Tag: Anaheim City Council

Anaheim City Council to Consider Corruption Investigation, Campaign Finance Reform

ANAHEIM, Calif.—The Anaheim City Council is expected to consider June 7 directing staff to recommend an independent investigation into the alleged corruption as fallout from an FBI probe continues The council may also consider adopting campaign finance reform measures that would require council members and mayors from voting on issues that could benefit campaign donors…


Alleged Corruption in Anaheim Angel Stadium Deal Explained | Jose Moreno

The City of Anaheim is facing some controversy over the sale of Angel Stadium. My guest is Jose Moreno, Anaheim city council member. He gives us his behind-the-scenes perspective on the Angel Stadium deal and the alleged corruption scandal in Anaheim.   * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…


Angels Team Gives Anaheim Deadline to Approve Sale of Stadium

ANAHEIM, Calif.—As controversy brews over the $320 million sale of Angel Stadium, Anaheim City Council was warned May 20 that the city had 25 days to finalize the deal. City councilors are expected to discuss the stadium deal at its next meeting May 24 while some councilors are calling for Mayor Harry Sidhu after corruption…


Anaheim Officials Call on Mayor Harry Sidhu to Resign

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….


Anaheim Agrees to $96 Million Angel Stadium Sale Settlement

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…


Anaheim Considers $124 Million Settlement Related to Angel Stadium Sale

ANAHEIM, Calif.—The Anaheim City Council is expected to consider April 26 a settlement with the state to allocate nearly $124 million for new, affordable housing. The agreement would allow the sale of Angel Stadium to move forward with Angels baseball team owner Arte Moreno’s business partnership. The deal would require Anaheim to deposit about $96…


Controller Accused of Embezzling $3 Million From Two Anaheim Companies

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former controller for two Anaheim-based companies was indicted Nov. 19 by a federal grand jury for allegedly embezzling more than $3 million. Rosalba Meza, 47, of Coto de Caza, was scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment on Nov. 29 in federal court in Santa Ana. Meza is accused of transferring nearly…


Anaheim Greenlights Veteran’s Cemetery Site

The Orange County Board of Supervisors will consider allocating $20 million toward a veteran’s cemetery at Gypsum Canyon after city council in Anaheim, Calif., approved the location during a July 20 meeting. Council’s support for the site came less than a month after Irvine decided not to move forward with building a Veteran’s Memorial Park and…


Anaheim Could Lose $96 Million for Alleged Stadium Sale Violation

The City of Anaheim, Calif., could lose $96 million if the Angels baseball stadium sale violated state law. During a July 20 city council meeting, staff clarified how Anaheim might have violated state law during the sale of the stadium to SRB Management, led by Angels owner Arte Moreno and family. The Department of Housing and Community Development sent a letter to the city, alleging it failed to “send out notice to the…


Anaheim Council to Discuss Whether Stadium Sale Violated State Law

City council in Anaheim, Calif. will probe bureaucrats on the sale of Angel Stadium following accusations the transaction violated state law. Council is expected to ask staff questions July 20 regarding the Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) April 28 letter to the city, alleging a surplus land act (SLA) violation in the Angel Stadium deal. “In my opinion, there were lost opportunities…