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ANAHEIM, Calif. (March 21, 2022) — A lawsuit challenging the city’s sale of the Angel Stadium of Anaheim site has been dismissed in its entirety in an initial decision by an Orange County Superior Court judge.
The initial decision by Judge David Hoffer “denies (the lawsuit) in its entirety” and upholds Anaheim’s public process and approval of a sale of the stadium site.
The initial decision now undergoes 10 days of review comment before a final decision is listed in the lawsuit, known as Peoples Homeless Task Force v. City of Anaheim.
“This initial decision is the right decision,” Mayor Harry Sidhu said. “This validates that the stadium sale was an extensive public process with community input and debate. We look forward to a final decision and moving ahead with a plan for the future of baseball in Anaheim that will generate revenue for our residents and neighborhoods for years to come.”
The lawsuit contended but failed to convince the court that Anaheim did not follow a section of California law known as the Ralph M. Brown Act covering conducting business in public.
“The discussions and decision surrounding the sale of the stadium site were anything but secret and were fully vetted with the public,” Judge Hoffer wrote in his initial decision.
You can read the whole decision here.
