2025 Events
Anaheim City Council District 5
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Council Member Kristen Maahs
Elected to Anaheim City Council in November 2024
Representing District 5 in central-east Anaheim /
fastest growing community in Anaheim
Maahs District 5 includes
· neighborhoods on either side of the Orange (57) Freeway,
· Platinum Triangle, and surrounding businesses
· Angel Stadium,
· Honda Center
· OCVibe, and
· ARTIC.
Maahs’ focus:
· Funding and equipping Anaheim’s police and firefighters,
· addressing homelessness with compassion and impact
· promoting a strong economy by supporting new & existing Anaheim businesses and startups.
· Building on Anaheim’s extensive reforms for transparency and accountability
· ensuring public money is spent efficiently with a focus on public services.
Council Member Kristen Maahs
Elected to Anaheim City Council in November 2024
Representing District 5 in central-east Anaheim / fastest growing community in Anaheim
Maahs Memberships & Volunteering
· Anaheim Cultural and Heritage Commission Since 2020
· advises City Council on arts, culture and historic preservation.
· Anaheim Historical Society President preserving Anaheim’s history and historic places.
· Alzheimer’s Orange County Associate Director of Community Outreach and Advocacy
· Orange County Aging Services Collaborative Food Security Committee Co-Chair
· Anaheim Human Services Network
· - connecting nonprofits, faith-based groups and others to support Anaheim seniors.
· Anaheim Fall Festival & Halloween Parade and the K&A Community Holiday Brunch volunteer
Maahs’ is a Fourth-Generation Anaheim resident
· Born and raised in Anaheim, grew up in historic family “Maahs House” in Anaheim District 5
· family history goes back over a 100 years when her grandfather’s family moved to Anaheim
· attended Anaheim schools and worked for a time at Ganahl Lumber on Ball Road.
· BA in Health Sciences from Cal State University, Fullerton with emphasis on Community Health
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anaheim city council & planning commission meetings
46th Annual OC Black History Parade & Unity Festival
Saturday 7 February 2026
45th Annual OC Black History Parade & Unity Festival 2025
Unity Festival
1st Saturday * February 2025
46th Annual OC Black History Parade & Unity Festival
Join or Die Screening
Wednesday March 2026 @ 5pm
St. Anthony Claret Church 1450 E La Palma Ave Anaheim
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Kristen Maahs of Anaheim District 5 is coordinating a screening of the Join or Die movie various groups will available to join before during & after this event
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45th Annual OC Black History Parade & Unity Festival 2025
45th Annual OC Black History Parade & Unity Festival
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