Shaikin: The Ducks are O.C.'s model sports franchise. Could their owner save the Angels?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Shaikin: The Ducks are O.C.'s model sports franchise. Could their owner save the Angels?

LA Times  

Henry and Susan Samueli at OC Vibe, which is scheduled to open in 2026. “That’s what we’re trying to build here.” The Angels’ plan was derailed when the city of Anaheim killed their stadium deal, amid a federal corruption investigation into the mayor. “I look forward to hopefully making that happen one day.” If Angels owner Arte Moreno decided to sell his team, Samueli would be the most logical buyer. He’s embedded in the community, an experienced sports owner whose team has won a championship, and is uniquely positioned to complement his OC Vibe development with something different within the Angel Stadium parking lot. “That’s nothing that we’re thinking about.” In August 2022, Moreno hired a sports franchise broker and said he would explore a sale of the Angels.

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Arellano: Anaheim, it's time to tell the Angels and Arte Moreno adiós already
1 year, 4 months ago

Arellano: Anaheim, it's time to tell the Angels and Arte Moreno adiós already

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The Angels last had a winning record in 2015 and last made the playoffs in 2014. Owner Arte Moreno, left, and then-General Manager Billy Eppler make their way from the Angel Stadium club house before a 2019 news conference In 2013, the city council approved a plan that would allow Moreno to lease 130 acres of parking lots around Angel …

Angel Stadium deal fine print: 80% less affordable housing near ballpark
2 years, 7 months ago

Angel Stadium deal fine print: 80% less affordable housing near ballpark

LA Times  

An artist’s rendering of the proposed changes coming to Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Angels owner Arte Moreno agreed to pay $96 million to the city, which would use that money to fund affordable housing projects elsewhere in Anaheim. Under the original terms of the sale, the city credited Moreno’s development company with $124 million — essentially, a rebate — toward …

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