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The Anaheim City Council voted on a $15 million relief package, with $6.5 million of it going to advertise for the resort industry — which is shut down indefinitely. Another $2 million goes to the Anaheim Community Foundation to provide direct assistance to residents and community nonprofits. And up to $6 million will be directed to homeless services and housing assistance for residents.
An Orange County lawsuit could soon shine some light on the secrecy surrounding the negotiations and land sale proposal of Angel Stadium, after a community group sued Anaheim for allegedly violating transparency laws.
Anaheim Councilwoman Denise Barnes became the deciding vote Tuesday on a controversial Anaheim Hills condo proposal, when she sided with Mayor Harry Sidhu and Councilman Jose Moreno in denying the project.
Anaheim’s City Council members allegedly skirted state public disclosure law during the quick sale on Dec. 20 of Angel Stadium and 155 acres of public land around it. Anaheim residents have retained renown open government attorney Kelly Aviles and are demanding the city redo the process or defend it in court.
The Anaheim City Council is moving forward with selling the Angel Stadium land, despite calls from state lawmakers and two councilmembers to postpone the process until a final price tag is hashed out.
Anaheim City Councilmembers voted late Friday to begin selling Angel Stadium, despite an unknown final price, to a company whose only known member is Angels owner Arte Moreno.
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.
Anaheim city officials are fine with allowing a dense housing development in a poor neighborhood, but reject a less dense housing development in the rich Anaheim Hills area.
Anaheim officials will apparently work off a stadium proposal from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim when private negotiations begin on Friday.
The Anaheim City Council minority members will now have a tougher time putting their policy proposals before the full Council after majority members decide they don’t want to hear minority-faction proposals more than once in any six-month period.