The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce – an entity that was a central figure in the city’s 2022 corruption scandal – is suing the controversial tourism bureau, Visit Anaheim, for ending a contract state auditors concluded last year was entered into improperly.

The over 100-year-old chamber that almost shuttered its doors earlier this year filed a lawsuit last Thursday demanding over $7 million dollars from Visit Anaheim, alleging they wrongfully ended their contract because of political pressure amid fallout in a corruption scandal.

“The Chamber’s work has consistently advanced Anaheim’s economic base, created jobs, and given voice to a diverse and evolving business population,” reads the complaint filed on July 24.

“Its exclusion by Visit Anaheim in 2023 represents not only a breach of contra

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