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The terms of a new lease could reignite bitter feelings over the Anaheim-based baseball team changing its name to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Now the hometown may be dropped from the name altogether.
A deal has apparently been reached between Sacramento and Orange County officials involving more than $73 million in disputed property taxes, but no public announcement has been made.
Here is another roundup of some of the most thought-provoking reader comments of the week.
Canyon activists say they’re livid and baffled at how their county supervisor, Todd Spitzer, could still be on the fence.
Also on PBS: Anaheim Councilwoman Lucille Kring changes her positions on fundamental city issues amid fundraisers and campaign contributions.
Also on PBS: Two Costa Mesa council members sue the city’s police union for alleged harassment of Mayor Jim Righeimer.
The funds came from the Orange County Employees Association despite a GOP ban on accepting contributions from labor groups.
Sources say the report is critical of the business group’s enterprise zone administration, specifying that methods used to track expenses were “not reliable.”
The former San Diego city councilman and potential mayoral candidate went on TV to deny accusations that he masturbated in a bathroom behind the council dais.
City Attorney Wayne Winthers is making the change after Brown Act questions are raised.
