Anaheim residents may soon be able to apply for up to $50,000 in assistance for a down payment on their first home and others could apply for up to $5,000 to prevent them from being evicted through two programs under the city’s newly minted housing trust fund.

The new programs come as Anaheim’s elected officials continue to call for a portion of tourism tax dollars collected to market the Disneyland Resort be used to support housing needs for the people working at the theme park, the resorts hotels and business.

The new programs mark a shifting dynamic between the city council and Disneyland resort interests.

In a report last year, California auditors concluded that Visit Anaheim improperly used tourism tax dollars – which they consider public money – by giving over $6 million between 2

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