As time runs out on a controversial lease extension deadline on Dec. 31, Anaheim city council members have one regularly scheduled public meeting to hash out the details of a potential billion dollar deal revolving around 155 acres of public land in the city’s core.
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Angels’ Stadium Proposal Drives City of Anaheim Negotiations
Anaheim officials will apparently work off a stadium proposal from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim when private negotiations begin on Friday.
Angels and Anaheim to Hammer Out New Stadium Deal Before New Year
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Anaheim city officials are expected to sit down Friday to hammer out a lease by Dec. 31, despite only having three Council meetings left this year and reinstating the current lease 10 months ago to extend the negotiation time.
Angels & Anaheim Start Talks on New Stadium
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the City of Anaheim officially start stadium talks on Nov. 15. It’s the first meeting this year, despite a team request earlier this year to extend a lease out clause to the end of the year to allow for calm deliberations. Councilmembers have three public meetings left this year to consider any stadium proposal before an out-clause trigger extension expires at the end of the year.
How Much is Anaheim’s Baseball Stadium Really Worth?
The Anaheim City Council could decide to release the stadium appraisal after residents have been in the dark for months on the value of the land and the status of negotiations between the Angels and the city for the public 155-acre stadium. Council members also may consider sunlighting any proposal submitted by the Angels.
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.
Angel Stadium Appraisal Apparently Leaked, Despite Anaheim’s Efforts to Keep Secret
Despite Anaheim’s efforts to keep the stadium appraisal secret, there are mounting questions about whether the value of the stadium has already been leaked.
Anaheim Won’t Release Stadium Appraisal Until ‘Right Time’
Despite calls from residents, two Councilmembers and a vote by the previous Council to make the Angel Stadium appraisal public, city officials now say they won’t release the appraisal public until “the right time.”
Public Remains in the Dark on Angel Stadium Appraisal Value
Despite the previous City Council’s November 2018 vote to conduct an Angel Stadium appraisal and release it to the public, the current Council has denied — for the second time — to release the appraisal.
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.




