Category: Angel Stadium Sale

Newsom Signs Law to Deter ‘Pay-to-Play’ Schemes in California

October 6, 2022
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Officials in California will soon have to avoid voting on items in which their campaign donors have financial interests. Senate Bill 1439, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week, will take effect Jan. 1, 2023. Authored by Sen. Steven Glazer (D-Orinda), SB 1439 will mandate a 12-month blackout period between a campaign donation of…

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Newsom Signs Legislation Allowing Contracts Tied to Corruption to Be Voided

September 19, 2022
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Gov. Gavin Newson has signed new legislation last week to allow officials throughout California to void any contracts established as a result of bribery. Senate Bill 34, signed into law Sept. 13, was inspired by the aborted Angel Stadium sale in the City of Anaheim, according to its author state Sen. Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana)….

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Anaheim Officials Call on Mayor Harry Sidhu to Resign

May 18, 2022
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—Anaheim officials are calling for Mayor Harry Sidhu to resign after an FBI investigation alleges he engaged in unlawful conduct during city negotiations to sell the Angel Stadium. Anaheim Mayor Pro Tem Trevor O’Neil and Councilmen Stephen Faessel and Jose Diaz formally requested the resignation on May 18 in a letter to Sidhu’s lawyer….

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Judge Halts Angel Stadium Sale for FBI Corruption Probe of Anaheim Mayor

May 18, 2022
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FULLERTON, Calif.—The city of Anaheim’s planned sale of Angel Stadium to team owner Arte Moreno’s company was halted for at least two months on Tuesday, May 17, by an Orange County Superior Court judge, who agreed to a request by the state to pause the deal amid a federal corruption probe of Mayor Harry Sidhu….

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Anaheim Mayor Under FBI Investigation for Alleged “Unlawful Conduct” in Angel Stadium Sale

May 17, 2022
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Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu is under investigation by the FBI following circulating allegations questioning the illegal sale of the Angel’s Stadium, according to a legal document released on May 16. “SIDHU is engaged in an ongoing scheme to commit honest services fraud by sharing confidential information with representatives from the Los Angeles Angels Major League…

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Anaheim Agrees to $96 Million Angel Stadium Sale Settlement

April 27, 2022
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Anaheim City Council approved April 26 a $96 million settlement for new affordable housing following a dispute over the sale of the Angel Stadium. The 5 to 2 vote—with Councilmen Avelino Valencia and Jose Moreno voting against the settlement—allows for the city to move forward with the sale to Angels baseball owner Arte Moreno’s company…

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