Tag: Angel Stadium

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…


Angels Agree to Anaheim’s Cancellation of Stadium Sale

ANAHEIM, Calif.—The troubled deal for the City of Anaheim to sell Angel Stadium to team owner Arte Moreno is officially dead now that he has decided not to challenge the city council’s decision this week to void the proposal. “Given that the City Council unanimously voted to cancel the stadium land agreement, we believe it…


What You May Have Missed About the Angel Stadium Deal

Void the Angel Stadium sale and preserve all evidence related to its negotiations—that’s what the City of Anaheim is asking Angels baseball team owner Arte Moreno and his company SRB Management to do. City Attorney Robert Fabela sent a formal letter to Moreno’s attorney on May 25, saying the city’s original 2020 agreement with the…


Long Beach Shows Interest in Welcoming Angels

Long Beach city officials on May 25 brought up old talks of making the city a new home for the Angels baseball team, one day after the City of Anaheim walked away from three years of negotiating the sale of the Angel Stadium to the baseball team’s owner. Long Beach had considered building a waterfront…


Long Beach Shows Interest in Signing Angels

Long Beach city officials on May 25 brought up old talks of making the city a new home for the Angels baseball team, one day after the City of Anaheim walked away from three years of negotiating the sale of the Angel Stadium to the baseball team’s owner. Long Beach had considered building a waterfront…


Anaheim Angel Stadium Sale Violates Open Meeting Law: Lawsuit Appeals

A homeless housing advocacy group appealed May 24 a lawsuit against the City of Anaheim, California, claiming the city violated open meeting laws during the sale of the Angel Stadium. On behalf of the People’s Homeless Taskforce, attorney Jelly Aviles filed a notice of appeal to revive a lawsuit originally filed in February 2020, arguing…


Group Appeals Lawsuit for Public Meeting Violation in Angel Stadium Sale

A homeless housing advocacy group appealed May 24 a lawsuit against the City of Anaheim, California, claiming the city violated open meeting laws during the sale of the Angel Stadium. On behalf of the People’s Homeless Taskforce, attorney Jelly Aviles filed a notice of appeal to revive a lawsuit originally filed in February 2020, arguing…


Anaheim Walks Away From Angel Stadium Deal

ANAHEIM, Calif.—The Anaheim City Council voted unanimously May 24 to immediately void a pending $320 million deal with the Angels baseball team to purchase Angels Stadium. Councilors walked away from three years of negotiating with team owner Arte Moreno’s development management company, SRB Management, following allegations of corruption revealed in two FBI affidavits released last…


Anaheim Political Consultant Among Many Suspected of Involvement in FBI Probe

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A multi-year FBI investigation into corruption in Anaheim has brought to light possible corruption among a network of officials and consultants and has stirred theories about who might be involved in the probe. A criminal complaint filed May 16 in federal court against former Director of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Todd Ament mentions…


Anaheim Political Consultant Among Many Suspected of Corruption in FBI Probe

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A multi-year FBI investigation in Anaheim has brought to light possible corruption among a network of officials and consultants and has stirred theories about who might be involved. A criminal complaint filed May 16 in federal court against former Director of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Todd Ament mentions several conversations between him and…