available. The training will provide qualified volunteer tutors to help English-speaking adults who have difficulty reading and writing, as well as those who have learned English as their second language and need additional work on reading John James Nicoletti and comprehension. Managing Editor For more information, call (714) 229-0435. ❚ Anaheim ❚ Winter 2004 2 C ITY S CENE Police Department Ranks First in Solving Violent Crimes APD is tops among California’s largest cities for the fourth consecutive year NAHEIM IS THE NUMBER ONE CITY FOR In 2002, Anaheim’s violent crime clearance VIOLENT CRIME CLEARANCE RATES FOR THE rates topped 70 percent FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR ACCORDING TO for the fourth consecu- tive year. Only three 2002 statistics recently released by the State of California’s other California cities Department of Justice and Criminal Statistics Center. The with populations of Anaheim Police Department successfully cleared 72 percent more than 200,000 of the violent crime cases in the City in 2002, besting all of had a 50 percent or California’s cities with populations greater than 200,000 people. better clearance rate. Violent Crime Rate Those cities were San Diego (60%), YEAR VIOLENT CRIME / CLEARED RATE Fremont (58%), and 2002 1,389 / 1,000 72% Bakersfield (54%). The 2001 1,316 / 945 72% average clearance rate for violent crimes in the largest 2000 1,413 / 1,063 75% California cities is 43 percent. 1999 1,639 / 1,243 76% Anaheim’s 24 percent clearance 1998 1,518 / 1,061 69% rate for property crimes also earned the City the top spot among This past year, Anaheim successfully solved 1,000 out of California’s largest cities. In 1,389 reported violent crimes. Violent crimes are considered 2002, the Anaheim Police offenses such as homicide, forcible rape, robbery and aggra- Department cleared 930 vated assault. property crimes, which include offenses such Police Chief Announces Retirement as burglary and vehicle theft. After 29 years with the Anaheim Police Department, Despite a Police Chief Roger Baker has announced his retirement, slight increase effective December 31. Baker served as chief of the 589- in overall crime, person department since September 1999. He leaves at Anaheim’s crime a time when crime levels are at historically low levels levels continue and the City has had the top violent crime and property to be at the crime clearance rates in the state of California for the lowest point past four years. A nationwide search is underway to in more than a find Baker’s replacement. ❚ quarter century. ❚ 3 Winter 2004 ❚ Anaheim C ITY S CENE Cantada Square Breaks Ground ALIFORNIA-BASED BROOKFIELD HOMES SOUTHLAND GROUP HAS PARTNERED WITH ANAHEIM’S REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO bring a new neighborhood of 82 residences called Cantada Author’s Luncheon Square to west Anaheim. Site construction has already started and model homes are expected to be completed by Spring 2004. “We have worked with the community for a number of T WILL BE “MURDER ON THE MENU” AT years to plan the redevelopment of west Anaheim, and one of ANAHEIM’S COAST HOTEL ON SUNDAY, the projects that has been moving forward is this new ‘for sale’ th construction project by Brookfield Homes. The project will March 28 , when the Anaheim Public Library Foundation th create a new neighborhood that will be a wonderful addition presents its 9 annual Authors Luncheon and Silent Auction. to the west Anaheim area,” said Elisa Stipkovich, Executive Mystery authors Jerrilyn Farmer, Joanne Fluke, and Claire M. Director of Anaheim’s Redevelopment Agency. Johnson will delight an audience of both “foodies” and mystery Cantada Square will be built in two phases. The first will be fans, discussing their books that blend suspense, humor and on approximately 4.5 acres, located at 2340 W.