Coming Home Lionel Richie helps Anaheim celebrate its 150th Anniversary and the 40th Anniversary and Grand Re-opening of the Anaheim Convention Center Arena Features 12 “Coming Home” to Anaheim Lionel Richie performs hits from his newly released album, “Coming Home,” in Anaheim. On the Cover 12 14 The Anaheim/Orange County Walk of Stars Lionel Richie, legendary singer, songwriter, Honoring visionary leaders and entrepreneurs. producer and five-time Grammy award-winning artist, helps re-open the Arena at the 16 Anaheim’s 150th Anniversary Set to Bloom Anaheim Convention Center. Anaheim celebrates its sesquicentennial with the world ©Andrew MacPherson at the 2007 Rose Parade.® 14 Departments 2 City Scene Anaheim kicks-off its sesquicentennial celebration; Family Justice Center opens; Anaheim honors birthdays of the first babies born in the City on New Years Day; Performances salute the City’s rich past; Angel Stadium of Anaheim rated No.1; Mayor Curt Pringle Anaheim celebrates a spooktacular Halloween; Brookhurst Community Center Mayor Pro Tem Richard Chavez 16 hosts free health fair; Holiday Lights Tour returns this holiday season. Council Member Bob Hernandez Council Member Lorri Galloway 7 Newsmakers Council Member Harry S. Sidhu, P.E. Local businesses and leaders honored at Chamber-sponsored Anaheim Business Awards; Mayor’s TechScholar program recognizes high school students. City Manager David M. Morgan 10 Managing Editor John James Nicoletti Building for the Future Anaheim Public Utilities Celebrates “One-of-a-Kind” Electric Substation. Associate Editor Meghan Schinderle 2 Associate Editor Jeanne Meehan 11 Calendar of Events Contributors: Lauron Corsentino, Amanda Diaz, Mike Ebbing, Nikki Moreno, Matt Prince, Nicky See, Jennifer Steinhart, Karen Vera 18 Business Connection Anaheimoc.org has new online features; United Airlines’ Hemispheres Magazine Anaheim Magazine is published quarterly by the City of Anaheim. features Anaheim; Redevelopment opportunities in Anaheim’s Canyon. Address all correspondence to Anaheim Magazine, c/o Managing Editor, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805. 7 20 Important Phone Numbers and Websites The City of Anaheim is a City Council/City Manager form of government. As such, the City Council makes policy decisions at About Anaheim: Celebrating its 150th Anniversary in 2007, the City of Anaheim is one of the nation’s premier municipalities and California’s 10th City Council meetings, Tuesdays at 5 P.M. while the City Manager most populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 342,000 residents and 2,117 City employees. The municipal corporation’s annual oversees the day-to-day operations of the City. To contact the budget is $1.297 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as CKE Restaurants, Inc., L-3 Communications, City Council to voice opinions, call (714) 765-5247. If you have Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, Anaheim Arsenal, and the USA concerns regarding the day-to-day operations of the City, call Men’s National Volleyball team call Anaheim home. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim specific departments found on page 20 of this publication or Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes the City Manager’s Office at (714) 765-5162. millions of 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 2007 ❚ Anaheim CITY SCENE MLB Fans Rate Angel Stadium of Anaheim No.1 A Sports Illustrated study rates Angel Stadium of Anaheim the best park Anaheim 150 for value and fan experience Kickoff and City FTER ANALYZING EVERYTHING FROM TICK- Hall Open House ET PRICES TO BATHROOMS, ATMOSPHERES TO NEIGHBORHOODS, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED AND MORE THAN 8,500 BASEBALL FANS RANKED MERICAN IDOL FINALISTS ACE YOUNG, ANGEL STADIUM OF ANAHEIM NO.1 IN BEST KIMBERLY CALDWELL AND ANAHEIM’S VALUE AND EXPERIENCE. OWN LISA TUCKER HELPED THE CITY BEGIN Baseball fans across the country ranked their home teams ITS SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT THE on seven categories, putting the City-owned venue at the top ANAHEIM 150 KICKOFF AND CITY HALL OPEN of the list. The City built Anaheim Stadium in 1966 and con- HOUSE ON OCTOBER 5. tributed to its renovation in 1996, turning it into one of America’s most notable ballparks. More than 1,500 people attended the day’s festivities, which For the fourth straight year, the Angels celebrated breaking concluded with a free evening concert featuring American the 3 million mark in attendance; attributing success to a fun Idol finalist, Ace Young, as the master of ceremonies. family environment, excellent guest service, a competitive team The all day event, celebrated on the City’s 149th birthday, and a loyal Orange County fan base. ❚ invited Anaheim residents and guests to see the inner workings of each City department. The doors of City Hall were open for people to explore and ask questions to City Department Heads about current City projects and news. The Anaheim Fire Department took part in the celebration, bringing fire trucks and giveaways and the Police Department participated with a booth of historical department photos, a crime prevention booth and K-9 units. The Anaheim 150 Kick-off Cake Contest was held to find the most creative and talented baker to design, bake and decorate the City’s 150th birthday cake. With six entries from area bakeries, caterers and restaurants, The Great Dane Baking Company won the competition and received the exclusive contract to create the City’s 150th birthday cake. The cake, to be unveiled on October 5, 2007, will carry the theme “Anaheim 150: Always Fresh & Never Grows Old.”The winner was chosen based on taste, design, creativity, presentation and interpretation of this year’s theme: “Birthday.” Check the Anaheim 150 website at www.anaheim.net for a list of future events during the Anaheim 150 celebration. ❚ Anaheim ❚ Winter 2007 2 CITY SCENE It’s a Boy… It’s a Girl… It’s an Anaheim Anniversary Baby! N HONOR OF ANAHEIM’S 150TH BIRTHDAY, THE CITY OF ANAHEIM WILL HONOR THE BIRTHDAYS OF THE FIRST BABIES BORN IN THE CITY ON JANUARY 1, 2007. An Anaheim 150 signature event, this celebration will help ring in the New Year by recognizing the first babies born in Anaheim as “Anaheim’s Anniversary Babies.” Each child will receive a declaration from the City Council as well as Jonathon Lamer and Sylvia Cervantes in Anaheim Home Companion © Doug Catiller a gift basket full of commemorative Anaheim memorabilia and donations from local sponsors. Anaheim Memorial Hospital,Western Medical and Anaheim General Hospital have partnered Step Back in Time with the City for this event and will join with City officials watching the clocks for the with Anaheim first newborns of the new year. ❚ Home Companion Free Health Fair TEP BACK IN TIME AT THE CHANCE THEATER’S ANAHEIM HOME COMPANION, O ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIVING, THE A THEATRICAL SALUTE TO ANAHEIM’S HISTORY ANEKANT COMMUNITY CENTER IN CON- AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE. JUNCTION WITH GBS LINENS IS HOLDING Imagine Anaheim in 1953... a small ranching town where the police chief patrols downtown at night, the high school A FREE HEALTH FAIR AT BROOKHURST COM- football team is front-page news and everyone pitches in to MUNITY CENTER IN ANAHEIM ON FEB.11, FROM save the oranges on a frosty night. Join the cast and crew of radio station KANA for an evening broadcast in Anaheim A M P M 9 . .–4 . circa 1953. This light-hearted, high-energy variety show fea- Specialists of various medical fields will be available for tures songs, skits, jokes and audience participation. Directed consultation and advice. Services are open to all and include by Tira Palmquist, the production captures a community blood sugar, cholesterol and hemoglobin testing, diabetes inspired by unforgettable real-life characters that can only be and hypertension screenings, bone density assessments, elec- found in Anaheim. trocardiogram, measurement of body fat content and diet Anaheim Home Companion opened on November 3 and runs advice. Mammography and other gynecological exams will through December 17, 2006. Show times are Thursdays, Fridays be available for eligible women. and Saturdays at 8 P.M., and Sundays at 2 P.M. There will be a The Brookhurst Community Center is located at 2271 W. Post-Performance “Talkback” discussion with the cast after every Crescent Avenue in Anaheim. Call Pravin Mody at (949) 552- Thursday evening performance. Tickets are $25 for general admis- 5660 (home) or Dr. Shah at (714) 506-6699 (pager) for more sion and $22 for seniors and students with I.D. The production information. ❚ is another event celebrating Anaheim’s 150th Anniversary. ❚ 3 Winter 2007 ❚ Anaheim CITY SCENE Anaheim Family Justice Center Opens Its Doors and Its Arms to Domestic Abuse Victims N EARLY OCTOBER, THE ANAHEIM FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER OPENED ITS DOORS TO HELP VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIO- LENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. The center, the first of its kind in Orange County, also offers educational programs on how to recognize signs of domes- tic abuse. Family crime cases and educational programs will be handled by a staff that includes detectives, victim advocates, prosecuting attorneys, social service providers and domestic violence shelters. “We wanted to see a collaborative approach to dealing with family crimes,”said Anaheim Police Chief John Welter. The Anaheim Justice Center is located at 150 West Vermont Street, between Harbor and Anaheim Boulevard. The lobby, including a children’s waiting room, is equipped with televi- The Anaheim Family Justice Center is designed to give a sense of calmness and confidence.