Taxpayers will lose millions both in the payout and in additional maintenance at the stadium over the next few years without any direct income from the team.
Tag: Angels negotiations
Posted inCountywide
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.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Who’s Really Running Anaheim’s Stadium Deal With Angels?
This week, Anaheim City Manager Jim Vanderpool and City Attorney Rob Fabela took tough questions about why city council members weren’t informed earlier this year when state officials advised them the recent stadium sale potentially violates state law.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Officials Scramble to Defend Possible Land Law Violation on Angel Stadium Sale, Face Potential $96 Million Fine
Tuesday marked city council member’s first public discussion about concerns from the state housing department that the city may have violated state surplus land law.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Council Sells Angel Stadium and Land for $150 Million, Subsidizes Housing and Park
A 5-2 vote, which went into early Wednesday morning, finalized the sale, which has been marked by secrecy and lack of public discussion.
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
Anaheim Angel Stadium Sale Continues No Matter Who’s in Charge, Subsidy Critics Historically Sidelined
As city officials gear up tonight to sell Angel Stadium for $150 million, a pattern continues of silencing council critics.
Posted inAnaheim
Experts, Anaheim Community Leaders Weigh In on $150 Million Angel Stadium Sale
A host of experts, community leaders and elected officials came together for a two-hour live discussion about the Angel Stadium land sale sponsored by Voice of OC last week.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Mayor Sidhu Could Face Recall Over Mobile Home Rent Control, Angel Stadium Land Sale
Seniors from a mobile home park are collecting signatures to hold a recall election on Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Planning Commission Advances $150 Million Angel Stadium Sale to City Council
Despite a last-minute document drop Friday, the Anaheim Planning Commissioners advanced Angel Stadium plans to the City Council to sell the land for $150 million.
