Tag: VoiceOfOC

Ballpark

The Anaheim Angels must keep their ballpark in “first class” condition. Why can’t cities & counties use the Angels definition of first-class?

In 2019, the Anaheim Angels (I will not call them the LA Angels) agreed with the city of Anaheim on an extension to keep the team at Angel Stadium through 2050. The Angels owner, Arte Moreno, was going to buy the ballpark land and several lots around it for roughly $325 million dollars. But then the FBI arrested the mayor for corruption and other problems (including giving the Angels secret information for $1 million in…

William Neilson Jr.
Ballpark

Anaheim Angels continue to violate their lease. Oh well, maybe next year

2022 was quite the year for Anaheim City Hall. The FBI began to look into allegations of corruption involving the mayor (and others in the city government) and the Anaheim Angels owner, Arte Moreno. Before this investigation, Moreno had agreed to buy the ballpark's home field for $150 million in cash. But days after the FBI investigation came to light, the city cancelled the deal. Moreno, however, had spent the previous few days trying to…

William Neilson Jr.