Mayor of Anaheim Harry Sidhu criticized a state economic report that claimed Anaheim is among the cities with the highest overall risk of financial distress in the state. “Our city has emerged from the challenge of our time with economic recovery underway and a bright future ahead,” Sidhu wrote in an Aug. 26 statement. “You wouldn’t know it from a recent report on California cities that ranked Anaheim alongside El Cerrito and Calexico.” California State Auditor Elaine M. Howle’s office released an online tool that ranks California cities based on financial indicators that are calculated using the most current audited financial reports. Anaheim ranked the eighth worst city in the state in terms of fiscal health in fiscal year 2019-2020, with the worst being Compton and the best being Calimesa. According to the state auditor’s website, this ranking means that Anaheim “is at risk of financial hardship and must immediately …