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.
Tag: Angels baseball
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Ex-Anaheim Mayor Sidhu Agrees to Plead Guilty to Corruption Charges
After resigning in disgrace more than a year ago, former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu has agreed to plead guilty to public corruption.
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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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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.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Aitken: Lack of Transparency Alone Should Halt Angel Sale
Wylie Aitken, the former lead negotiator for Anaheim in dealing with the Angel management, makes the following points in an article on the Angel sale:
• The current process has been fatally flawed
• The back door, secret negotiations were in stark contrast to previous negotiations
• The council has a duty to make public the prior negotiations and the negotiations undertaken by Sidhu
• The failure to allow public comments is totally unjustified
Posted inAnaheim, Economy
Anaheim City Council Talks Potential Angel Stadium Negotiations Publicly for First Time
Anaheim City Council members talked about what they’d like to see in the upcoming Angel stadium lease negotiations over eight months after it voted to reinstate the lease.
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Anaheim Mayor Sidhu Appointed to Negotiating Team for Stadium Deal With Angels, Ignites City Council Argument
Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu was appointed to the negotiating team responsible for hammering out a new stadium lease with the Angels on the 150 acres of city-owned land at Angels Stadium in spite of protest and concerns by some councilmembers.
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Anaheim Leaders To Keep Public Out of The Loop on Stadium Meetings With Angels
Anaheim City Council members, after learning Mayor Harry Sidhu met with Angels President John Carpino earlier this week, voted to axe their monthly public update on negotiations and instead directed City Manager Chris Zapata to update when there’s only “relevant information” — effectively leaving the negotiations process in the dark.
