U.S. Attorneys are asking for an 8-month prison sentence for former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu for lying to FBI agents about the corrupted Angel Stadium land sale, among other charges. Sidhu’s attorneys are asking for three years of probation and community service.
Tag: Angel Stadium lease
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Could The Angels Soon Be Playing Baseball Without A Stadium Lease in Anaheim?
Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu has agreed to admit to leaking key city documents in a failed stadium sale, raising questions whether a vote reinstating a stadium lease the team tore up is legal.
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Is Angel Stadium in Disrepair? Anaheim Officials Look to Find Out
Residents and potential buyers of the Angels may soon learn what it will cost to bring Angel Stadium up to first-class standards after the FBI corruption probe canned the land sale.
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Is Anaheim Ready to Play Hardball With the Angels?
After the Angels threaten to sue the city for a proposed fire station claiming it violates their lease, the city is considering enforcing lease obligations for maintenance on the Angels.
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The Angels Demand $5 Million From Anaheim, Threaten Lawsuit Over Fire Station
With the Angel Stadium land sale dead, the Angel’s look for millions from the city and to keep a fire station out of their parking lot that’s part of the $4 billion OC Vibe project.
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Santana: Beware, Holidays Like Labor Day Can Trigger Taxpayer Hangovers
Anaheim city leaders have a penchant for unveiling lopsided stadium deals around holidays.
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City of Anaheim Fights Back Against Lawsuit Alleging Officials Secretly Conspired to Sell Angel Stadium
A lawsuit argues the council majority secretly conspired to sell Angel Stadium in the midst of lease negotiations in 2019. If proven in court, that’s a violation of the state’s public meetings law.
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More Than Half of Money Spent on Angel Stadium Went to Projects Benefiting Angels, Not Maintenance
Despite the LA Angels of Anaheim spending nearly $30 million on Anaheim’s municipal stadium since 2012, very little of that money was used on regular maintenance, records show.
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Anaheim Mayor and City Staff Offer Contradicting Angels Stadium Statements
Mayor Harry Sidhu originally said the reinstatement of the Angels lease was a “one-year extension,” but then said Aug. 27 he knew, along with a majority of the Council, that the January vote was a reinstatement of the 1996 lease and the extension of the team’s termination window.
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Angel Stadium Appraisal Still Not Finalized
The appraisal of the 155-acre site of Angel Stadium is still in draft form, but the Anaheim City Council will be discussing the lease reinstatement it authorized in January and potential negotiating framework in the upcoming weeks.
